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- UKATA Asbestos Awareness (Cat A)
UKATA Asbestos Awareness (Cat A)
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Course Introduction
This is a Category A: Asbestos Awareness course, aimed at making the candidates aware of the dangers associated with exposure to airborne asbestos fibres through unknowingly coming into contact with asbestos materials.
If you work on buildings built or refurbished before the year 2000, asbestos could be present. You will need asbestos awareness training so you know how to avoid the risks.
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Course Benefits
Asbestos Awareness training is a legal obligation for employers where there is a risk that employees may be in contact with the substance.
The number of deaths from Mesothelioma, an aggressive form of lung cancer attributed to asbestos exposure, rose to 2,535 in 2012, with Asbestosis thought to have claimed 464 lives in the same year.
Assessment method
Multi choice written answer paper.
Qualification Validity
12 months.
- What is asbestos?
- Asbestos and its effects on health
- Asbestos Containing Materials
- Asbestos bans, laws, surveys and registers