Asbestos Awareness

This is a full day course for all types of building contractors and surveyors who are required by the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 to undertake asbestos awareness training, and complies in full with Regulation 10. This course is not suitable for those who will knowingly disturb licensable and non-licensable asbestos material.

The course is extensively illustrated with photographs of real situations and asbestos materials, and includes the following key elements:

Session 1 – Introducing asbestos
The science, the history and the health issues

The chemistry and properties of asbestos, and health risks for different categories of workers and smokers
Respirable fibres and why they cause harm
Product types and associated risks
Popular myths
HSE video

Session 2 – Asbestos materials
Forms, materials, products and how to recognise them

Photo gallery and discussion of candidates experience (this session comprises 50+ slides with photos of real products of varying types, intending to give candidates exposure to materials they may never have seen, but may one day…)
Where asbestos materials may be hidden
HSE MDHS100 overview: the principle of presumption and concept of “strong evidence”

Session 3 – Regulations and responsibilities
Legislation, other drivers, surveys and risk assessment

Overview of H&S regulatory framework and CAR 2006
Approved codes of practice (L127, L143) and their legal status
Surveys: types, structure and sampling
Risk assessments

Session 4 – Management planning
Plans, controls and information sources

Management plans; content and review
Penalties for non-compliance
Work on asbestos – what you can do and what you can’t as a non-licensed operative
Overview of removal process for licensed products (enclosure, DCU, disposal, cost etc)

By the end of this full day course, you will be able to:

understand the properties of asbestos and how it affects the health of those exposed, especially if they also smoke
recognise different types and uses of asbestos and know where these materials are likely to be situated in buildings
follow a procedure to deal with an emergency release of asbestos fibres
avoid risk to yourself from asbestos encountered in your everyday work