Asbestos Awareness

Who is this course for?

To equip supervisors and employees with the knowledge of locations where asbestos can be found within premises, and procedures to be adopted should they discover possible asbestos material.

Course objectives

On completion the participants will:

• Understand the contents of the Asbestos Guidance Notes and be able to put them into practice.
• Be able to identify possible asbestos material within buildings.
• Know the procedure to be followed should they discover possible asbestos materials.

Duration/ format

• 3 hours

Course content

• What is asbestos?
• Why was it used?
• What was it used for?
• Legal definition
• Working procedures
• Health hazards
• Legislation
• What to do if you suspect a material contains asbestos