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Asbestos Awareness

 

Asbestos Awareness Training – Overview

This course provides an overview of current legislation and guidance and the legal limitations on work liable to disturb asbestos to work safely and understand the Dutyholder's responsibilities. It covers safe working in areas where asbestos is present and the safe and correct use of RPE/PPE. This course complies with HSE requirements and is a form of training suitable for all employees whose work could foreseeably expose them to asbestos (Regulation 10 - control of Asbestos At Work Regulations 2006).

Asbestos Awareness Training - Asbestos is particularly relevant to electricians, plumbers and other trades allied to the construction industry. Asbestos can be a considerable danger to health, with more people dying from an asbestos-related disease yearly than are killed on the roads. The Control of Asbestos Regulations: 2006 combines three previous sets of regulations covering the prohibition of asbestos, the control of asbestos at work and asbestos licensing.

 

Course Overview

Number of Delegates: Maximum 12

Duration: Half Day

Overview: This course which complies with HSE requirements is a form of training suitable for all employees whose work could foreseeably expose them to asbestos (Regulation 10 - control of Asbestos At Work Regulations 2006).

 

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Who Should Attend

All employees whose work could foreseeably expose them to asbestos (Regulation 10 - Control of Asbestos At Work Regulations 2006).

 

Course Content

  • Introduction to asbestos - nature and origin

  • Types of asbestos

  • Properties and benefits (use of asbestos)

  • Health hazards

  • Possible locations of asbestos in buildings

  • Current legislation and guidance

  • Legal limitations on work liable to disturb asbestos

  • Working safely/duty holders responsibilities

  • Safe working in areas where asbestos is present

  • Safe and correct use of RPE/PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)

  • Decontamination

  • Emergency procedures / accidental damage/general procedures

  • Self assessment test.

 

Final Qualification

Upon completion of the course, each successful delegate will receive an in-house certificate, valid for 1 year.

 

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