A half-day, in-company course for anyone whose work could disturb asbestos. It teaches your team to recognise asbestos, understand the risk, and know exactly what to do so they avoid exposure. It is available as in-company classroom training or as a self-paced online course.
The same asbestos awareness content is available two ways. In-company classroom training suits getting a whole team trained together; the online course suits individuals who need certificated awareness training quickly.
Asbestos awareness training is a short course for workers whose job could disturb asbestos. It teaches them to recognise asbestos-containing materials, understand why asbestos is dangerous, and take the right action: stop, do not disturb it, and report it. KeyOstas offers it as a half-day in-company course or as a self-paced online course.
It is for the workers whose job could bring them into contact with asbestos without warning.
By the end of the half day, every delegate will be able to do the following.
Describe the asbestos-related diseases and why the fibres cause such serious ill health.
Explain where asbestos is likely to be present in buildings, and who is most at risk.
Recognise the work activities that release asbestos fibres into the air.
Recognise the common asbestos-containing materials a worker might come across.
Know to stop work immediately and avoid disturbing suspected asbestos.
Take the appropriate action and report suspected asbestos through the right channel.
Outline what the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 require, and the role of the dutyholder.
Understand that awareness training does not authorise any work on asbestos itself.
A focused half day on recognising asbestos and avoiding exposure.
Practical, instructor-led training, with no written exam.
A KeyOstas tutor delivers the session at your premises, and your own asbestos procedures can be built in.
Understanding is checked through discussion rather than a formal exam.
Every delegate receives a KeyOstas certificate of attendance on completion.
KeyOstas runs two asbestos courses for two different jobs. Here is how they differ.
any building from before 2000 may contain asbestos
asbestos remains the largest cause of work-related deaths in the UK
sets the duty to give workers awareness training
KeyOstas has trained UK workforces in health & safety since
“The training received was some of the best Health & Safety training I have experienced in my 20 years of working in Health & Safety. KeyOstas are always happy to help and work out solutions for us.”
Four decades of practical, in-company health & safety training.
We come to you, anywhere in the UK, and train your team around your shift pattern.
We are clear that awareness training is about avoiding asbestos, not working on it.
Your own asbestos procedures and the buildings your team works in can be built into the session.
Four decades of training UK workforces with practical instruction, not generic e-learning.
Cover the wider duties around asbestos and hazardous materials.
The one-day course for dutyholders responsible for managing asbestos in non-domestic premises.
View the course →Awareness of the wider hazardous substances covered by the COSHH Regulations.
View the course →The construction duties under CDM 2015, where asbestos is a common refurbishment risk.
View the course →Tell us your site, team size and the kind of work your people do, and we will put together a quote for in-company delivery anywhere in the UK.
