Compressed Gases and Connecting Gas Regulators
Information and Booking
Trainer: WORKSAFE GB Ltd
Cost: Internal - No charge.
External not available.
Duration: For each date, you will be able to choose from 4 sessions of 30 minutes each, starting respectively at:
13:30, 14:15, 15:00, 15:45
Unless otherwise stated, all courses are held in South Kensington.
Dates:
2023:
08 February – SK - Session at 14:15 fully booked
22 February – SK
15 March – SK
29 March – SK
26 April – SK
17 May – SK
07 June – SK
14 June – SK
Who should attend
All staff or postgraduate students who work with compressed gases and connecting regulators in a laboratory environment should attend this course.
How to book
Delegates must complete the relevant e-learning session: Compressed gases and connecting gas regulators e-learning before making the booking request.
You will be emailed a unique ID and a link to a booking form on successful completion of the e-learning module.
Pre-course work
Participants must complete the relevant e-learning session: Compressed gases and connecting gas regulators e-learning before making the booking request.
Participants must also read the Code of Practice – Gases CoP Safe handling.
Key Areas
- Why accidents happen
- Risk assessment
- Correctly identifying gas cylinders
- Identifying potential hazards and defects of gas regulators
- Understanding how to fit a regulator to a cylinder valve
- Recognising the need to open cylinder valves slowly
- Knowing how to leak test gas cylinders correctly
- Recognising the hazards involved when handling gas cylinders
- Demonstration of manual handling techniques