Asbestos Awareness
Health Matters (Health & Safety) Ltd
If you work on buildings built or refurbished before the year 2000, Asbestos may well be present. If this is the case then you and your employees have a legal requirement to carry out Asbestos Awareness Training.
Dates:
- 9th Feb 2017
- 16th May 2017
- 10th Aug 2017
- 9th Nov 2017
Aim of the programme:
This course aims to give those who either come into contact with asbestos containing materials, or who manage or supervise workers, the necessary information about where asbestos may be located, the associated health risks and the control measures necessary to prevent or control exposure. Under the Asbestos legislation it is a legal requirement that employees who are liable to disturb asbestos as part of their normal work must receive asbestos awareness training.
Course Content
- · Asbestos and the law.
- · The properties of asbestos and its effect on health.
- · Work that could result in exposure to asbestos and the types of products/material likely to
Contact asbestos.
- · How to implement adequate control measures.
- · Use of personal protective equipment and specialised breathing protection.
- · Procedures for decontamination or unintended disturbance of asbestos products.
Course Details
Duration: 3 Hours
Max Attendance: 20 Nr
Location: Health Matters premises – Newry / Belfast / Dublin or in your own premises for groups.
Cost: To be agreed with Health Matters (H&S) Ltd sales team. Please call us to discuss.
CITB levy payers may be entitled to claim for up to 75% reimbursement of the cost for attending this course.