Asbestos Awareness – Understanding your responsibilities and how to protect against the health hazards of dealing with Asbestos on site is paramount to the long-term health and safety of construction and site based workers.
It is essential for workers need to learn how to identify asbestos on site and how to remove the hazardous substance safely from site. It can be found in various places, many of which are unexpected and unless you know how to identify it, you may not recognise it and end up handling it without even knowing.
When asbestos fibres are inhaled they can cause serious illnesses. If you work on-site and you are not aware of the types of illnesses caused by the hazardous substance then please read on.
Illnesses include malignant lung cancer, mesothelioma (a formerly rare cancer strongly associated with exposure to asbestos), and asbestosis (a type of pneumoconiosis).
Training
A basic asbestos training course will prepare you and your workers in the event asbestos is discovered on one or more of your sites. The course is usually only half-day or a full day in duration and can be held at your premises for a group of people, alternatively classroom based public scheduled courses can be located in towns and cities throughout the UK. If you’re looking for a course which is recognised then take a look at UKATA accredited courses, this organisation set standards for asbestos training in the UK