AU Online Asbestos Awareness

Duration:
2 Hours

Designed for:
This course is designed to equip managers, workers and occupants with the necessary knowledge to reduce exposure to asbestos. It is a non-accredited course designed for trades, maintenance, property managers or anyone at risk of encountering asbestos or may need to work with small amounts of asbestos. If you or your employees work at commercial or residential sites (particularly constructed prior to 2000) where asbestos is likely to be present, this course will assist you in identifying materials likely to contain asbestos and teach you the safety requirements for working with asbestos. * Non-Accredited. The Asbestos Awareness training is not suitable for work in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

Pre-requisites:
A computer with speakers for some videos

Co-requisites:
Nil

Pre-entry Requirements:
Ability to read and understand English

Content:

• Laws and guidance around asbestos management
• Properties of asbestos and where it is found in buildings
• Health effects of exposure to asbestos
• Safe management of asbestos in the workplace
• Emergency procedures
• How to work safely with asbestos
• Personal protective equipment and its use
• Waste, packaging and handling
• Working with less than 10 square metres of asbestos

Assessment:

• Series of multiple choice and true false questions throughout the course
• A certificate will be issued following successful completion of the course

Why Greencap?

Greencap has over three decades of expertise in risk management, occupational hygiene and working with asbestos. Greencap is committed to supporting sufferers of asbestos disease and increase awareness of the ongoing risks of asbestos in the, community and promotes research into better treatment outcomes for those impacted by asbestos. This comprehensive, cost-effective and self-paced course was developed to equip you with the necessary knowledge required to keep you and your workers safe.

Delivery Method:
Online

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