Asbestos Course (Cat. A & Cat.B)

The first few hours of the course covers IATP Asbestos Awareness (Cat A) :

• Recognising Asbestos
• How Asbestos can affect your Health
• The Added Dangers of Smoking
• The uses and likely locations for Asbestos in Buildings
• Relevant Legislation
• Procedures to Protect Yourself
• Necessary Equipment
• Selection, Use & Maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment
• Recognising & Dealing with Other Dangers (i.e. working at height)
• Recontamination
• Emergency procedures
• Waste Disposal

The second part of the course covers IATP Non-Licenced Removal (Cat B):

• Making Suitable & Sufficient Assessments about the Risk of Exposure to Asbestos
• Safe Work Practices & Control Measures
• Appropriate Selection & Use of Protective Equipment
• Waste Handling Procedures
• Emergency Procedures
• Relevant Legislation
• Parameters of Notifiable Non-Licensed Work (NNLW)

Prerequisites

None.

Delegates will need to bring photo ID and a Passport photo to the course.