Asbestos Awareness Training

Duration: 1 day 

Description

This
asbestos awareness training will provide attendees with basic, general
awareness of the dangers associated with asbestos and measures required to
protect their safety. This awareness day, if required, would also give safe
working knowledge of the appropriate actions to take upon encountering asbestos
or for planned minor asbestos works.

Who should attend

Building
and premises owners and anyone else who has responsibility for health and
safety in the workplace. The awareness day will also be particularly useful for
those who currently are at most risk from inadvertent exposure to asbestos such
as maintenance personnel, electricians, plumbers, fitters, painters and
decorators, demolition and construction workers, roofers, telecommunications
engineers, fire and burglar alarm installers, computer installers and building
surveyors.

Outline

 ·        
Types, uses and risks of asbestos containing
materials

·        
Health hazards of
asbestos

·        
Legal overview – for both existing and forthcoming
Irish asbestos legislations

·        
Identifying asbestos risks in the workplace

·        
Assessing and quantifying the risks posed by these materials

·        
Managing and Controlling these risks to prevent
asbestos exposure

·        
Removal of asbestos – the role of the competent
asbestos Contractor and Analyst

The role of the competent Asbestos
Surveyor