Asbestos Awareness - 1/2 day Duration
Overview
This course has been developed to provide appropriate training to individuals who may be exposed to asbestos as part of their work activities, as prescribed by virtue of Regulation 10 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006.
What will I learn?
The course is UKATA approved and uses a series of written and oral presentations; group exercises & case studies to provide participants with the relevant knowledge and skills to gain an understanding about asbestos, the associated risks and how to avoid or control them. The course covers the following topics:
- What is Asbestos? - Nature, origins & properties, versatility, positives & negatives. Group Exercise: ‘What do you know about asbestos?
- Where & how it was used? - Types of materials found in buildings (the usual & the very unusual) Group Exercise: Asbestos? Where? – Diverse case studies of buildings delegates to identify where asbestos is likely to be found.
- Adverse Health Effects - Mechanism of Illness, Pleural Plaques, Asbestosis, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Incidence of disease. Choice of Video: “How Are You Today?”; “Mesothelioma” or “Asbestos – The Facts”
- Legislation Update - Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006, Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 and other associated legislation including a brief overview of UK Asbestos Legislation involving Management Strategy, Building Surveys and Safe Working Practices & Procedures.
- Avoiding the risks from Asbestos
- Dealing with Emergencies
- Asbestos Removal - Site set up, enclosures, decontamination units (DCU’s), air movers, 3-stage airlocks, RPE/PPE, wet stripping techniques, fibre levels, control measures, 4-stage clearance & air testing, waste.
- Sources of further information
- Summary and final questions
Carlisle - 28 September - 9:30am-12:30pm
Cardiff - 19 October - 9:30am-12:30pm
Coventry - 26 October - 9:30am-412:30pm
Crawley - 28 October - 9:30am-12:30pm
Warrington - 23 November - 9:30-12:30pm
Southampton - 30 November - 9:30-12:30pm
Costs:
£65 per person
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