Asbestos Awareness

Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral, or put simply, asbestos is a fluffy rock!

Every week 20 tradesmen die from asbestos-related disease. If you carry out work on a building that was built or refurbished before the year 2000, you could have been exposed to asbestos, without even knowing it.

Examples of those affected are listed below. There will be other occupations where asbestos may be disturbed in addition to those listed.

• General maintenance workers
• Electricians
• Plumbers
• Joiners
• Painters and decorators
• Plasterers
• Construction workers
• Roofers
• Shop fitters
• Gas fitters
• Heating and ventilation engineers
• Demolition workers
• Telecommunication engineers
• Fire/burglar alarm installers
• Computer and data installers
• Architects
• Building surveyors

F1 Training services UK Ltd can provide asbestos awareness training either in your workplace, or at our venues in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh or Glasgow. Training is over three hours and gives information, instruction and training about asbestos covering topics such as :

The properties of asbestos and its effects on health, including the increased risk of developing lung cancer for asbestos workers who smoke.

• The types, uses and likely occurrence of asbestos and asbestos materials in buildings and plant
• The general procedures to deal with an emergency, e.g. an uncontrolled release of asbestos dust into the workplace
• How to avoid the risk of exposure to asbestos