Asbestos Management

When it comes to asbestos management, the hazards of working with asbestos are generally recognised and controlled. However, the long-term, chronic or indeed some of the short-term or acute effects of asbestos exposure remain a major problem within our working environment. It is only now that some of the devastating effects of long-term exposures to asbestos: serious ill health or death, are being felt. The effects on the individual, the costs to the employer and the country are becoming far higher than other safety-related costs.

Objectives:

The course examines the legislation, control strategies and the effects of exposure to asbestos in the workplace. On completion of our asbestos management training, delegates will:

• Understand the legal requirements of the Asbestos Regulations

• Understand the effects of asbestos on the body

• Know how to recognise, eliminate, manage and control the risk

• Understand the role and responsibility of management

• Know where and how to interpret sources of information

• Understand the importance of record-keeping

Content:

• Risks and hazards

• Medical effects

What the law requires:

• An outline of the Asbestos Management Regulations

• The main provisions

• Duty of employers

• Duty of employees

Control strategy:

• Asbestos Risk Management & Assessment

• Identification of Asbestos

• Elimination

• Substitution

• Physical Controls

• Systems of Work

• Personal Protective Equipment – PPE

• Hygiene

• Conducting Asbestos Assessments

• Waste Disposal

• Contractor Selection

• Record Keeping