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UKATA sets standards in asbestos training and ensures that its members meet those standards.   It is a legal requirement that anyone who may come across asbestos in their day to day work have been provided with Asbestos Awareness training. If they will intentionally work on asbestos they must have had appropriate training specific to the tasks they will undertake.   Any organisation that allows builders or maintenance personnel onto their premises should ensure that they have evidence of asbestos awareness training. UKATA provides a quality standard for that training.

UKATA registered Asbestos Awareness training is essential for employees whose work has the potential to expose them to asbestos. This is basically anyone who is likely to disturb the fabric of a building in any way such as drilling, chasing out etc.
The main groups of workers that are deemed to be at risk from asbestos exposure and therefore the groups most requiring asbestos awareness training are as follows: 

• General Maintenance Staff
• Electricians, Plumbers & Gas Fitters
• Painters & Decorators
• Construction & Demolition Workers
• Joiners and Plasterers
• Computing & Telecommunications Engineers
• Heating & Ventilation Engineers
• Roofers
• Architects & Building Surveyors
• Fire & Burglar Alarm Installers

How long is the course?

1/2 day (4 hours)

How will I learn?

Lecture, practical demonstration and theory assessment.

What subjects will I study?

• The properties of asbestos and its effects on health. (Specific attention is paid to the increased chance of lung cancer to those workers who smoke)
• The types, uses and likely occurrence of asbestos and ACMs in buildings and plant
• The general procedures to be followed when dealing with an emergency in the event of the uncontrolled release of asbestos dust in the workplace
• How to avoid the risks from asbestos

What opportunities will this lead to?

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