Asbestos Awareness

Description

To instruct and train employees in accordance with the control of Asbestos at regulations and the approved code of practice.

Modules

What is Asbestos:
A description about what asbestos is, the varying types and the history of its uses.

Where is Asbestos found:
The types of environment in which asbestos is found and where it will be discovered by the variety of building trades.

Visual recognition:
Images of asbestos in use to relate various situations.

Health effects:
The negative impact on the Lungs ( Lung cancer, asbestosis, pleural plaques pulmonary function impairment) and other organs.

Risk Assessment:
Identifying hazards and risks in typical work places where asbestos id found.

Principles of control:
Understand simple strategies for controlling hazards and reducing risk.

What the law says:
An understanding of the law on the use, removal and disposal of asbestos.

Asbestos removal:
A demonstration of how asbestos is removed with particular attention to what to look for if enclosures are found.