Asbestos awareness
The Asbestos Awareness course is a 1/2 day UKATA-certified course which trains delegates on awareness of asbestos and its dangers. It does not train you to work with asbestos containing materials.
Course contents:
- Be aware of the properties of asbestos and its effects on health
- Be familiar with the types, uses and likely occurrences of asbestos
- Where to obtain information on asbestos in premises prior to commencing work
- What to do if suspicious materials are found
- How to undertake work activities in a safe manner and without risk to themselves or others
- Have an awareness of the key aspects of the asbestos regulations
- Know what procedures to follow when coming into unintentional contact with asbestos
Assessment takes place via a paper exam, and successful delegates receive a UKATA cert, valid for one year
Asbestos Cat B (Non-licensable work with asbestos including NNLW)
The Cat B course is a UKATA-certified course which trains delegates on how to ‘bag and tag’ asbestos materials.
Specifically, the course covers:
- Be familiar with what works are classified as non-licensed;
- Be familiar with the control measures that will be required to undertake non-licensed work with asbestos containing materials;
- How to undertake specific task as laid down in HSG210, Essential Task Manual including, but not limited to:
- Drilling holes through AIB and textured coating
- Removal of small AIB panels;
- Removal of asbestos cement based products;
- Removal of articles containing asbestos such as floor tiles, gaskets etc.
- Understand the requirements to prevent the spread of asbestos and control exposure when working with non-licensed asbestos containing materials;
- How to deal with the waste generated from undertaking tasks with non-licensed asbestos containing materials;
- How to adequately decontaminate after working with non-licensed asbestos containing materials.
Assessment takes place via a paper exam, and successful delegates receive a UKATA cert, valid for one year
