Gilbertson Kitchener - First Aid and Health & Safety Training

Asbestos Awareness

Course can be delivered in workshop format or as a formal training course.

Course Content

This course allows the delegate to understand the changes to the Asbestos at work regulations and to be able to carry out a risk assessment. The course can be delivered in 4 hours but may have to be extended to six hours determined by client need. Please discuss your requirements with us. Open courses are detailed here but we can arrange a visit to your site and deliver the training in house. Course content includes:

• Types and properties of asbestos
• Health effects of exposure to asbestos
• Uses and likely occurrences of asbestos
• Asbestos containing materials
• 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

The standard course can be tailored to suit client requirements.

This course is intended for:

All workplace personnel with a responsibility to carry out assessment of Asbestos risk.

Where can I attend a course?

By arrangement we can provide you with bespoke in-house courses to suit your specific training needs. We will be happy to discuss these with you, for the dates of our open courses or help with an assessment of risk, please call or ask for more information by contacting us, using our link at the top of this page.