Asbestos awareness training is essential for employees whose work holds the potential to expose them to asbestos. Regulation 10 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 (Amended 2012) puts a requirement on employers to ensure that their staff have undergone suitable asbestos awareness training so that they are aware of the potential dangers they may face and also the procedures they must follow in the event they are working in the vicinity of asbestos containing materials (ACMs).
Who should attend?
Asbestos Awareness training is required to be given to employees whose work could expose them to asbestos. In particular, it should be given to all demolition workers and workers in the refurbishment, maintenance and allied trades where it is foreseeable that their work will disturb the fabric of the building, because asbestos products may become exposed during their work.
Aims and objectives of the course:
To provide an awareness and development of knowledge to site based employees of the hazards and risks posed by asbestos containing materials (ACM’s) within their everyday working environment and an overview of the legislative measures in place to safeguard themselves and others affected by work activities.
At the end of the course delegates will know:
Course Content:
Asbestos Regulations |
What is Asbestos |
How many types of Asbestos are there |
How harmful is Asbestos |
Asbestos related diseases |
How to identify Asbestos |
Where can you find Asbestos |
Who still exports Asbestos |
When was Asbestos banned in the UK |
How much Asbestos is still in the UK |
Asbestos risk assessment |
Surveys, |
Asbestos death figures |
Multiple choice Question Paper |
Duration of Course:
The course runs over a ½ Day period and is up to 3 ½ to 4 hours depending on the number of delegates attending the course.
Maximum Participants:
To ensure that all delegates receive the maximum benefit from our training courses, delegate places are limited to 12 per course.
Instructor:
The instructor for this course will be a certified instructor with over 3 year’s experience in Health & Safety related training.
Instructors are periodically assessed by our own quality control assessor, the client should be aware of this quality control assessment could be carried out without prior notice being given to the client.
Equipment required:
This course requires a training area/room with the facilities to comfortably accommodate the maximum number of delegates. The delegates will require a table and equipment to make notes and the instructor needs power and a place to show a presentation.
Assessment:
Throughout the course there is a constant assessment by the instructor who will ask questions about what he has covered in the course, some may be theoretical or some may be practical. At the end of the course there is a 30 question multiple choice paper to be completed by all delegates. A pass mark of 72% is set for all delegates. Once these papers are marked and delegates passed then they will proceed to a 10 minute practical assessment.
Certificate:
All delegates that succeed with the course will receive an A4 certificate of attendance that will be valid for 3 years.
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