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DGSA and CLP training courses

Remain compliant with chemical legislation with chemical hazard awareness, CLP and DGSA training.

We help fuel distributors, ADR transport operators, manufacturing and processing facilities to remain compliant with chemical, transport, and supply legislation, by delivering training on chemical hazard awareness, CLP and DGSA.

Benefits

  • Following chemical hazard awareness training delegates will have a full understanding of the risks and hazards involved in handling chemicals.
  • Following CLP training, delegates will be fully aware of the requirements of CLP and the actions required to comply with the legislation.
  • On passing the DGSA examination the delegate will be able to advise on health, safety, and environmental matters in connection with the transportation of dangerous goods by road.

Chemical hazard awareness training

Anyone using or handling hazardous goods should be suitably trained to be aware of the potential risks involved and how to recognise them. Recent changes to hazard label legislation (CLP) means that a whole new suite of warning labels are filtering through into the marketplace.

Staff should be aware of what the new images mean, and our course will give them the knowledge.  We will also give them an understanding of storage, safe handing, PPE, product segregation and spill response – practical spill response can also be included, if required.

Course content

  • Understanding Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
  • Recognising and understanding the new CLP labelling protocols
  • PPE
  • Storage
  • Reactivity
  • Incident Response
  • Practical Response (optional)

Delegate profile

Staff involved in the use or handling of chemicals.

Course details

Duration

Tailored Half Day or One day course.

Location

In-house or at one of our three training facilities.

Benefits

Following chemical hazard awareness training delegates will have a full understanding of the risks and hazards involved in handling chemicals.

CLP training

European Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) of substances and mixtures came into force on 20 January 2009 in all European Union (EU) Member States, including the UK. It is known by its abbreviated form, 'the CLP Regulation' or just plain 'CLP'.

The EU CLP Regulation adopts the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System of the classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS) across all EU countries, including the UK, when the UK was an EU Member State.

As GHS is a voluntary agreement rather than a law, it must be adopted through a suitable national or regional legal mechanism to ensure it becomes legally binding.

The EU CLP Regulation as amended, is retained in GB law. These arrangements mean that Great Britain continues to adopt GHS, independently of the European Union.

In order for GB CLP to operate fully and effectively in Great Britain, the EU CLP Regulation has been amended. This means there are changes to the requirements or allowances in existing processes and procedures.

CLP incorporates REACH therefore it will be the classification and labelling protocol under REACH.

Course content

  • Background of GHS and CLP
  • CLP versus DPD/DSD
  • The requirements of CLP legislation explained
  • Help with understanding the classification system and calculation methods
  • The dates when you need to comply by

Delegate profile

Delegates for our CLP training are usually staff involved in the classification, labelling, and authoring of Material Safety Data Sheets.

Course details

Duration

One day course commencing at 9.00am.

Location

In-house or at one of our own training facilities.

Benefits

Following CLP training, delegates will be fully aware of the requirements of CLP and the actions required to comply with the legislation.

Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (DGSA) training

The Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor Directive requires all organisations involved in the transportation of dangerous goods to appoint a qualified DGSA.

Course content

The training covers the syllabus issued by the SQA. The delegates are prepared for the examination to gain the vocational certificate.

There are three areas specified by the examination syllabus:

  1. The core module which is compulsory for all delegates. This includes classification and identification of containment systems, labelling and placarding documentation, compliance, environmental protection, legal framework, and transport units.
  2. One mode paper. This course will fully cover all aspects related to the transportation of dangerous goods by road.
  3. One class paper is required.

This program covers “the all classes” module under the syllabus.

Delegate profile

Managers/supervisors who are already involved in training and health and safety.

Course details

Duration

Five-day course.

Location

Nationwide or client’s location dependent on delegate numbers.

Benefits

On passing the examination the delegate will be able to advise on health, safety, and environmental matters in connection with the transportation of dangerous goods by road.

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