Mercury Awareness Course
The Echo3 online Mercury Awareness course has been designed to support those in any workplace where there is a risk of encountering Mercury.
Mercury is highly toxic and, if inhaled, ingested, or absorbed into the body through skin contact, it can cause very serious ill health. For example, neurological disturbances, kidney damage and muscle weakness.
The online course provides candidates with an awareness of these dangers, appropriate safety measures and how to respond should contamination occur.
A Mercury Awareness certificate will be emailed on successful completion.
Course Content
UNIT 1 | Understanding mercury and the hazards of exposure
In this first unit, you will learn about the different forms of mercury. You will develop your understanding of how mercury can enter the environment, as well as some of the symptoms of mercury exposure.
UNIT | Workplace control measures and exposure response
In this second unit, you will learn about how to keep yourself safe from the hazards mercury presents through an understanding of exposure limits and control measures. By the end of this unit, you will also know how to respond safely in the event of a mercury contamination or exposure.
Mercury Awareness Certificate
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- Written in compliance with the The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations
- Developed by qualified health and safety professionals Accredited by CPD – learn more about CPD here
- Last Updated May 2025
- To gain the certificate you must complete the assessment which involves 10 questions.
- You can access our LMS any time to reprint certificates, check and set pass marks and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.
- The online Mercury Awareness certificate is valid for 3 years.
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What are the course objectives?
The course objectives of this online Mercury Awareness training include.
- Understand Mercury. We explore the properties, sources, and forms of mercury, distinguishing between organic and inorganic mercury compounds.
- Health Risks. Comprehend the health risks associated with mercury exposure, focusing on neurological, developmental, and environmental effects.
- Regulatory Framework. Familiarise with international and UK regulations governing mercury use, disposal, and emission controls.
- Risk Mitigation. Learn methods to minimise the risks of mercury exposure in various workplace settings.
Who is this Mercury course for?
The Echo3 Mercury Awareness course online is beneficial to everyone working where mercury is and could be present.
Examples of workplaces likely to contain mercury are.
- Electrical equipment manufacturers
- Car part manufacturers
- Chemical processing plants
- Medical, dental, or other health services whose work equipment may contain mercury
- Oil & gas industry
What is Mercury?
What is Mercury
Mercury is a chemical element found widely in the environment, both from natural sources in the Earth’s crust and because of human processes.
Mercury exists in three forms.
Elemental mercury – Also known as quicksilver, elemental mercury is a heavy, silvery-white liquid.
Inorganic mercury – Inorganic mercury is abundant in the environment, most commonly as the minerals cinnabar and metacinnabar, and as impurities in other minerals.
Organic mercury – Formed through a complex environmental process, mercury can convert from inorganic to organic form when combined with carbon.
What are the hazards from Mercury?
Mercury is a neurotoxin. This means it is poisonous to nerve tissue.
The phrase ‘mad as a hatter’ refers to the health impact of Mercury on those making felt hats in the early 1800s. Mercury was used to turn animal fur into felt.
Prolong expose resulted in a variety of physical and mental illnesses, including speech problems, hallucinations, and emotional instability.
The extent of the effect of mercury exposure on a person’s health depends on a number of factors:
- The form of mercury (e.g. elemental or organic)
- The amount of mercury exposed to
- The length of exposure
- The method of exposure (e.g. inhaled, eaten, skin contact)
- The age of the person exposed
- The general health of the exposed person
