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Asbestos Awareness Training Course

Course Details
Max Delegates: 8 at Hampshire Training Centre or 12 at Customer's Site
Duration: Half Day
Location: Hampshire or Essex Training Centres or Customer's own site
Price: On Application
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Overview

Asbestos poses a serious threat to health. It is estimated that up to 500,000 non-domestic buildings in the UK contain some form of asbestos and up to 4,000 people die each year as a result of asbestos exposure and this figure is set to increase.

Learning outcome

Bee Safe’s Asbestos Awareness Training Course provides those responsible for Health & Safety with an understanding and appreciation of the legal and practical requirements to protect themselves, their employees and visitors from the risks associated with asbestos on their premises.

Who will benefit?

The course will be of particular interest to those with a direct or indirect responsibility for the management of asbestos in the workplace and those that may come into contact with asbestos

Course content includes:

  • Types and properties of asbestos
  • Health effects of exposure to asbestos
  • Uses and likely occurrences of asbestos
  • Identification and location of asbestos in buildings
  • Asbestos containing materials and products
  • Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006
  • Asbestos legislative guidance and related legislation
  • Duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises
  • Emergency and accident arrangements
  • Licensable work and notification requirements
  • Types of asbestos surveys
  • Avoiding the risks from asbestos
  • Asbestos risk assessments
  • Control measures to prevent exposure
  • Management actions to prevent and reduce exposure 
  • Selection of asbestos removal contractors
  • Site clearance and certification

The standard course can be tailored to meet client specific requirements.