Asbestos Awareness

Asbestos awareness is essential for anyone whose normal everyday work may disturb asbestos and is a requirement of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006.

People included in the most at risk groups are specified by the HSE as:

• General maintenance staff
• Electricians
• Plumbers
• Gas fitters
• Painters and decorators
• Joiners
• Plasterers
• Demolition workers
• Construction workers
• Roofers
• Heating and ventilation engineers
• Telecommunications engineers
• Fire and burglar alarm installers
• Computer installers
• Architect, building surveyors
• Shop fitters
   

AOH Ltd can tailor the asbestos awareness training to suit you and the course will include:

• Asbestos: what it is and where it comes from
• Medical effects, including interaction with smoking
• Short film featuring mesothelioma suffers
• Asbestos in buildings: samples and photographs
• Legislative requirements (including surveys)
• Non-licensable work procedures and emergency evacuation

All attendees receive an attendance certificate

Our asbestos awareness courses last for half a day and are run throughout the UK. They can be taken at our regional offices, or we can visit your premises to make it more convenient for you.