Asbestos Awareness

The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (the Regulations) set minimum standards for the protection of employees from risks related to exposure to asbestos. Employers should also take account of people not directly employed by them but who could be affected by the work being done on asbestos (including employees of other employers, people occupying buildings, members of the public etc).

Course designed for

Asbestos awareness training should be given to employees whose work could foreseeably disturb the fabric of a building and expose them to asbestos or who supervise or influence the work

Course pre-requisites

Learners are required to be 16 years of age or above.

Course content

• Recognise and state the statutory requirements and relevant Approved Codes and guidance documents

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

• The types, uses and likely occurrence of asbestos and ACMs in buildings and plant; 

• The general procedures to be followed to deal with an emergency, eg an uncontrolled release of asbestos dust into the workplace;

• How to avoid the risks from asbestos, eg for building work, no employee should carry out work which disturbs the fabric of a building unless the employer has confirmed that ACMs are not present.

Course qualification

In-House Certificate (issued by HSCT)

Skill identity card (issued by HSCT)

Refresher training

Every 3 years or if Legislation Changes

Course assessment

• MultiChoice questionnaire