Asbestos Awareness

Description

Regulation 10 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 sets down requirements for asbestos awareness training. Basically, any employer involved in work where there might be a risk of disturbing asbestos, such as general building, maintenance, demolition, or refurbishment, is required by law to ensure that all affected employees are educated and trained appropriately.
More recently the importance of adherence to the awareness measures has been emphasised in the Health & Safety Executive’s ‘Duty to Manage Asbestos Enforcement Initiative’ and it is now clear that non-compliance will not be tolerated. In fact, several perpetrators have already been served with improvement notices, or in the worst-case scenario a probation notice, which results in an immediate and costly halt to work. Employee training is believed to be the best way to target the estimated 1.8 million workers who are potentially at risk of life-threatening illnesses following exposure to asbestos in their day-to-day work. These people include plasterers, roofers, plumbers, electricians, demolition, maintenance men and joiners but also the less obvious workers such as computer installers, ground workers, landscapers, and fire & burglar alarm installers.

Aims
To raise personnel awareness of asbestos and the risks associated with it. To comply with the legal requirement of The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.

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
• Decontamination
• Emergency procedures/accidental damage/general
procedures.

Prerequisites
None – The course is intended either as an introduction or as an update.
Assessment
Delegates will be required to complete a short multiple-choice test at the end of the training.

Certificate
This course is covered by certification to provide to your Clients, CHAS (and other SSIP) as confirmation of training undertaken and is valid for 2 years.

Instructions

Cost includes: course notes, certification & refreshments.

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