Tyne and Wear IOSH Community - COSHH and LEV

This session provides a comprehensive overview of managing hazardous substances in the workplace, tailored specifically for health and safety professionals.

It will cover COSHH compliance, including risk assessment methodologies, selection and implementation of control measures, and ongoing monitoring to ensure regulatory adherence. The presentation will also examine the design, testing, and maintenance of Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) systems, highlighting practical strategies to minimise employee exposure and optimise system performance.

Attendees will gain actionable insights into integrating hazardous substance management into broader safety systems, maintaining accurate records, and applying best practices to protect both people and the organisation while meeting legal and operational requirements.

What you'll take away:

• Practical approaches to COSHH compliance and defensible risk assessment
• How to select and implement effective control measures, then monitor and review them
• A clear understanding of LEV design, testing, maintenance, and performance improvement
• Tools to integrate hazardous substance control into your wider H&S management system

This is your opportunity to expand your knowledge to enhance your professional journey. This event plans to cover the following IOSH competencies: Principles of health and safety and other legislative frameworks (Technical),Risk prioritisation (Technical) and Planning and implementation (Core) at Understand and Implement Level.

The event is open to members and non-members. If you have dietary, accessibility, or other requirements, please contact us at [email protected] in advance.

This information will be shared with the venue that you are attending to help ensure staff are ready to assist if you need it.

As part of IOSH charitable objects, we offer this event free of charge. As we have limited spaces, we kindly ask that you inform us as soon as possible if you are no longer able to attend. This will allow us to offer your spot to someone on the waitlist. Please contact us at [email protected] thank you for your consideration.

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