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Asbestos Awareness Training
This Asbestos Awareness training course is for anyone who works with, or might potentially come into contact with asbestos at work. It looks at what asbestos is, where it might be found, and what it’s used for; it considers some of the major diseases associated with working with asbestos and the effects they have on the human body; and it covers what you should do if you are ever accidentally exposed. The course is both IOSH Approved and has been audited by the Independent Asbestos Training Providers (IATP). It’s also CITB Recognised.
Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their staff know where asbestos and related materials are likely to be found, how to avoid risk of exposure, and to provide the necessary protective equipment to keep them safe.This high-quality Asbestos Awareness training course teaches you all you need to know about basic asbestos awareness in a concise online format.
Asbestos is the name given to a group of natural minerals which have been used for centuries. Valued for its durability and heat resistance, asbestos was often used as insulation in buildings, as flooring and roofing, and sprayed onto ceilings and walls. However, when broken down into tiny fibres and breathed in, it can lead to a host of life-threatening diseases – including asbestosis, pleural thickening, mesothelioma, and lung cancer.
In 1999, Asbestos was fully banned from use in the UK. However, despite this, it’s still responsible for over 1,800 deaths every year. Many buildings constructed before the year 2000 may still have asbestos in them, meaning that it’s absolutely crucial that anyone who might be exposed – such as carpenters, plumbers, electricians, painters, and builders – must have asbestos awareness training.
This Asbestos Awareness training provides you with everything you need to know about the basics of asbestos safety awareness, and it does so in a concise, easily understood, and engaging format. However, please note – only HSE licensed contractors can test for and remove asbestos!
This course is CITB recognised, which means you can make a grant claim if you're a CITB member.
Alternative languages available. Check our translation page if you require an alternative language.
Key features
- Complete the course in just 30 minutes online
- CPD Accredited
- CITB, IATP & IOSH approved
- Helps you to comply with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and CDM Regulations 2015
- Learn about the appropriate control measures, risk assessments and emergency procedures
- Trial and Demo also available
- Course translations readily available!
Covered in this course
The Asbestos Awareness Training course is broken down into 3 sections.
1) What is Asbestos?
In section 1, we look at the three major types of asbestos – chrysotile, crocidolite and amosite, looking at their structure, how they were used, why they were used and why they are such a health risk. We cover the four major diseases caused by asbestos - asbestosis, pleural thickening, mesothelioma and lung cancer.
2) Where is Asbestos found?
In this section we look at the Law, the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and the legal requirement to have up-to-date information on the location and condition of any asbestos in a building before any work is started. We use an interactive building – so users can click to see how asbestos may have been used in each area.
3) Emergency Procedures to Asbestos Exposure
Here we look at the procedures that should be followed if you should unexpectedly discover or disturb asbestos. We use step-by-step guidance and include the requirement to keep a record of any incidents. We also highlight the need to practice emergency procedures. This section also includes an interview with a man that has been diagnosed with Mesothelioma- some viewers may find this distressing.
Asbestos Awareness Certificate
Each of our courses ends with a multiple choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.
This Asbestos Awareness Training course concludes with a 20 question multiple choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, brief in-course questionnaires guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.
As well as printable user certificates, training progress and results are all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System) and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates, check and set pass marks and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.
What does my certificate include?
Your Asbestos Awareness Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.
Real user reviews
Based on 2,129 real user reviews.
Informative
The asbestos training was well structured with video and outline key point summary at every level of this course. Informative and very easy to understand.
I learnt from the traning
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very good
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Informative and just the right length
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Good
Very good asbestos awareness cousrse, has helped me understand the dangers of working with asbestos
50/50
Some of the questions are only there to trip you up and not to test your knowledge on what you’ve learned. Being dyslexic I find that a little bit offensive and a little bit unfair to be honest with you .
An interesting interactive introduction
A brief high level introduction to asbestos which I believe I will remember the important facts from.
very good
Really useful information. Clear and easy to follow.
Read our full reviews for Asbestos Awareness Training.
Legislation relating to Asbestos
It's important that you comply with the law and know the ways in which it affects you and the way you work. Take a look at relevant legislation below.
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 - which came into force on 6th April 2012 - requires that the responsible person (or duty holder) in all non-domestic premises is responsible for ensuring that people who work there or visit the premises are protected against ill-health from exposure to asbestos. This includes all non-domestic buildings – industrial, commercial or public buildings – for example, offices, schools, hospitals, factories, shops and warehouses.
"Every employer must prevent the exposure to asbestos of any employee employed by that employer so far as is reasonably practicable."
Section 10 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations, ‘INFORMATION, INSTRUCTION and TRAINING’,
stipulates that every employer must ensure that any employee who is liable to be exposed to asbestos is given adequate information, instruction and training so that they are aware of:
1. The properties of asbestos and its effects on health, including its interaction with smoking
2. The types of products or materials likely to contain asbestos
3. The operations which could result in asbestos exposure and the importance of preventative controls to minimise exposure
4. Emergency procedures, use of protective equipment, decontamination and asbestos waste handling
Asbestos Awareness also falls under the Construction Design Management Regulations 2015. You can view the iHASCO CDM guide here.
Who should use our Asbestos Awareness Training?
Anyone that has the possibility of coming into contact with or disturbing asbestos MUST have asbestos training. In fact, it’s a legal requirement.
Those working in construction are more likely to come into contact with asbestos, especially if they are working in older buildings. Although asbestos has been illegal for decades in the UK, it’s now killing more people than anywhere else in the world; even more than countries where asbestos is still legally used.
Professions that are most likely to encounter or disturb asbestos include (but are not limited to):
- Construction workers
- Demolition workers
- Maintenance staff
- Electricians
- Plumbers
- Painters & Decorators
- Joiners
- Roofers
Asbestos-containing materials
Some of the most common asbestos-containing materials include:
- Many forms of insulation
- Fireproofing materials
- Cloth and textile products
- Adhesives and taping compounds
- Pipe and sheet materials
- Siding and roofing (includes roofing felt and shingles)
- Vermiculate (a substance used in brake pads, tiles and some insulation)
- Bitumen
- Artex
- Vinyl tiles
- Spark plugs