Description

The Asbestos Safety Awareness eLearning course provides learners with an understanding of asbestos, the health risks associated with exposure and the precautions that should be taken when working in environments where asbestos-containing materials may be present.

The course explores where asbestos may be found, how exposure can occur and the importance of recognising materials that could potentially contain asbestos. It also covers appropriate action if asbestos is suspected or accidentally disturbed, helping learners understand their responsibilities and avoid work that could place themselves or others at risk.

Who Should Attend?

• Employees who may work in buildings where asbestos-containing materials could be present.
• Maintenance and facilities personnel.
• Construction and property-related workers.
• Tradespeople who may encounter asbestos during their work.
• Employees involved in refurbishment, repair or maintenance activities.
• Managers and supervisors responsible for employees who may encounter asbestos.
• Anyone requiring general workplace asbestos safety awareness.

What You Will Learn

• What asbestos is and why it was historically used.
• Common types of asbestos-containing materials.
• Where asbestos-containing materials may be found in buildings and workplaces.
• How asbestos fibres can become airborne.
• Health risks associated with exposure to asbestos fibres.
• Activities that may increase the risk of disturbing asbestos-containing materials.
• The importance of asbestos registers and workplace information.
• Recognising situations where asbestos may potentially be present.
• The importance of not disturbing suspected asbestos-containing materials.
• Appropriate action if suspected asbestos is identified.
• What to do if asbestos-containing material is accidentally disturbed.
• The importance of following workplace procedures and control measures.
• Individual responsibilities for reporting asbestos-related concerns.
• The limitations of asbestos awareness training and when specialist competence is required.

Course Delivery

This course is delivered as self-directed eLearning through the ELMO learning platform.

Learners can work through the course at their own pace and can move backwards and forwards through the learning content as required. The course does not need to be completed in one sitting, allowing learners to leave and return to their training where necessary.

Interactive activities may be included throughout the course to reinforce key learning points.

Assessment

Knowledge and understanding are checked through online assessment activities. Depending on the course content, these may include multiple-choice questions, matching exercises, drag-and-drop activities and image-based questions.

A minimum score of 70% is required to successfully complete the course.

Certification

Upon successful completion of the course and assessment requirements, learners will receive a UK Rural Skills (UKRS) Accredited Certificate of Training.

This is an asbestos awareness course and does not provide the training or competence required to undertake work with or intentionally disturb asbestos-containing materials.

Course Duration

The course is self-directed and learners can progress through the content at their own pace. Completion time may therefore vary depending on the individual learner.

Topics

• Health Risks
• Asbestos in the workplace
• Accessing asbestos information
• Safe work procedures
• PPE and RPE
• Control measures