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Course Overview

Asbestos Awareness

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Course Content

The course covers the following topics:

  • Properties of asbestos and its effects on health, including the increased risk of lung cancer for workers who smoke
  • Types, uses, and likely occurrences of asbestos and ACMs (Asbestos Containing Materials) in UK buildings and plant
  • General emergency procedures, for example an uncontrolled release of asbestos dust in the workplace
  • Risk assessment and how to avoid risks from asbestos. For example, for building works, no employer should carry out a work that disturbs the fabric of a building unless the employer has confirmed that ACMs are not present

Overview

Employees require awareness training if their work could potentially expose them to asbestos. In particular, training should be provided for workers in the refurbishment and maintenance trades where it is foreseeable that their work might disturb the fabric of the building, exposing Asbestos Containing Material (ACMs).

Exemption only applies where is can be conclusively demonstrated that buildings which require refurbishment/maintenance work are completely free from ACMs.

Objectives

By the end of the course, delegates will:

  • Know the risks associated with exposure to asbestos containing materials and how to avoid them
  • Be generally aware of the types of asbestos and where they are typically encountered in construction work
  • Know the procedures to follow in the case of an emergency

Who should attend

Trades and workers who are likely to require this training include:

  • General maintenance staff
  • Electricians
  • Plumbers
  • Gas fitters
  • Painters and decorators
  • Joiners
  • Plasters
  • Demolition workers
  • Construction workers
  • Roofers
  • Heating and ventilation engineers
  • Telecommunication and IT workers
  • Fire and smoke alarm installers
  • Architects, building surveyors and other such professionals
  • Shop fitters
  • Security camera and window blind fitters
  • Staff who manage, supervise or authorise such operations/personnel

Duration

This is a half-day course.

Preparation

No preparation required.

Materials

Each delegate receives a reference workbook covering the information delivered on the course.