Description
This Online Asbestos Course Course will help you to familiarise with the safety procedures you need to follow, in order to protect your health in the workplace. You’ll learn about the dangers of working with asbestos and how to comply with the law, to ensure you and your colleagues are 100% safe.
Asbestos is an extremely hazardous material that can cause serious respiratory health issues when exposed to large amounts of it. If you work in construction, it’s important to know what precautions to take should you ever be working in an environment where you could be breathing in its fibres.
This Online Asbestos Course course is for everybody who may possibly come into contact with Asbestos; from office workers to builders. The course will prepare you for identifying the different forms of the material and when to call an emergency or the authorities.
Accredited by CPD
Guidance to comply with Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and CDM Regulations 2015
Instant e-certificate and hard copy dispatch by next working day
Fully online, interactive course with audio voiceover
Developed by qualified health and safety professionals
Self paced learning and laptop, tablet, smartphone friendly
24/7 Learning Assistance
Discounts on bulk purchases
Who should take the course
This informative course is for individuals associated with the building trade and employees working in older properties. Examples would include such trades as;
Decorators
Construction workers
Builders
Property owners
Office workers
Employees in older UK residences
Certification
Once you’ve successfully completed your course, you will immediately be sent a digital certificate. Also, you can have your printed certificate delivered by post (shipping cost £3.99). All of our courses are fully accredited, providing you with up-to-date skills and knowledge and helping you to become more competent and effective in your chosen field. Our certifications have no expiry dates, although we do recommend that you renew them every 12 months.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, learners will be able to demonstrate that they;
Know the history behind the use of Asbestos in the UK and when it was banned.
Understand why Asbestos still poses a risk to individuals.
Identify the different forms of Asbestos and where it can be found.
Know how to safely dispose or deal with Asbestos.
Name the different diseases caused by Asbestos.
Know what causes an emergency with Asbestos and what to do in an incident.
Assessment
At the end of the course, there will be an online assessment, which you will need to pass to complete the course. Answers are marked instantly and automatically, allowing you to know straight away whether you have passed. If you haven’t, there’s no limit on the number of times you can take the final exam. All this is included in the one-time fee you paid for the course itself.
Curriculum
Module 01: Asbestos Explained
Module 02: Asbestos Identified
Module 03: Asbestos and the Law
Module 04: Risk Factors of Asbestos
Module 05: Surveys and Risk Assessment
Module 06: Asbestos Awareness & Safety
Module 07: Asbestos Containing Waste (ACW) Disposal
Module 08: Accidental Disturbance of ACMs and Dealing with Emergencies
