Asbestos Awareness in Ipswich, Suffolk (Classroom)

Asbestos Awareness Course in Ipswich, Suffolk

Who Should Attend?

Any person that may come into contact with Asbestos during their normal working day by disturbing the fabric of a building, or other item which might contain asbestos. It will not prepare workers to carry out work with asbestos-containing materials. If a worker is planning to carry out work that will disturb asbestos-containing materials, further training will be required. Asbestos can often be found in any building built before the year 2000 (houses, factories, offices, schools, hospitals etc).

Course Duration

Half-day

Delivery Method

Delivered in a classroom in Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0NL

Course Aims & Objectives

The purpose of this Asbestos Awareness course is to give delegates an awareness of Asbestos and to show where this can be found.

By the end of the course delegates will:

• Understand the Health & Safety Regulations
• Understand why asbestos containing materials can be harmful and the need to treat them as a hazardous substance
• Be able to identify the different types of Asbestos
• Be able to show where Asbestos can be found
• Understand the measures needed to eliminate or reduce the risks from asbestos

Course Outline

• The properties of asbestos and its effects on health
• The types, uses and likely occurrence of asbestos and asbestos materials in buildings and plant
• The general procedures to deal with an emergency, e.g. an uncontrolled release of asbestos dust into the workplace
• How to avoid the risk of exposure to asbestos
• Understanding the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
• Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
• Undertaking an Asbestos risk assessment

Certification

Certificates of attendance will be awarded to delegates upon completion of the course.

Related Courses

• Asbestos courses
• Risk Assessment courses
• COSHH courses
• Manual Handling courses
• Fire Safety courses
• Working at Height courses
• First Aid courses
• IOSH courses
• NEBOSH courses
• CITB courses
• CCNSG courses
• EUSR courses
• PASMA courses
• IPAF courses
• CSCS Mock Test
• Confined Spaces courses

For short courses a completion certificate is available at the end of the course. You can screenshot this or print it out to confirm completion of the training.

For accredited courses a certificate will be sent directly to you from the appropriate awarding body.

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