UKATA Approved Control of Silica and Other Workplace Dust Training Course

This UKATA Approved Control of Silica and Other Workplace Dust Awareness training course can be delivered as a traditional, trainer-led face-to-face course away from the workplace.

Exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust can have serious health impacts on workers and anyone in the vicinity. Therefore, it's essential that those working in industries like construction, quarrying, slate works, foundries, potteries, stonemasonry are aware of the hazards and risks and can effectively manage them.

This UKATA Approved Control of Silica and Other Workplace Dust Awareness training course provides you with the knowledge needed to identify the hazards and risks associated with respirable crystalline silica dust (RCS) and decide on control measures needed to reduce them. It explains how to carry out a risk assessment in your workplace and will explain how you can use the assess, control, review (ACR) model to manage the health hazards in your workplace.

While this UKATA Approved Control of Silica and Other Workplace Dust Awareness training course focuses on respirable crystalline silica dust, the techniques provided can be applied when managing other hazardous dusts, including wood dust.