Health & Safety Training

Spill Kit Training Course

A half-day, in-company course that prepares your team to respond to a chemical or oil spill: the substances involved, the right spill kit, and how to contain and clear a spill safely.

½ day · at your site In-company UK-wide Certificate of attendance Anyone who may respond to a spill
Key facts at a glance
½ day
Course lengthdelivered at your premises
Spill response
The focuscontain and clear a spill safely
Right kit
A core topicmatching the spill kit to the spill
COSHH 2002
The legal groundingcontrolling hazardous substances
The course
Quick answer

What is spill kit training?

Spill kit training prepares staff to deal with a chemical or oil spill: understanding the substances and their hazards, choosing the right spill kit, and containing and clearing a spill safely. KeyOstas delivers it as a half-day in-company course.

Prepares staff to respond safely to a chemical or oil spill
Covers the hazardous-substance grounding and the right spill kit
Covers containment, clear-up, protective equipment and reporting
Certificate of attendance for every delegate
A spill of a chemical or oil is both a safety risk and, often, an environmental one. Staff who reach for the wrong kit, or who do not understand the substance they are dealing with, can make a spill worse and put themselves at risk. This course gives your team a sound footing: the hazardous-substance basics under the COSHH Regulations, how a substance can harm the body, the types of spill kit available and what each is for, and the practical steps of controlling a spillage, using the right protective equipment, and reporting it.
½ day
to a confident spill response
Right kit
using the wrong kit makes a spill worse
Safety + environment
a spill is a risk to both
Is it right for you

Is spill kit training right for your team?

It is for the people who could be first on the scene of a spill.

Right for you if…

Your workplace stores or uses chemicals, oils or other liquids
You keep spill kits and want staff confident to use them
You want staff who can contain a spill before it spreads
You want spills cleared safely, protecting people and the environment
You are inducting new starters or refreshing existing staff

A different course fits better if…

You need a full COSHH assessment course: see COSHH Assessor training
Your spill risk is a flammable or explosive atmosphere: see DSEAR training
You want a regulated, accredited qualification: this is a certificate of attendance
After the course

What you will be able to do

By the end of the half day, every delegate will be able to do the following.

Understand the substances

Know the law

Outline the legal requirements for the control of hazardous substances, including COSHH and the PPE duties.

Know the health risks

Describe the main types of occupational health risk and how a substance attacks the body.

Read the labels

Recognise the hazard information on labels under the CLP Regulations.

Know the exposure limits

Understand, in plain terms, what an occupational exposure limit is.

Respond to a spill

Choose the right kit

Describe the main types of spill kit and what each one is for.

Contain the spill

Contain a spill safely before it spreads.

Clear it up

Clear a spill using the right kit and the right protective equipment.

Report it

Report a spill correctly, including any environmental considerations.

Course content

What the course covers

A focused half day on hazardous substances and spill response.

01

The substances

  • An introduction to workplace concerns
  • The COSHH Regulations 2002
  • The Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulations and reading labels
02

How substances harm

  • Chemical and biological health hazards
  • Target organs, injury and disease
  • Occupational exposure limits in plain terms
03

Spill response

  • The principles of workplace control
  • The main types of spill kit and what each is for
  • Personal protective equipment and when it is appropriate
  • Spillage control, training and reporting, with a course review
Assessment

How the course is assessed and certificated

Practical, instructor-led training, with no written exam.

Format

Instructor-led, in-company

A KeyOstas tutor delivers the session at your premises, and your own substances and spill kits can be used.

Assessment

Discussion-based

Understanding is checked through discussion rather than a formal exam.

Certificate

Certificate of attendance

Every delegate receives a KeyOstas certificate of attendance on completion.

Delivered in-company, the course can be built around the substances your team works with and the spill kits you keep, so the training reflects a real spill on your site.
Why KeyOstas

Why train with KeyOstas

Four decades of practical, in-company health & safety training.

01

Delivered at your site

We come to you, anywhere in the UK, and train your team around your shift pattern.

02

Built around your substances

The course can use the substances and spill kits in your own workplace.

03

Plain and practical

The hazards and the response steps are explained in plain, practical terms.

04

Specialists since 1984

Four decades of training UK workforces with practical instruction, not generic e-learning.

FAQ

Spill kit training: frequently asked questions

Who should attend spill kit training?
Anyone who could be first on the scene of a chemical or oil spill, and the staff expected to use the spill kits your workplace keeps.
How long is the course?
Half a day, delivered in-company at your premises.
Why does the right spill kit matter?
Spill kits are designed for different substances, such as general-purpose, oil-only and chemical kits. Using the wrong kit can be ineffective or make a spill worse. The course covers matching the kit to the spill.
Does the course cover the environment?
Yes. A spill is often an environmental risk as well as a safety one, and the course covers containing a spill and reporting it with that in mind.
What is the difference between this and COSHH Awareness?
The two share a hazardous-substance grounding, but spill kit training focuses on responding to a spill. COSHH Awareness is the broader course on working safely with hazardous substances.
Will the course use our own spill kits?
Yes. Delivered in-company, it can be built around the substances and the spill kits you actually keep on site.
How often should spill kit training be refreshed?
There is no fixed legal interval, but it is good practice to refresh it periodically and whenever the substances or kits in use change.
Is this an accredited qualification?
It is a KeyOstas course with a certificate of attendance: practical training rather than a regulated qualification.

Train your team to handle a spill

Tell us the substances on your site and how many people you would like to train, and we will put together a quote for the half-day course delivered at your premises.

Last reviewed: May 2026. Checked against current UK health & safety legislation and HSE guidance.