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Audited and Approved by IATP

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Who Should Take This Course?

This course is beneficial to dutyholders (building owners, those responsible for premises through a contract or tenancy, or those with control of a building), employers who carry out demolition, maintenance or repair, employers who carry out work which is liable to expose employees to asbestos, and anyone who works in these types of trades.

This Category A asbestos course is especially suitable for anyone who works in professions such as:

• Heating and ventilation engineers.
• Demolition workers.
• Carpenters, joiners and construction workers.
• Plumbers.
• Roofing contractors.
• Painters, decorators and plasterers.
• Fire and burglar alarm installers.
• Shopfitters.
• Gasfitters.
• Computer installers and telecommunications engineers.
• General maintenance staff.
• Cable layers and electricians.

Note, workers who plan to carry out work that will disturb asbestos require a higher level of training which is not supplied by this course. This training does not allow you to work with asbestos-containing materials. If this is the level of training you need, then it's necessary to attend a course with practical demonstrations of control measures and personal protective equipment.

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Do You Comply With Asbestos Regulations?

Under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002 (COSHH) regulations, employers have a legal duty to provide adequate control of employees’ exposure to harmful substances in the workplace.

Regulation 10 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 states that any employee liable to be exposed to asbestos must be given adequate information, instruction and training to ensure they can safeguard themselves and other employees and carry out their work effectively. This level of training is known as Category A Asbestos Awareness training.

Specific responsibilities under The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 include:

• Preventing exposure to the fibre or, where not possible, make sure it is kept as low as reasonably practicable.
• Keeping exposure below a certain control limit.
• Presuming that all materials contain asbestos unless there is evidence to the contrary.
• Keeping an up to date written record of the location and condition of any asbestos materials or presumed asbestos-containing materials.
• Ensuring written records are sufficient to allow another person to identify the materials.
• Assessing the risk of anyone being exposed to fibres from these materials.

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Certification

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Course Content

Module		Description
1	Introduction	Legal duties, who will benefit from the course, what is asbestos, the risks from asbestos, the main uses of asbestos in buildings, other uses of asbestos, activities that cause risk from asbestos, what asbestos was used for, why asbestos was used, who is at risk from exposure, types of asbestos, and risks to health from exposure to asbestos fibres.
2	The Control of Asbestos Regulations	Dutyholders under the CAR Regulations, how to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises, areas of the premises to be inspected, work in demolition, maintenance or other, how to identify the presence of asbestos, risk assessment, plans of work, information, instruction and training, and other requirements of the CAR Regulations.
3	Health Risks and Personal Factors	Health risks from asbestos, friability of ACMs, asbestos-related diseases, asbestos and smoking, Workplace Exposure Limits, respiratory protective equipment, and health and medical surveillance.
4	Discovery of Asbestos or Accidental Disturbance of ACMs	HSE guidance EM1, EM1 flowchart, unexpected discovery of asbestos, accidental release of asbestos, and emergency procedures.

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Aims of the Course

By the end of this course, learners will:

• Understand why asbestos and asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) can be harmful and must be treated as hazardous substances.
• Understand the very serious ill-health effects of asbestos.
• Understand the control measures for asbestos required by the law.
• Understand the responsibilities of employers and employees.
• Understand what to do on discovery or accidental disturbance of asbestos-containing materials.

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Assessment

The online assessment is taken on completion of the training material. You will be asked 20 multiple choice questions with a pass mark of 90%. The answers are marked automatically so you will instantly know whether you have passed. If you don't pass don't worry! You can take the test as many times as you need with no extra charge.

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