Course Description
Asbestos Awareness
Alison
This free online health and safety course explains how to manage the risks posed by the carcinogens found in asbestos. This health and safety training course promotes asbestos awareness and shows you how to manage the risks it poses. We describe the hazardous properties of asbestos and discuss its types, locations and associated diseases, including cancer. We then cover exposure limits and control measures used to avoid exposure and remove asbestos as part of the safe management of the substance. We provide practical advice to keep you safe from carcinogens.
Online Course
| Course Code | 5161 |
| College Name | Alison |
| Course Category | Agriculture & Veterinary, Environmental Studies |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Location | Online Course |
| Delivery mode | |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world's largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Explain what asbestos is, how it is produced and why it is dangerous • Identify the types of asbestos that are commonly used to manufacture products • Describe the hazardous properties and forms of asbestos • List the most probable locations where asbestos can be found • Identify the most important route of exposure to asbestos that leads to unwanted health effects • Describe the health effects of asbestos exposure and contributing factors to asbestos-related diseases • Discuss who is at a greater risk of asbestos exposure • Explain the strategies and control measures used to avoid asbestos exposure • Outline the workplace exposure limits for asbestos established by different international organisations • Summarise the steps taken by licensed asbestos professionals to remove asbestos • Discuss the safety measures that provide effective asbestos waste management. |
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