Asbestos

General: Category A Asbestos Awareness (AsAw)


Description
£20.00 plus VAT
Course duration - 1.5hours
Asbestos is an incredibly hazardous substance that causes serious ill-health to anyone who disturbs it. For this reason, anyone who is likely to disturb asbestos in their work must have an awareness of the correct health and safety procedures to follow.

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Asbestos Awareness Training helps an individual to understand the risks associated with asbestos-containing materials so that they can avoid any activity that may disturb asbestos. This training course is an Independent Asbestos Training Providers (IATP) accredited Asbestos Awareness course which provides a comprehensive introduction to the dangers of working with asbestos. This course helps individuals, employers and the general public to comply with the law by ensuring that they appropriately trained in order to help ensure their own safety and the safety of others within the workplace.
CAR 2012 Regulation 10: Information, Instruction & training

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/632/regulation/10/made
HSE guidance in addition to this is found below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/training.htm

Funding is available from the CITB. Please check your eligibility with the CITB
Course code: GET0096
Content
  • Welcome
  • Module 1: What is Asbestos?
  • Module 1 - TEST
  • Module 2: Health Implications
  • Module 2 - TEST
  • Module 3: Properties of Asbestos
  • Module 3 - TEST
  • Module 4: Where was Asbestos Used?
  • Module 4 - TEST
  • Module 5: PPE & RPE
  • Module 5 - TEST
  • Module 6: Legislation
  • Asbestos Awareness Exam
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed