Training

Asbestos Awareness Training forms an integral part of the HSE's drive to reduce workers exposure to asbestos. Clearwater Environmental has designed various asbestos awareness courses to reflect user groups and general audiences.

You could be surprised, if you work in any of the following occupations, or are working on a building built or refurbished before 2000, you may come in to contact with asbestos:

Asbestos training Course providers have been invited previously by HSE to help deliver presentations and training in aspects of asbestos awareness. Courses are presented in an open and thought provoking fashion. Candidates are left to form opinions on the hazards caused by asbestos and asbestos products. Hard hitting facts and imagery are not used to shock and disturb the audience.

Asbestos training Courses can be delivered at our head office location in a bespoke training area which seats up to 10 candidates or alternatively run at client's premises. Asbestos training Course durations are available from 2 hours to full day courses.

Asbestos training Courses are based on a multimedia presentation with visual aids. Asbestos training Courses run at Clearwater also includes actual asbestos items examined in the laboratory facility.

Asbestos training Course content generally consists of the following

• Introduction To Asbestos Awareness
• What is Asbestos?
• Limiting Exposure To Asbestos
• Monitoring The Condition of Asbestos
• Preventing Asbestos Disturbances
• Asbestos Handling For Authorised Personnel
• Decontaminating After Handling Asbestos
• Ongoing Asbestos Management

Performance Objectives

This course can measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives:

• Describe what asbestos is.
• List places where asbestos is found.
• Identify the health risks associated with asbestos.
• List locations where asbestos typically found.
• Distinguish between friable and non-friable materials.
• How to determine the condition of asbestos-containing material.
• Describe what to do if you find materials that could release asbestos fibres.
• Review methods of cleaning up materials that may contain asbestos.
• List the PPE that should be worn when handling asbestos.
• Describe how to decontaminate after handling asbestos.
• Describe how air monitoring is used to measure asbestos levels.