IHASCO Asbestos Awareness

INTRODUCTION

The training is also useful for anyone requiring a better understanding of the basic elements of asbestos in buildings and is a good “stepping stone” to more in-depth courses. Asbestos Awareness course content is governed by Regulation 10 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and includes the following elements:

• Properties of asbestos and its effects on health, including the increased risk of lung cancer for asbestos workers who smoke;
• Types, uses and likely occurrence of asbestos and ACMs in buildings and plant;
• General procedures to be followed to deal with an emergency, e.g. uncontrolled release of asbestos dust into the workplace
• How to avoid the risks from asbestos

ASSESSMENT

A short assessment is included with a pass mark of 60% required to successfully complete the course.

COURSE LENGTH AND CERTIFICATES

The IHASCO Asbestos Awareness e-learning module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. This course is fully approved by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). On successful completion of the course, delegates are supplied with a Certificate for Asbestos Awareness (Category A).

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BROWSER REQUIREMENTS

To complete the courses, users will require a browser with the Adobe Flash plug-in. We recommend the following desktop environment:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or above (IE 6 and above is supported)
• Browsers must be set to support JavaScript and must have plug-ins enabled (default settings)
• Macromedia Flash player latest version (we support version 6 and above)
• A sound card / audio ability
• To promote an appropriate learning environment this course will only run on a desktop or laptop computer