Asbestos in the Workplace
Aims:
To describe the nature of asbestos, explain the reasons why it is hazardous, and consider the main requirements of the control of asbestos in the workplace regulations.
Who will benefit from this course:
Employers, employees, the self-employed, and particularly persons responsible for work premises and control of asbestos.
Course Modules:
- Introduction – (5 mins)
- Types of Asbestos – (5 mins)
- Where Asbestos is Found – (5 mins)
- The Risk – (10 mins)
- Health Effects – (15 mins)
- What the Law Says – (15 mins)
- Working with Asbestos – (10 mins)
- Control Measures – (10 mins)
- Self Test – (15 mins)
25 questions covering each of the previous 8 modules
Results are stored for later retrieval by training supervisors
Average course completion time:
1½ hours
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- Asbestos in the Workplace
- Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)
- Chemical Safety
- Management of Health and Safety at Work
- Confined Space Awareness
- Noise at Work
- Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR)
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 98 (PUWER)
- Working with Display Screen Equipment
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)
- Electrical Safety
- Risk Assessment
- Electricity at Work Regulations
- Safe Manual Handling
- Environmental Management
- Safe Working at Heights
- Fire Safety
- Safety Matters
- Heat Stress at Work
- Safety Signs Awareness
- Introduction to Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
- Safety Signs and Signals Regulations
- Introduction to PPE
- Welding Safety
- Legionnaires Disease
- Working Safely with Flammable Liquids and Powders