This two-day course is designed to provide an introduction to asbestos abatement work and to provide workers with the knowledge to successfully complete low, moderate, and high-risk asbestos abatement work.
Course Content:
- Asbestos and health effects associated with asbestos exposure
- Specific uses of asbestos in buildings
- Common types of friable and non-friable asbestos containing materials
- Regulations governing the assessment
- Removal
- Transport and disposal of asbestos
- Condition assessment of asbestos containing materials
- Personal protective equipment for asbestos abatement
- Risk classifications
- High risk work procedures
- Worker decontamination
- Air monitoring & site inspection
- Waste disposal
- Project documentation
- Practical “hands-on” exercises
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