Asbestos Awareness

$49.95

The Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) resource library provides health and safety online courses and certificates for different industries to meet the demand in workplace occupational health and safety for a more skilled, competent, and safe workforce. This Library offers over 80 online courses and was designed to meet the different requirements of provincial and federal government legislation as well as to provide an incremental learning path leading towards three competency-based online certificates.

Description

In the Asbestos Awareness course, you will be presented with information on asbestos-related hazards, PPE requirements, air monitoring methods, and abatement methods for different risk levels. Asbestos is a fibrous material used in many industrial applications. Unfortunately, asbestos is also a dangerous substance that increases the risk of lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis. This course will help you meet regulatory and government requirements.

This is a two-hour online course.

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

  • Identify the health risks associated with asbestos
  • Describe some materials that contain asbestos
  • Describe the required respiratory protection when dealing with asbestos
  • Describe the protective clothing requirements for asbestos
  • Describe abatement in relation to asbestos
  • Identify procedures used in asbestos abatement work
  • Describe air monitoring requirements for abatement work
  • Describe the techniques used for air monitoring
  • Describe how to respond to medical and fire emergencies
  • Describe where to find more information on competency profiles for asbestos projects
Refund Policy
We do not provide refunds, however if you have not signed into the course we will provide a credit for another course.

Any questions please contact us.