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. 

The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) state that each year in Great Britain there are on average 150 dangerous occurrences of which about six results in fatal or serious injury. Evidently, working with compressed air can pose great risk to staff that work with it, and they must be provided with the tools and knowledge to work safely. 

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.

Advantages & Target Audience

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.

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.