Asbestos Awareness

This course is designed to ensure workers who work with or around asbestos products and asbestos containing products understand:

Hazards associated with asbestos

Routes of exposure

Where asbestos is typically found and how to identify potential asbestos containing materials (ACM)

How to report suspected exposure

Note: No safe work procedures are covered during this presentation. This is awareness presentation only.

2 Hours

Classroom

12 Students

0.4

NOTE: All courses can be tailored to include company specific information

1. Responsibilities – Supervisor/ worker/ company

2. Hazards of asbestos

3. Characteristics of Asbestos

4. Typical places to find asbestos (in industry and in the home)

5. Exposure limit in BC

6. Difference between Low/ Moderate and High-risk asbestos work

Respirator differences

Enclosure differences

Decontamination differences

7. How to control exposure to asbestos

8. The need for asbestos exposure control plans and safe work procedures