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Build safer lifting habits. Learn to assess the task, reduce the risk and demonstrate your lifting technique.
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Learn to recognise fire and explosion risks from dangerous substances.
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6 modules in a clear order, then a short online assessment.
Dangerous Substances · Explosive Atmospheres · The Law in Ireland · What ATEX Means
The fire triangle, the explosion pentagon, flammable range, dust explosions and ignition sources.
Flammable liquids, gases, combustible dusts and oxidisers, flash point, labels and safety data sheets.
What the assessment must consider, the competent person, recording and review.
Reducing substances, controlling releases and ignition, hazardous area zoning and ATEX equipment.
Employer Duties · Emergency Arrangements · Information, Instruction and Training · The Explosion Protection Document
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Our 14-day money-back guarantee. If you are not happy with the course, email us within 14 days of your purchase and we will refund you in full. You do not need to give a reason. Your statutory cancellation rights. Under the European Union (Consumer Information, Cancellation and Other Rights) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 484 of 2013) you normally have 14 days to withdraw from a distance contract. Because this course is digital content supplied immediately, that statutory right ends once you expressly consent to immediate access and acknowledge that you will lose the withdrawal right — you are asked to confirm both at checkout before the course opens. The guarantee above is offered voluntarily in addition to those rights and does not restrict them.
Written plainly, with the source named so you can check it yourself.
Explosive atmospheres at work are covered by Part 8 (Explosive Atmospheres at Places of Work, Regulations 167–175) of the General Application Regulations 2007, together with the Chemical Agents Regulations 2001.
This course explains the principles. Area classification and explosion protection documents should be prepared by a competent person.
Issued to your account the moment you pass the assessment. Download it as a PDF, print it, or send it straight to your employer.
Safety Courses Online issues this certificate as the training provider. It records completion of online training and does not replace the task-specific instruction, supervision and assessment your employer must provide.
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The course is written for Irish workplaces and follows the Irish legislation and guidance set out above. Requirements differ between jobs, so if you are training for a specific employer it is worth confirming with them that it meets their needs before you buy.
There are 20 multiple-choice questions and the pass mark is 80%. The answers are marked instantly, and if you do not pass you can review the modules and retake it as many times as you need at no extra charge.
As soon as you pass the assessment. It is issued to your account straight away and you can download it as a PDF.
Yes. The modules and the assessment work on a phone, tablet or computer, and your progress is saved as you go.
Email us within 14 days of your purchase and we will refund you in full. You do not need to give a reason. This is our own guarantee, offered on top of your statutory rights rather than instead of them.
No. €35 covers the course, the assessment, any retakes and the certificate. There is no subscription and no renewal charge.
The assessment only asks about what the modules cover — nothing you have not been taught.
Work through each module at your own pace. Your progress is saved, so you can stop and come back later.
20 multiple-choice questions on what the modules cover. The answers are marked instantly.
If you fall short, review the material and try again — retakes are free and unlimited.
As soon as you pass, your certificate is issued to your account as a PDF you can print or send to your employer.
Written plainly, with the source named so you can check it yourself.
Explosive atmospheres at work are covered by Part 8 (Explosive Atmospheres at Places of Work, Regulations 167–175) of the General Application Regulations 2007, together with the Chemical Agents Regulations 2001.
This course explains the principles. Area classification and explosion protection documents should be prepared by a competent person.
Create your free account now and pay the one-off €35 when you are ready to start. Your certificate is issued the moment you pass.
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