Asbestos Awareness Training

Location: The Illawarra Yacht Club (Wollongong)
 North Cliff Drive
 Warrawong, NSW

Duration: 1 day

Date: Available On Request

Time: 9am - 4pm

Overview

This course provides the skills and knowledge necessary to identify asbestos containing materials (ACMs) or suspected ACMs, and to ensure that appropriate action is taken.

Topics covered include:

Identification of asbestos or asbestos containing materials; Why exposure to asbestos MUST be avoided; Emphasis on what to do if a suspected ACM is identified. The training session will include ‘show & tell’ with several samples of actual pure asbestos and typical ACMs. 

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the properties of asbestos

• Understand the health risks associated with asbestos exposure

• Be aware of how asbestos is used, and the likely occurrences of asbestos

• Identify asbestos and asbestos containing materials (ACMs)

• Describe the safety requirements of working with asbestos

• Implement emergency procedures to manage an uncontrolled release.

Certification

All participants will be issued with a Statement of Attendance. As this is only a brief awareness course, a competency-based accreditation cannot be awarded.

This course does meet the requirements for professional development, as required by a number of trades, and may therefore be used to gain professional development points.
 
To read more about asbestos and its effects, please click here. 

Got a question about this safety training?

Call 1800 655 510 or contact us.