
Asbestos Awareness Training for Front Line Staff
IN-HOUSE TRAINING
Topics Covered Include:
- A brief history of the uses of asbestos
- Asbestos type’s properties and risks
- The effects of asbestos on workers health
- The type’s uses and risks of ACM’s in buildings
- Typical questions that may be asked by tenants and public
- The Employers legal responsibilities
If you are an employer, self employed person or a worker who is carrying out maintenance or refurbishment work in any building which has materials within it, or on it that are likely to contain any type of asbestos…..and even though you don’t handle it, then you must by law undergo at least asbestos awareness training to comply with the HSE legal requirements!
‘How will you know if the building does contain asbestos’…?
Simple! The building owner must have had a survey carried out to find this out, your employer must have or request this information before you start work.
This asbestos awareness training is suitable for:
- Call centre staff
- Telephone operators
- Administration staff
- Customer Services staff
- Void inspectors
- Housing liaison officers
- Housing officers



