Asbestos Awareness Training
Workplace Training Services
Asbestos Awareness Training
This Course is Designed For
Tradespeople
Maintenance personnel
Property managers
Building owners
Anyone who is at risk of encountering asbestos
We offer face-to-face asbestos awareness training delivered to you at your workplace. Asbestos awareness training should be provided to any persons carrying out asbestos-related work or who have duties under the asbestos management plan such as the asbestos coordinator.
Under Section 17 of the Health and Safety (Asbestos) Regulations, a person conducting business or undertaking (PCBU) must ensure that workers engaged by the PCBU and may be involved in asbestos-related work are trained in the identification and safe handling of, and suitable control measures for asbestos.
What the Course Covers
Direct Hazmat Consultants offer a comprehensive 2-hour asbestos awareness training course that covers the following:
Types and properties of asbestos
Asbestos-related diseases
Health and exposure monitoring
Asbestos containing products commonly used
NZ Legislation regarding asbestos
Asbestos survey types (management, refurbishment and demolition)
Asbestos management plans
Asbestos assessment using the material assessment algorithm
Air monitoring
Difference between asbestos work and asbestos-related work
Asbestos-safe working procedures
Personal protective equipment
Respiratory protective equipment
Decontamination
Dealing with asbestos waste
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Training is held in our Feilding based office or if preferred, we can come to your workplace. Contact us to discuss your requirements.
Asbestos Services
At Direct Hazmat Consultants, we offer a variety of asbestos-related services in the lower North Island for clients of all industries.
Indoor Air Quality & Hazardous Material Assessments
Find out more about our indoor air quality and hazardous material assessments for homes and workplaces. We can help you with assessing for mould and moisture, sick building syndrome, detecting lead-based paint and dealing with contaminated soil.