Inside: Silica, asbestos and LEV safety training, plus our July course list

HSE Training and events eBulletin Are you having trouble viewing this email? View the content as a web page. Welcome to your new-look HSE Training and events ebulletin. To help you distinguish between the various types of support we offer we've extended the HSE brand. We will continue to provide Guidance and Research on our main website to help you comply with your obligations under health and safety law.  However, we also offer a range of paid-for solutions to help with your management of health and safety. HSL products and services are now offered under the HSE brand and include:  Publications and Products; Training and Events; Testing and Monitoring; Research and Consultancy. Protect your workers from silica-related illness Respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is found in stone, rocks, sands and clays. Long-term exposure to RCS can cause fibrosis (hardening or scarring) of the lung tissue leading to loss of lung function. Occupations with exposure to RCS include: quarrying, slate works, foundries, potteries, stonemasonry, construction and industries using silica flour to manufacture goods. HSE presents a 1 day course: 'Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) - Health Surveillance and Exposure Control' which explains the role of exposure monitoring in protecting worker health and the selection, use and maintenance of exposure controls. It also covers controlling RCS exposures in the workplace. This training is aimed at health care professionals with responsibility for workers exposed to RCS, occupational health technicians and health and safety representatives. It will be held on Thursday 27 June 2019 at HSE's Science and Research Centre near Buxton. Get more information and BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW.   Take action against asbestos  Asbestos can be found in any building built before the year 2000 and causes around 5000 deaths every year. HSE's 1 day course 'Asbestos – Managing asbestos in domestic* and non-domestic premises' gives you the knowledge to manage asbestos to the standards required by The Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR 2012). Topics covered include: the health effects of asbestos; duty holders' responsibilities; relevant legislation and guidance; and assessing asbestos risks and formulating a management plan.  'Asbestos – Managing asbestos in domestic* and non-domestic premises' will run on  Tuesday 25 June 2019 at HSE's Science and Research Centre near Buxton, Derbyshire. Find out more and BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW. * 'Domestic' refers to landlords of domestic premises and not to people in their own homes.   Effective LEV controls: better for worker health, better for your business Poorly controlled exposure to dust and fumes cause significant work-related ill-health each year. Local exhaust ventilation (LEV) is the most common method of controlling workers' exposure to airborne contaminants, but it can be ineffective if employers select and install LEV controls of the wrong specification for the job. This situation is worsened if installed LEV controls are not properly checked and maintained. On Tuesday 2 July 2019, HSE is to run a 1 day course 'LEV - Practical Management of Local Exhaust Ventilation Controls' at its Science and Research Centre near Buxton, Derbyshire. Delivered by HSE specialists in LEV, the course demonstrates how LEV controls can be managed to get effective, efficient, and reliable control of airborne contaminants, at least cost. It is aimed at employers, Health, Safety & Environment managers, engineers, including production and design engineers and those responsible for production, building facilities and maintenance. Find out more about 'Effective LEV Controls' and BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW.   Hot off the press - Our July 2019 training courses: Ergonomics Mon 1 - Fri 5 Fatigue Risk Management in Practice Seminar - LONDON Tue 2 LEV - Practical Management of Local Exhaust Ventilation Controls Tue 2 COSHH Training - Practical Assessment and Control Wed 3 - Thu 4 COMAH Onshore Major Hazards: Predictive Aspects of COMAH Tue 9 Pressure Systems Awareness Tue 9 Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) Refresher Wed 10 NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence - LONDON Wed 10 Slips and Trips - Falls Prevention Wed 10 DSEAR - Gases and Liquids Thu 11 HSE Inspectors' Guide to Risk Assessment - LONDON Thu 11 Stair Assessment Thu 11 COMAH Compliance for Lower Tier Establishments Tue 16 Manual Handling for Assessors Tue 16 NEBOSH HSE Introduction to Incident Investigation Wed 17  Upper Limb Disorders Risk Assessment of Repetitive Tasks Wed 17 Biological Monitoring for Chemical Exposures at Work Thu 18 Developing Effective Procedures Wed 24 Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) Tue 30 - Wed 31 Hazardous Area Classification for Gases and Liquids Tue 30 If you are interested in attending one of our courses, but the advertised dates are not suitable, please do drop us an email at hsetraining@hse.gov.uk Want to run these or any of our other training courses in-company? Contact us now to discuss your requirements. Web: hsl.gov.uk/training Email: hsetraining@hse.gov.uk Phone: +44 (0) 203 028 3704 You can get all the latest news and updates from HSE across a range of industries and topics. Subscribe to our eBulletins here Subscriber services: Manage Preferences | Unsubscribe | Disclaimer Email was sent to gunjam11.brt77@blogger.com www.hse.gov.uk Health and Safety Executive - 5N1 Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside L20 7HS