Essential Asbestos Awareness Training Services
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Control of Asbestos Regulations, employers have a strict legal duty to provide adequate safety training to any employee whose work could foreseeably expose them to asbestos. Accidental disturbance remains the leading cause of occupational asbestos exposure. MDS Group provides professional, engaging, and compliant safety training services designed to protect your workforce, mitigate corporate liability, and ensure compliance.
Asbestos Awareness Training (Category A)
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Control of Asbestos Regulations, employers have a strict legal duty to provide adequate safety training to any employee whose work could foreseeably expose them to asbestos. Accidental disturbance remains the leading cause of occupational asbestos exposure. MDS Group provides professional, engaging, and compliant safety training services designed to protect your workforce, mitigate corporate liability, and ensure compliance.
Core Training Modules and Learning Outcomes
- Asbestos History and Properties: Understanding why asbestos was commercially used and its unique physical characteristics.
- Health Risks and Diseases: Detailed reviews of how asbestos fibres damage lung tissue, the long-term latency period, and the synergistic risks of smoking.
- Common ACM Locations: Mapping out where asbestos is typically found in properties built before 2000, including textured coatings, floor tiles, flue pipes, ceiling tiles, and lagging.
- Legislation and Compliance: Navigating the legal duties of employers, employees, and duty holders under current UK safety laws.
- Emergency Procedures: Outlining step-by-step emergency protocols to follow if a suspect material is accidentally damaged, disturbed, or exposed on site.
