UKATA Asbestos Awareness
Alpha Safety now offer UKATA Approved Asbestos Training
This awareness (category A) course is aimed to make candidates aware of the dangers associated with exposure to airborne asbestos fibres through unknowingly coming into contact with asbestos materials.
Most importantly, the qualification will equip students with the knowledge required to identify where asbestos may be a risk by be able to identify where they are like to come in to contact with asbestos-containing materials, how to identify materials potentially containing asbestos and what to do should they suspect they are at risk of being exposed to asbestos.
If you work on buildings built or refurbished before the year 2000, asbestos could be present. You will need asbestos awareness training so you know how to avoid the risks.
The course is available in two learning methods. You can take this course online at your own pace or for a more complete learning experience, attend one of our many classroom training sessions.
If you wish, you can complete the course online in more than one sitting. Once you’ve passed the quiz at the end of the course, you’ll be emailed your UKATA certificate, which is valid for 12 months.
The online course should take approximately 90 minutes to complete. Classroom based this course is run over half a day.
This course can also be delivered as an EUSR (Energy & Utility Skills Register) accredited programme where required. If you would like more information, please contact us online or call 01792 585868.
Please note: We currently only offer EUSR accredited qualifications as privately run courses.
None.PLEASE NOTE: Students wishing to complete our UKATA Approved Non Licenced Works must hold a valid UKATA Asbestos Awareness Certificate dated no longer than 6 months prior to the start of the Non Licensed Works course date.
- What is asbestos?
- Asbestos and its effects on health
- Asbestos Containing Materials
- Asbestos bans, laws, surveys and registers
Asbestos Awareness training is a legal obligation for employers where there is a risk that employees may be in contact with the substance.
The dangers of asbestos have been well-documented in the press, and although many historic instances of exposure go back several decades, some recent cases of younger victims have also been reported.
This illustrates the ever-present dangers of a substance widely used in the construction and shipbuilding industries from the 1950s. Its use was only banned at the turn of this century, and the fact remains that if disturbed, asbestos presents a serious risk to the health of those in the vicinity.
The number of deaths from mesothelioma, an aggressive form of lung cancer attributed to asbestos exposure, rose to 2,535 in 2012, with Asbestosis thought to have claimed 464 lives in the same year.
Multiple Choice Exam (Online or in Classroom)