Davis Access delivers professional Silica Dust Awareness training courses from our Bristol training centre and onsite across the UK. This workplace health and safety course is designed for operatives, supervisors and contractors who may be exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS), helping improve awareness of health risks, dust control measures, PPE requirements and compliance with COSHH and workplace safety regulations across construction, demolition and industrial environments.

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This Silica Dust Awareness Training course explores the health hazards related to silica dust and the risk controls necessary when working with silica-containing materials.

Many of us are unfamiliar with the hazards of silica dust, yet the HSE ranks it as the greatest risk to construction workers after asbestos. While exact data is not available, some estimate it is responsible for around 1,000 deaths per year in the UK.

Employers of those that work with silica dust containing materials have legal duties to protect their staff from these risks. These duties fall under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations.

Entry requirements: Delegates must have good understanding of English at basic level.  Dust masks / Respirators must be brought with you for the training.

What’s covered?

In this course, you will learn about a range of subjects are covered including:

• What is Silica Dust?
• Evaluating the Risk
• Health Hazards Associated with Silica Dust
• How to Carry out an Effective Risk Assessment
• Identifying the Hazard
• Practical Ways to Reduce the Risk
• Risk Controls
• Record and Review the Findings
• Responsibilities and Duties of Individuals Working with Silica Dust
• Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE)

On successfully completing this course, you’ll receive a Davis Access Silica Dust Awareness pdf certificate.

Is this the right course for me?

The course is suitable for anyone at risk of exposure to silica dust with an awareness of why they must protect themselves against this hazard and how to do so.

By the end of this Silica Dust training course you will have an understanding of:

• Behaviours that inadvertently increase risk of exposure
• Health risks commonly associated with silica
• How to control exposure
• Silica dust – what it is, where it’s found and why it’s dangerous
• The roles and responsibilities of construction workers
• The risks of working with silica dust
• Why it’s important to control silica dust
• Which PPE to use and how to use it

Course details

• Aimed at: Anyone who work on a construction site or industrial environment where there is a risk of dust exposure from mineral processing.
• Duration:  0.5 day
• Maximum class size: 12
• Qualification length: 5 years
• On-site training available: Yes

Assessment details

The qualification is assessed through a theory assessment paper which the learner must successfully pass. Once completed the delegate will be awarded a Davis Access Ltd Silica Dust Awareness qualification.