Asbestos Awareness

Asbestos Awareness Course

Asbestos awareness training is required to be given to employees whose work could foreseeably expose them to asbestos. In particular, it should be given to all demolition workers and those workers in the refurbishment, maintenance and allied trades where it is Foreseeable that their work will disturb the fabric of the building because ACMs may become exposed during their work. Exemption from this requirement would apply only where the employer can demonstrate that work will only be carried out in or on buildings free of ACMs.

Asbestos awareness training is not training to work with any forms of asbestos. It is likely to form the first part of training for work with asbestos, but on its own it is does not meet the legal requirements laid down under CAR.

Purpose
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006, Regulation 10 requires every employer to ensure that adequate information, instruction and training is given to their employees who are or who are liable to be exposed to asbestos, or who supervise such employees.

Course Objective
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.

Duration
4 hours [am or pm]

Who should attend?
Supervisors and site-based and trades personnel, including but not limited to: general maintenance staff, electricians, plumbers, gas fitters, painters and decorators, joiners, plasterers, demolition workers, construction workers, roofers, heating and ventilation engineers, telecommunication engineers, fire and burglar alarm installers, computer installers, architects, building surveyors and other such professionals and shopfitters.

Learning Objectives
On successful completion of this course, delegates should be able to: 
- Have an increased awareness of the nature and properties of asbestos and it’s effects on health, including the increased risk of lung cancer for asbestos workers who smoke; 
- Be familiar with types, uses and likely occurrences of asbestos in buildings 
- Know how to avoid the risks from asbestos by understanding; 
- Where to obtain information on asbestos in premises prior to commencing work; 
- What to do if suspicious materials are found; 
- How to use appropriate workplace precautions, including the risk assessment process, or seek advice on workplace precautions, in respect of the risks of asbestos; 
- Undertake work activities in a safe manner and without risk to themselves or others. 
- Have an awareness of the general legislation in relation to health and safety and asbestos in particular. 
- Procedures to be followed when coming into unintentional contact with ACM’s and an understanding of the appropriate emergency arrangements.

Course Content 
- Asbestos regulations 2006 
- What is Asbestos and why is it known as the Miracle Mineral 
- How many Types of Asbestos are there 
- How harmful is Asbestos [Asbestosis/Mesothelioma] 
- What happens when you have been diagnosed with an Asbestos related disease 
- How to Identify Asbestos 
- Where can you find Asbestos 
- Who still exports Asbestos 
- When and where did we ban Asbestos in the UK 
- How much Asbestos is still in the UK 
- Delegate Participation in doing a Risk Assessment on Asbestos 
- Surveys [What type of Surveys are there, and we will go through an example and what to look for. 
- Asbestos Handouts x 2 
- Multiple Choice Question Paper 24/30 Needed.