CAR 2012 Regulation 10 requires employers to make sure that anyone liable to disturb asbestos during their work, or who supervises such employees, receives the correct level of information, instruction and training to enable them to carry out their work safely and competently and without risk to themselves or others.
CAR 2012 Regulation 10 requires employers to make sure that anyone liable to disturb asbestos during their work, or who supervises such employees, receives the correct level of information, instruction and training to enable them to carry out their work safely and competently and without risk to themselves or others.
If you require advice on asbestos, working with asbestos, or your duties under CAR 2012 we’d be delighted to offer our assistance.
We can arrange for training of your workforce and managers, whether to improve their asbestos knowledge as part of their continuing professional development or to assist with general health and safety compliance.
Combining our in-house knowledge and expertise with approved, accredited external training providers we can provide courses to suit all requirements.
Asbestos Awareness (Category A)
Non-licensed including NNLW (Category B)
Licensable works with Asbestos (Category C)
Duty to Manage Asbestos
First Aid at Work
Emergency First Aid at Work
Our Category A course is aimed at making the candidates aware of the dangers associated with exposure to airborne asbestos fibres through unknowingly coming into contact with asbestos materials.
It does NOT train you to work with asbestos containing materials (ACM’s).
This level of the course aims to train those who knowingly will be working with asbestos containing materials where that work is not classified as “licensable work with asbestos” as defined by CAR 2012. Typically referred to as non-licensable or notifiable non-licensable (NNLW) work as detailed in HSE Guidance Asbestos Essentials a0.
e.g. cement, gaskets
This course is tailored for specific industries working on the fabric of buildings such as demolition workers, property maintenance, Mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, Painters and decorators, joiners, roofers, plasterers, gas engineers, shop fitters, architects, surveyors, and construction workers.
Our Category C training aims to teach those who, knowingly, will be working with asbestos containing materials where that work is classified as “licensable work with asbestos” as defined by CAR 2012 e.g. asbestos lagging.
This would include licensed removal contractors and ancillary trades such as scaffolders who undertake asbestos ancillary work.
For any persons who requires an overview of the duty to manage and legislative requirements. This would normally include, but is not limited to duty holder’s assistants, appointed persons assistants, building owners, landlords, sub-lessors, managing agents etc. and any person assisting duty holders in the compliance with CAR 2012 regulation 4.
The course is delivered in accordance with the Approved Code of Practice L74 for qualifying First Aid personnel in the workplace. Candidates will receive training in a wide range of first aid skills including:
The qualification will equip the first aider with skills to be able to confidently undertake emergency first aid if someone becomes ill or injured at work and consists of 6 hours of instructor led tuition with the emphasis on practical application of first aid skills.
The content covers the basic essentials required to provide emergency care to a patient. Candidates will receive training in a range of first aid skills including:
