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Asbestos Awareness eLearning
Online asbestos awareness training for anyone who might disturb asbestos at work, how to recognise where it hides in pre-2000 buildings, and what to do the moment you suspect it.
Who it is for
Who this asbestos awareness course is for
Any building built or refurbished before 2000 may contain asbestos. The people most at risk are not asbestos removers. They are tradespeople who drill, cut or lift something without knowing what is behind it.
- Electricians, plumbers, joiners and heating engineers
- Maintenance, caretaking and facilities staff
- Builders, roofers and demolition workers
- Surveyors and property professionals
- Cable, telecoms and alarm installers
- Anyone working on buildings built or refurbished before 2000
Course content
What the asbestos awareness course covers
Five short lessons covering what asbestos is, what it does to you, where it is found, finding out before you start, and what to do if you disturb it, then a 12-question assessment.
What asbestos is, and why it is everywhere
What asbestos is, the three common types, why it was used, when it was banned, and why any pre-2000 building may still contain it.
What it does to you
How asbestos fibres damage the lungs, the diseases they cause, the smoking multiplier, and the scale of deaths.
Where it is found
The materials that release fibres most easily, the lower-risk materials, and where to expect them in a building.
Finding out before you start
The duty to manage asbestos, the asbestos register, survey types, and what to ask before starting work.
If you disturb it, and the law
What to do if you discover or accidentally disturb asbestos, contamination of clothing, and the law for you and your employer.
Outcomes
What you will be able to do afterwards
- Explain what asbestos is, why it was used, and why pre-2000 buildings may contain it
- Explain how asbestos harms you and why there is no known safe level
- Recognise the materials and places where asbestos is most likely to be found
- Find out what is there before you start, using the asbestos register
- Act correctly if you discover or disturb asbestos, and know the law
Your legal duty
The law behind asbestos awareness training
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 require employers to prevent exposure to asbestos so far as is reasonably practicable, and to ensure that anyone liable to disturb asbestos during their work receives adequate information, instruction and training. That awareness training is what this course provides.
The Regulations also place a duty to manage asbestos on those responsible for maintenance of non-domestic premises. That's why an asbestos register should exist and should be consulted before work begins.
- Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- The duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 - sections 2 and 3
- Licensed and notifiable non-licensed work require more than awareness training
Practicalities
How the course works
Would you rather have a tutor?
Non-licensed and licensed asbestos work needs accredited, task-specific training. This awareness course does not cover it.
For employers
Asbestos Awareness training for a team
Asbestos awareness is a standard requirement for trades and maintenance teams. It's one clients ask to see before letting anyone on site.
- One invoice instead of a card payment per person
- Licences allocated as people join, so induction is covered
- Completion and expiry reporting for your records
- Renewal reminders before certificates lapse
- Bespoke versions built around your own procedures
Asbestos Awareness eLearning: common questions
No, and that is important. Asbestos awareness training tells you how to avoid disturbing asbestos and what to do if you find it. Non-licensed and licensed work require separate, accredited, task-specific training.
Anyone whose work could foreseeably disturb asbestos: trades, maintenance and refurbishment workers, and their supervisors, under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.
Refresher training is expected to keep awareness current. Many employers and clients ask for it annually; the certificate here is valid for one year.
A duty on those responsible for maintenance of non-domestic premises to find out whether asbestos is present, record it, assess the risk and manage it. The register that results is what you should check before starting work.
About 30 to 45 minutes, with no time limit. Start it, pause it, and come back whenever suits. The certificate is issued as soon as you pass the end assessment.
Yes. It runs in a browser on any modern phone, tablet or computer, with nothing to install.
Yes. Open a business account and we invoice you for the licences, which you allocate as people need them. Completion reporting is included.
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