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Compressed Air Safety Training

In this Compressed Air Safety Training course, we cover what compressed air is, why it’s used, what makes it so dangerous, and what responsibilities both employers and employees have.

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The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) state that each year in Great Britain there are on average 150 dangerous occurrences of which about six result in fatal or serious injury

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Learning outcomes

  • Know what compressed air is, why it’s used, and what dangers it poses
  • Be able to identify the key components of a compressed air system
  • Recognise some tools and equipment that use compressed air

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Course contents

This training course is broken down into 3 sections

  1. 1 Compressed Air
  2. 2 Compressed Air Systems
  3. 3 Managing the Risks
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SECTION 1

In the opening section of this course, we look at what compressed air is, we we use it, and when it can be dangerous.

SECTION 2

In this section of the course, we dive into the five key parts to a compressed air system and how it works.

SECTION 3

In the final section of this course, we look at the best way to managing risks when working with compressed air.

About this course

When such high levels of kinetic energy are contained in small, compressed spaces, the pressure inside the container is much higher than the pressure outside of the container. If you don’t handle this with care, the pressurised air can escape at very high speeds and temperatures, which can cause serious harm to people and damage to buildings, objects, and machinery. But with a little care and attention, you can make handling compressed air much safer. 

During this course, you’ll learn how you can reduce the risks posed by compressed air – whether you’re an employer who’s responsible for the safety of your workforce, or an employee who works with compressed air on a regular basis.  

This course will help you understand what compressed air is, why it’s used, and what makes it so dangerous; what responsibilities employers have and what safe working practices they need to put in place; and what employees need to do to ensure their own safety as well as anyone else who might be affected by their work. 

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The importance of Compressed Air Safety Training

It’s important that you comply with the law and understand the positive impact this training course can have on your organisation and employees.

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Each of our courses ends with a multiple choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.

This Compressed Air Safety Training course concludes with a 20 question multiple choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, brief in-course questions guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.

As well as printable user certificates, training progress and results are all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System) and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates, check and set pass marks and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.

What does my certificate include?

Your Compressed Air Safety Training Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.

Please note if you are using our course content via SCORM in a third party LMS then we are unable to provide certificates and you will need to generate these in your host LMS yourself.

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Why is this training important?

Compliance

It's important that you comply with the law and know the ways in which it affects you and the way you work.

The Work in Compressed Air Regulations 1996 provide a framework for the management of Health & Safety risks by those undertaking work in compressed air. They address such issues as:

  • Notifying the HSE
  • Safe systems of work
  • Competent persons to undertake various defined roles
  • Provision of equipment
  • Health surveillance
  • Compression and decompression procedures
  • Medical treatment
  • Emergency procedures
  • Fire precautions
  • Provision of information, instruction, and training
  • Maintenance of health and exposure records

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