Asbestos Awareness Training
Asbestos Awareness Training
Asbestos Awareness aims to help your organization be legally compliant with the law which requires those who are, or who are liable to be exposed to asbestos, or who supervise such employees to be appropriately trained. It promotes a culture within your business that encourages everyone to consider the risks associated with asbestos exposure and follow safe procedures while undertaking work. Relevant to many tradesmen involved in construction, demolition and refurbishment asbestos awareness training is the most effective way of complying with the law and protecting your employees.
What does Asbestos Awareness Training Cover?
- What is asbestos
- Where asbestos is found
- Health effects
- How asbestos is removed
- How to make suitable and sufficient assessments about the risk of exposure to asbestos
- Safe work practices and control measures, including an explanation on the correct use of control measures, protective equipment and work methods
- A review of the tasks that can be undertaken without being licenced
- Selection and appropriate use of protective equipment
- Waste handling procedures
- Emergency procedures
- Relevant legal requirements.
What does my organisation get out of it?
- Legal compliance with the requirements to train persons who are liable to be exposed to asbestos
- Reduction in the risk of ill health to your employees
- Reduction in the potential for liability claims
- Employees who know how to recognise, eliminate, manage and control risk
- Employees who understand the importance of record keeping
Important – This form of training on its own is not sufficient for carrying out licensed work.
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