Annual update on the dangers of asbestos
WHAT DO YOU GET IN THIS ASBESTOS REFRESHER TRAINING?
The use of asbestos has long been banned, yet many buildings still contain asbestos.
This training is aimed specifically at the persons who remove asbestos or asbestos-containing material.
In this mandatory annual refresher training, we review the most important points from the basic training, supplemented with current updates!
- Legislation and responsibilities
- Properties of asbestos and health risks upon exposure
- Types of products that may contain asbestos
- Actions that lead to exposure
- Safe working methods and measurement techniques
- Health surveillance
- Prevention, PPE and risk assessment
- First aid, emergency and decontamination procedures
- Specific rules and techniques
- For the use of PPE, emergency and decontamination procedures during demolition and removal work
- For the handling and disposal of asbestos waste
ACTIONS, NOT WORDS!
- A full day of training lasts 7 hours by default, unless stated otherwise
- Theoretical introduction with applied practical examples
- Preferably based on your internal risk analysis and photographic material
- Each participant receives an official certificate
WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
Only workers who have completed the basic training with annual refresher training are allowed to carry out the demolition and removal work involving asbestos or asbestos-containing materials.
The annual refresher trainingbasic training lasts at least 8 hours.
For providing this training and this refresher training, the employer calls upon an institution external to the company.
Asbestos legislation link: Codex book VI, title 3