ASBESTOS AWARENESS

Heat and chemical resistant, asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous material once commonplace in the construction industry. The importation, supply and use of all asbestos have been banned in the UK since 1999, but it is still found in residential and commercial buildings and sites built pre-ban across the country. Highly toxic when mishandled and disturbed, asbestos is a primary cause of Asbestosis and Mesothelioma - serious lung conditions resulting from inhaling asbestos fibres.

This Asbestos Awareness certification delivers the necessary skills, knowledge, and understanding of the hazards and risks posed by asbestos containing materials (ACMs) in their everyday working environment and the legislative measures safeguarding themselves and others affected. It is specifically aimed at Supervisors and site-based and trades personnel working in residential and commercial builds. 

The course is primarily a tutor lead power point presentation; however, interaction and discussion are strongly encouraged. Content will include the origin and nature of asbestos, the history of its use, the reasons it is so dangerous and the illnesses it causes. There is a large section of photographs of asbestos containing materials and the course is completed with a section on the law and regulations.  

This training is essential for workers to learn how to avoid disturbing asbestos containing materials. The correct actions to take when encountering asbestos debris or when accidentally disturbing asbestos materials are also covered. An explanation of the legal responsibilities of employees, employers and clients is included in the course.

The course content includes:

• An outline of the properties, risks and effects on personal health when exposed to asbestos
• General knowledge of the types, uses, and likely occurrence of asbestos and ACMs.
• How to avoid the risks from asbestos
• An outline of legislation relating to asbestos, including Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2012

At the end of the training, successful learners will:

• Have increased awareness of asbestos and its effects on health
• Be familiar with types, uses and likely occurrences of asbestos in buildings
• Know how to avoid the risks from asbestos.
• Have an awareness of CAR 2012 legislation concerning health and safety and asbestos in particular

On successfully completing the course, learners receive their certification, valid for one year.

This Asbestos Awareness certification is for Supervisors and site-based and trades personnel, including trainees, such as but not limited to: general maintenance staff, electricians, plumbers, gas fitters, painters and decorators, joiners, plasterers, demolition workers, construction workers, roofers, heating and ventilation engineers, telecommunication engineers, burglar and fire alarm installers, architects, building surveyors and similar professionals.

This half day course trains learners to recognise and avoid disturbing asbestos in the workplace.

At Totally Training, quality and support to our learners is priority. Totally Training provide a dedicated service to Our Clients.

Totally Training are a leading provider of health, safety, environmental and technical theory and practical training and assessment services, covering a wide range of industry sectors, working with 100s of organisations to provide quality written and delivered courses. 

Totally Training Tutors and Assessors are fully qualified and occupationally experienced and competent from industry-specific backgrounds to deliver Our qualifications, traveling nationwide to provide necessary support at all times.

Our occupationally experienced asbestos awareness tutors have successfully trained over 10,000 Learners across the fire safety training categories. Delivering courses at our nationwide, industry-leading and accredited training centres and offering the very best of training standards and quality assurance. 

We have hundreds of public dates and locations nationally for asbestos awareness training, or can offer dedicated training for specific requirements such as on-site groups. Whatever you need, our training services help bring together the optimum mix of solutions to ensure you can apply the hierarchy of risk control most effectively. 

This course is theory-based, but learners must inform their trainer if they have any serious health issues, physical problems, special considerations or are taking any medication which may create difficulties. 

There are no prerequisites for this course, and learners can do so with no previous knowledge.

For training held at your location, please ensure that the classroom you make available has a power supply and is a suitable size for the number of learners attending. 

To learn more about this qualification, to book or for any queries, please contact a member of the team by phone at 07763 854 325 or email training@totally.training