HSE has launched a new campaign to highlight the risk of asbestos in buildings and raise awareness of the legal duty to manage those risks. You can learn more about what the duty to manage asbestos involves here.
Sarah Albon, HSE’s chief executive said:
“To keep people safe from the harms of asbestos, a culture of safely managing asbestos is needed in our building industry and among those responsible for buildings.
“Asbestos exposure in Great Britain is still the single greatest cause of work-related deaths due to exposures decades ago.
If you need to update yourself or your team we have 3 different Asbestos-related courses:
Asbestos Awareness – IATP Certificate,
Asbestos Awareness for Architects and Designers
Which Asbestos course is right for you?
Asbestos Awareness – IATP Certificate
covers:
• Properties and Risks of Asbestos Exposure
• Different Types of Asbestos
• Avoiding the Risks of Asbestos
• An Outline of Asbestos Legislation
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 applies to employers, employees, self-employed persons and duty holders and covers all work with asbestos-containing materials. Regulation 10 of CAR states that every employer must ensure that adequate information, instruction and training is given to employees who are liable to be exposed to asbestos. This includes maintenance workers and others who may come into contact with or disturb asbestos.
Asbestos Awareness for Architects and Designers
• Properties and Risks of Asbestos Exposure
• Different Types of Asbestos
• Avoiding the Risks of Asbestos
• An Outline of Asbestos Legislation
• Content for Architects and Designers
The Asbestos Awareness for Architects and Designers course covers the same subjects as our Asbestos Awareness course with an additional module aimed specifically at architects and designers working with buildings that may contain asbestos. It provides information about the legislation governing asbestos in work and outlines the responsibilities of architects and designers.
Asbestos Awareness Course
This course is CPD & IIRSM Approved.
• Properties and Risks of Asbestos Exposure
• Different Types of Asbestos
• Avoiding the Risks of Asbestos
• An Outline of Asbestos Legislation
Asbestos is probably the most dangerous building material ever used. Every year thousands of people fall ill and die because of asbestos exposure and it was widely used by the construction industry right up until the year 2000.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) wants anyone with responsibilities for buildings to do everything they must do to comply with the law and prevent exposure to this dangerous substance, which was widely used in post-war construction before it was completely banned in 1999.
As HSE’s current campaign, Asbestos: Your Duty explains, asbestos may still be present in buildings built before 2000. If you need to update your legal duties or are unsure of what course will benefit you, feel free to get in touch with us, and we can help you out. We have a Free Trial for our courses too, you can book directly here.