This Asbestos Awareness online training course raises awareness of the dangers from asbestos and the practical steps that can be taken to reduce the risk of exposure.

The course covers what asbestos is, the main types of asbestos encountered in the UK, how asbestos causes harm, factors that affect the chances of harm being caused, examples where asbestos is found in the UK, how to reduce the risk of exposure and what to do in an emergency.

  • Assured by RoSPA and the CPD Certification Service
  • Complete the course in approximately 180 minutes
  • 100% online, including the final assessment
  • Download the course certificate on completion
  • Immediate start with 24/7 access

This Asbestos Awareness online training course raises awareness of the dangers from asbestos and the practical steps that can be taken to reduce the risk of exposure.

The course covers what asbestos is, the main types of asbestos encountered in the UK, how asbestos causes harm, factors that affect the chances of harm being caused, examples where asbestos is found in the UK, how to reduce the risk of exposure and what to do in an emergency.

  • Assured by RoSPA and the CPD Certification Service
  • Complete the course in approximately 180 minutes
  • 100% online, including the final assessment
  • Download the course certificate on completion
  • Immediate start with 24/7 access

Ideal for individual learners

  • Assured courses
  • Immediate start
  • 24/7 course access
  • User-friendly content
  • 100% online including the final assessment
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Ideal for training coordinators

  • Access to a dashboard
  • Quickly enrol students
  • View access expiry dates
  • Download reports
  • Download RoSPA, IoH & CPD certificates
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How Many Users?

£15+vat

1 User

£15 + VAT Per User

2 - 9 Users

£12 + VAT Per User

10 - 49 Users

£10 + VAT Per User

50 - 99 Users

£7.5 + VAT Per User

100+ Users

£6.5 + VAT Per User

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Overview

  • Assured by RoSPA and the CPD Certification Service
  • All course fees are included – there are no hidden charges
  • Most learners complete the course in approximately 180 minutes
  • Works on PC, tablet or smartphone (with internet access)
  • 100% online, including the final assessment
  • Free retake of the assessment if needed
  • Download the course certificate on completion
  • Comes with a dashboard to monitor course completion
  • Course and dashboard can be accessed 24/7

Aim

The aim of this course is to give you information so that you can avoid disturbing asbestos when carrying out your work.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, learners will be aware of:

  • Why they need to know about asbestos
  • Types of asbestos, its properties and history
  • Ill health effects associated with asbestos
  • Likely occurrence of asbestos and asbestos containing materials
  • Key legislation that relates to asbestos
  • Key responsibilities of employers and employees
  • Asbestos surveys and asbestos registers
  • Emergencies involving asbestos
  • How to avoid the risks of asbestos

Module 1 – Aims and learning outcomes

  • Why you need to know about asbestos
  • Aims and learning outcomes

Module 2 – Properties of asbestos and its history

  • What asbestos is
  • Common types of asbestos
  • History of asbestos

Module 3 – The health effects of asbestos

  • Why asbestos is dangerous
  • Who is at risk
  • Diseases linked to asbestos

Module 4 – Likely occurrence of asbestos and asbestos containing materials

  • Where asbestos can be found
  • Friability

Module 5 – Statutory provisions that relate to asbestos

  • General legislation
  • Asbestos legislation
  • Key responsibilities of employers
  • Key responsibilities of employees
  • Asbestos surveys
  • Asbestos registers

Module 6 – Emergency procedures

  • Individual emergency procedures
  • Employer emergency procedures

Module 7 – How to avoid the risks of asbestos

  • Avoiding the risk of asbestos

The end of course assessment

  • The assessment fee is included in the cost of the course. We do not charge any extra to gain access to the assessment
  • The assessment is 100% online. So there is no need for the learner to attend a training centre to complete it
  • The assessment consists of multiple-choice questions
  • Learners must achieve at least 70% in the assessment to register a pass
  • We do not charge a fee to take the assessment again if the learner does not achieve the 70% pass rate (provided the course is completed within 6 months from enrolment)
  • The learner will be able to download a course certificate once they pass the end of course assessment
  • The coordinator will also be able to download the course certificate through their dashboard once the learner passes the end of course assessment

Purchasing your course(s)

You can purchase your course(s) online using a debit/credit card. To purchase online, simply select how many users you want the course(s) for, then click on the ‘Add to basket’ button on this page.
You can purchase your course(s) over the phone using a debit/credit card. To pay over the phone, please call 0333 733 1111 between 0900 and 1700 hours Monday to Friday to talk to one of our Support Team.
Please contact us at [email protected] if you would rather pay by BACS transfer. You will need to provide in the email your name, postal address, email address, what course(s) you require and the quantity of courses that you require. We will issue you with an invoice and contact details.

Receiving login details (online and phone purchases)

You will be sent an email from [email protected] once you have made you purchase online or over the phone. Please check your email SPAM / JUNK folder if you do not receive the email as it may get blocked by your email firewall. If you have not received it within one hour, and it is not in your SPAM / JUNK folder, you can email [email protected] for a duplicate copy to be sent to you.
If you are a returning customer or have purchased multiple courses, the email will contain details of how to access your Training Coordinators Dashboard. If you are a new user that has purchased a single course, the email will contain details of how to go straight to your course. You should add [email protected] to your email safe-senders list to prevent future emails from us also being blocked.

Enrolling multiple learners onto courses

If you are a returning customer or have purchased multiple courses, you will be able to enrol your learners onto their courses using the Training Coordinators Dashboard that we provide you with. You will be sent individual login details for each learner that you enrol. These details will also be sent in an email from [email protected] . You will need to pass the login details onto the learner.

Course access

The course materials will work on any internet-enabled device running an up-to-date internet browser. Each student will have 190 days from the date of enrolment to log on and complete their course. The course does not need to be completed in one sitting. Students can log out and return any time up until the course is completed or until the 190-day access expires. The course cannot be accessed after the 190 day expiry.

Suitable internet browsers

Both our courses and the dashboard will work on any modern web browser, for example Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. You should ensure that they are fully updated. Internet Explorer should not be used because it is no longer supported by Microsoft and so may be unstable.

Course certificate

On successful completion of the course and end of course assessment, both the student, and the coordinator, can download the course certificate.

Course expiry

Courses not allocated to students will expire after 12 months from purchase.
Courses allocated to students will expire on completion of the course or after 190 days from the original enrolment (whichever is sooner).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, that’s fine. You simply enrol yourself on the course that you purchase.

Yes. If you purchase multiple courses, then you will be given a dashboard that will enable you to enrol other people on the courses that you have purchased.

Yes. Check out the current bundle deals by looking at the ‘offers’ tab in the menu at the top of this page.

It takes minutes to get started on a course once you have made your purchase. Please see the ‘More…’ tab for details about how the process works.

Yes. All our courses are 100% online, so you will need internet access to take them. The dashboard is also online and so will require internet access.

Our courses and the dashboard will work on any modern web browser, for example Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. Internet Explorer should not be used because it is no longer supported by Microsoft and so may be unstable.

If you are a returning customer, or you are purchasing multiple courses, you will receive a ‘Training Coordinator Dashboard’. This will enable you to enrol people onto courses, produce learner reports and download some certificates. If you are a new purchaser buying a single course to do yourself, you will be given a ‘Single User Dashboard’. This is a simplified dashboard to get you on to your course quickly. It is simple to upgrade a ‘Single User Dashboard’ to a ‘Training Coordinator Dashboard’. There is no charge to upgrade a dashboard.

Awareness training, such as this course, will help the learner to identify and consider common hazards, risks and control measures. Learners may require additional, context-specific, information, instruction, training or supervision given the unique nature of the organisation, their role within it, the tasks they perform and the environment in which they operate.

No. A digital certificate will be available for immediate download once the course is finished. It will be on the course page and the dashboard.

You can retake the end of course assessment if you do not pass it. We do not charge for retakes.

Yes.

No. We leave it to you, or the competent person within your organisation, to decide when training should be refreshed.

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