• Training Room

    DSEAR Awareness (Dangerous Substances & Explosive Atmosphere Regs)
    Provider   Safety, Health and Wellbeing

    This training course is for all staff and post graduate students who work with dangerous substances or explosive atmospheres. It provides an overview of the legal requirements and controls required when working with these dangerous substances or explosive atmospheres.

Duration 1 half day

Course Type Classroom

Booking Status Waiting List

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Target Audience: This training course is for all staff and post graduate students who work with dangerous substances or explosive atmospheres

A dangerous substance is any natural or artificial substance which is explosive, oxidising, extremely flammable, highly flammable or flammable, including:

  • liquids,
  • vapours,
  • gases under pressure (gas in a cylinder),
  • gases,
  • substances that can corrode metals which could cause structural damage reducing the integrity of structures (if not suitably contained),
  • powder / dust (solid particles or fibrous materials)
  • and equipment that might leak or generate a dangerous substance.

An explosive atmosphere means a mixture, under atmospheric conditions, of air and one or more dangerous substance.

The course will explain potential DSEAR control measures, such as:

  • Information, instruction and training
  • Engineering and Design;
  • Workplace Process and Management Systems (where appropriate to the nature of the activity or operation);
  • Zoning and Control of Explosive atmospheres;
  • Storage;
  • Emergency procedures;
  • Waste Disposal.


Delivered By: Risktec

Prerequisites

The Principles & Practice of Risk Assessment and COSHH Essentials course must be completed prior to attending the DSEAR Awareness course.