Asbestos Stripping And Handling

This training will equip participants with the ability to demonstrate understanding knowledge regarding the hazards of asbestos. 

Content:

• Legislative Requirements (OHSAct & other)
  • Section 8: Duties of the employer.
  • Section 13: Duty of the employer to information.
  • Section 14: Duty of the employee
  • Section 24: Reporting of incidents at the workplace
  • Construction Regulation
  • Asbestos Regulation
• Introducing Asbestos.
  • History of Asbestos
  • Nature of Asbestos
  • Uses of Asbestos in the past
  • Banning of Asbestos in 2008
• Health effects of Asbestos. 
  • Lung Cancer
  • Asbestosis
  • Mesothelioma
• Risk Assessment of environment.
  • Identifying Asbestos hazards.
  • Establishing Asbestos risks.
  • Written Safe Work Procedure and Action Plan.
• Asbestos regulations.
  • Exposure
  • Information and training
  • Medical surveillance
  • Sampling and monitoring
  • Housekeeping
  • PPE
  • Risk Management
  • Record keeping
  • Labelling
  • Notification and Prohibition
• Asbestos Stripping and Handling.
  • Demolition work
  • Handling, transportation, storage and utilisation.
  • Safe removal and Waste handling
• Supportive Legal frameworks.
  • Mine Health and Safety Act
  • National Environmental Management Act
• Asbestos Disposal.
  • Source and Classification of Asbestos Waste.
  • Approved Treatment and Disposal methods.
  • Visiting sites where Asbestos waste are disposed