Background
Asbestos is toxic and a class 1 carcinogen known to cause serious illnesses such as lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis and yet for many decades was widely used in concrete, roofs etc. in the UK. Currently in the UK, about 5000- workers die of asbestos related disease every year. Poor disposal practices, demolition and other anthropogenic processes have resulted in asbestos often being present in the ground particularly on brownfield sites.
It is a legal requirement that anyone who will be expected to do work which will disturb asbestos must have a higher level of training above ‘awareness’. This will include people carrying out sit/ground investigation, excavation on sites, etc if they are ‘reasonably foreseeable or knowing disturb soil contaminated with asbestos’
Why attend
This workshop will explain :
- How the site activities that could results in asbestos exposure and the importance of control measures
- How to carry out ‘suitable and sufficient assessment of risk
- How identify asbestos contaminated materials
- Safe work practice, hygiene and medical requirements control measures
- Protective equipment(including correct use, cleaning and maintenance of PPE and RPE)
- Decontamination procedures (including use of decontamination facilities)
- Waste handling procedures
- how to decide whether your project is 'licensed, non-licenced or notifiable non-licenced workand what you are your obligation accordingly and notification needed
- Emergency procedures- What to do with planned discovery of asbestos
- Record keeping
Programme
9.30 Registration and refreshments
10:00 Introduction
10.20 How do know your work is licenced or non-licenced, your legal obligations and actions needed
10.50 Refreshments
11.20 How to carry out an appropriate Asbestos Risk Assessment?
This module will go through the risk assessment process that needs to be followed if working on a site likely to have asbestos present. Documentation, control measures, emergency procedures and discuss the role of the Competent Person.
11.50 How to plan and implement control measures.
- Wetting down – based on HSG210/EM5 (how to do this as a practical – what training benefit does it contribute?)
- Bunded areas for localised work, e.g. drilling, small trenches
- What other control measures that can be replicated on a small scale?
12.20 Selection and use of PPR and RPE
12:50 Lunch
13.50 Decontamination - personal, equipment and plant
14.20 Waste management
14.50 Refreshments
15:10 Practical session
16:30 Summary and close
Who should attend
- Ground workers (including those doing general site work, site investigation for contaminated land and ground investigation)
- Contractors including specialist contractors
- Consultants
When
Thursday 21st March 2019
10:00 - 16:30
Fees
LACL and BRMF members : free
Other attendees: £99 + VAT
Where
Birmingham city Council
Council House
Victoria Square
Birmingham
B1 1BB
Booking
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