Asbestos Awareness for Safety Representatives.....?
Safety representatives play an important role in controlling workplace risks and can help to prevent exposure to asbestos. As a ‘Safety Rep’ you are entitled to be provided with any information you need on asbestos, including any risk assessments and surveys. You should also be consulted on your employer’s plans to manage asbestos.
Every employer must give adequate training (which includes information and instruction) to employees who are, or may be, exposed to asbestos. The level of asbestos awareness training should make them aware of (among other things):
- The properties of asbestos
- Its health effects and the interaction of asbestos and smoking
- The type of materials likely to contain asbestos
- What work could cause asbestos exposure and avoidance of exposure
- How work can be done safely and what equipment is needed
- Emergency procedures;
- Hygiene facilities and decontamination.
The training must be given at regular intervals. It needs to contain the appropriate level of detail, be suitable to the job, and should use written materials, oral presentation and demonstration as necessary, all of which you can be assured of by using The Asbestos Specialists.
- Q. Has everyone who is, or may be, exposed to asbestos been given enough information, instruction and training to enable them to safeguard their health?
- Q. Was the training suitable for the job?
- Q. Are there arrangements to train new people?
- Q. Are there arrangements for regular refresher training?
The Asbestos Specialists can assist you to answer those questions....The Asbestos Specialists range of courses will ensure that your members and staff receive the right level of asbestos awareness training or non-licensed work with asbestos training the first time, delivered professionally and with a level of re-assurance built to rely upon.
