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The following Asbestos Training information has been provided by one of the Asbestos Industry News contributors: Redhills
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Training is an essential part of protecting you from exposure to asbestos. Whether you are putting up a picture hook or involved in large scale refurbishment you could be exposed to asbestos. Our team of in house training consultants have a variety of courses to suit your needs.
With around 4000 people dying each year due to asbestos related diseases the need for training is ever increasing.
Employers are required to ensure that employees have appropriate skills and knowledge to comply with The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006. The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 places a duty on employers to train all employees who could foreseeably be exposed to asbestos products during their routine activities. These would include the following trades:
Plumbers – Electricians – Gas Fitters – Painters – Decorators – Joiner – Plasterers Demolition Workers – Construction Workers – Heating and Ventilation Engineers Telecommunication Engineers – Burglar and Fire Alarm Installers Architects – Building Surveyors – Shop Fitters – Caretakers Building Managers – Facilities Managers
Put simply if you are working on or supervising those working on any building built before 2000 you will require some form of training; this includes any sub contractors working on your premises.
Safety specialist firm Boss Training is celebrating the relaunch of its national asbestos awareness training service by offering free places to clients.
Asbestos is the biggest cause of UK work-related deaths, according to the Health and Safety Executive.
Boss is holding half-day UKATA-registered awareness courses in Leeds, which can be tailored to the needs of companies.
Managing director Andrew Murphy said: “Because the use of brown and blue asbestos was only banned in 1985, and white asbestos as late as 1999, there are still many buildings which were built prior to those dates where asbestos can be found.
“Exposure is therefore still a real risk when workers disturb the fabric of buildings.
“The course includes written and oral presentations, and focuses on providing clients with information about the properties and types of asbestos and how to avoid exposure risks.
Companies and individuals interested in attending the asbestos course and taking advantage of the special offer can contact Boss on 0845 680 0495.
Source: Rotherham Advertiser
Asbestos Industry News is the online voice for UK Asbestos News. The site covers information about asbestos surveying, asbestos removal, recruitment, asbestos waste, asbestos legislation, asbestos inspection, asbestos training and much more. Visit www.asbestosindustrynews.co.uk, and subscribe to the RSS feed.
If you are an electrician, plumber, joiner, window fitter, roofer, IT, or work within the trades and even the DIY enthusiast you may be affected by asbestos exposure. How? Properties built before 2000 may or quite probably contain asbestos. Asbestos insulation board (AIB) used for insulation, asbestos cement, used for roofing, asbestos tape, soffits, lots of asbestos containing products are within our homes and our workplaces
Knowing how to identify products that may contain asbestos and having the skills to work on them safely without causing exposure to asbestos fibres is the simplest way to combat a deadly product that HSE estimates kills 20 tradesmen a week and an estimated 90,000 every year worldwide.
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