This course is aimed at the construction and maintenance trades such as Plumbers, Carpenters, Electricians, Scaffolders and general allied trades, to provide them with an understating of the locations and types of asbestos, as well as providing an understanding of the risks associated with asbestos found within their workplace. UKATA Certification on Completion.
Topics covered include:
- The history of asbestos
- Asbestos type’s properties and risks
- The health effects of exposure
- The type’s uses and risks of ACMs in buildings
- Emergency procedures to deal with accidental exposure
- Legislation, CAR 2012, ACOPS, HSG
- Questions and Answers
Course Details
Limitations
This training course is designed to provide delegates with an understanding of asbestos ONLY, it will not provide information on how to carry out ANY work with asbestos. This is a UKATA approved Asbestos Awareness course and is aimed at workers who are likely to be exposed to asbestos but do not intentionally work with asbestos.
Course timings are as follows:
9.00am - 12.00pm (½ day).
The course can be held at your own premises; the maximum number of delegates we recommend are 15 per session.