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Asbestos Awareness – Half day course
Asbestos Awareness – Half day course
£425
*All displayed prices are excluding VAT
Duration: Half day
Locations:
Level:
Certification Length: Recommended Annually
Certification:
Places Available: 12
The use of all asbestos containing materials was not banned until 1999. This means any building built or refurbished before the year 2000 could contain asbestos.
Every employer must ensure that adequate information, instruction and training is given to those employees who are liable to be exposed to asbestos during the course of their work.
Course Agenda
The properties of asbestos and its effects on health, including the increased risk of developing lung cancer for asbestos workers who smoke.
The types, uses and likely occurrence of asbestos and asbestos materials in buildings and plant
The general procedures to deal with an emergency, e.g. an uncontrolled release of asbestos dust into the workplace
How to avoid the risk of exposure to asbestos.
Qualification
Certificate of attendance for each delegate
Who Should Attend
This asbestos awareness training course is for those people who are liable to disturb asbestos while carrying out their normal everyday work, or who may influence how work is carried out, such as:
General maintenance workers
Electricians
Plumbers
Joiners
Painters and decorators
Plasterers
Construction workers
Roofers
Shop fitters
Gas fitters
Heating and ventilation engineers
Demolition workers
Telecommunication engineers
Fire/burglar alarm installers
Computer installers
Architects
Building surveyors etc
