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Asbestos Awareness (Category A)
Duration: 2-3 hours
£25.00 +VAT
Why Take This Course?
Our Asbestos Awareness course is trusted by hundreds-of-thousands of learners who need to demonstrate immediate compliance with relevant legislation. The course is quick and easy to access with a certificate dispatched the next day. It is developed and kept up to date by experts from a leading training provider with over a million learners.
By taking our training you will be complying with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. You will understand what asbestos is and where you may encounter it, the dangers associated with asbestos exposure, and what to do if you discover asbestos. This knowledge will help you or your team to stay safe around asbestos.
*Please note that as this is a Category A Asbestos Course, the information in this course is an awareness level of training. It does not allow you to work with asbestos or conduct asbestos removal. Such work requires practical training additional to this course.
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Who Is This Course For?
Our accredited Asbestos Awareness (Category A) course is designed for anybody who works with, or near, asbestos at work. This includes the following job roles:
What Will I Learn?
Course Content
Module 1
Introduction - In the first module of this course, we will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to asbestos awareness. We will explain what asbestos is, how you may disturb it during your work and the risks to your health from asbestos exposure.
Module 2
The Control of Asbestos Regulations - In the second module, you will learn about your legal responsibilities surrounding asbestos. We will explain your duties under the Control of Asbestos Regulations, how you can identify asbestos and how asbestos must be managed.
Module 3
Health Risks and Personal Factors - In the third module, we will explain the health complications that arise after exposure to asbestos. You will learn about asbestos-related diseases, Workplace Exposure Limits and your requirements for respiratory protective equipment.
Module 4
Discovery of Asbestos or Accidental Disturbance of ACMs - In the final module, we will examine the dangers of disturbing asbestos. You will learn what to do if you discover asbestos unexpectedly, if you accidentally disturb Asbestos Containing Materials and the emergency procedures that you must follow.
Assessment
After completing the four modules, you will be invited to take the course assessment. This is made up of 20 questions and will test the knowledge you have gained from your training. The questions are multiple choice and are marked automatically, so you will instantly know whether you have passed. The pass mark for the assessment is 90% and you can take it as many times as you need to with no extra charge.
Learning Outcomes
By completing this training, you will understand:
- Why asbestos and asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) can be harmful and must be treated as hazardous substances.
- The very serious ill-health effects of asbestos.
- The control measures for asbestos required by the law.
- The responsibilities of employers and employees.
- What to do on discovery or accidental disturbance of asbestos-containing materials.
Who Has Accredited This Course?
Our Asbestos Awareness course has received Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation, Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) approval and Independent Asbestos Training Providers (IATP) approval. This means that you and your team can learn in confidence that our course is fully up to date, factually correct, trusted and meets the relevant Category A Asbestos Regulations.
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For 100 years, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has been working to change both legislation and attitudes surrounding accidents.
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The Independent Asbestos Training Providers are a nationally recognised not-for-profit organisation working in conjunction with the Health and Safety Executive.
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Established in 1996, The CPD Certification Service is the independent CPD accreditation centre working across all sectors, disciplines and further learning applications.
Meet The Experts
This course has been developed by our authoring team who have over ten years experience in delivering training that’s comprehensive, accessible and easy to understand. The course has also been written in partnership with one of High Speed Training’s health and safety experts, Neil Murray.
Neil Murray
Health and Safety Consultant
Neil is a widely experienced senior health and safety professional, director and consultant with significant experience across a wide range of industries and work activities. Neil worked for twenty three years as one of HM inspectors in the Health and Safety Executive, taking on the roles of Principal Inspector for the construction of the Channel Tunnel and Head of Construction and Marine Policy, as well as being a nominated inspector for asbestos work. For the past two decades, Neil has led the health and safety transformations of major national and international organisations that have produced outstanding health and safety performance and commitment.
Why High Speed Training?
Fully online training
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Our promise to you
We try to make buying online training as easy and straightforward as we can but we understand that sometimes our courses might not be right for you. If you are disappointed in any aspect of the training delivered by us we are happy to issue a full refund if you contact us within 14 days of your initial purchase.
Buying For A Team?
Discounts for small teams
If you are buying training for a small team you’ll automatically get a 10% discount for any order of ten courses or more (including the same course or a combination of courses).
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On any order of ten or more courses we’ll add our Management Suite to the order for free making it easy for you to distribute courses and keep track of your team’s training.
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What Do Our Learners Think?
It’s our mission to deliver training that is of the highest quality and helps people to be engaged, effective and safe in the career they’ve chosen. See what our learners think about our Asbestos Awareness (Cat A) course:
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Asbestos Resources
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