Asbestos & Demolition Safety Awareness

Introduction

This course is linked into the CCDO/CSCS Demolition card scheme and therefore is a mandatory requirement when making card applications.

It is also a very useful and informative course for any relatively new starters in your company to inform your employees about Demolition Safety and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 and asbestos containing materials.

Aims

The course aims to make attendees aware of the responsibilities under the Health & Safety at Work Act, changes in legislation, specific demolition hazards, safe working practices and maintaining standards of safety on site.

The course includes: 

Demolition Awareness

Competence defined

CCDO/CSCS card scheme

Legal obligations

Types of Demolition

HSE definition of competence

HSE CDM 2007 overview

How much do you know? Questions & Answers

Explosive demolition - an overview

Working at Height - an overview

Top down tower block deconstruction

New plant in the Industry - Brokk dust boss

Site inductions

Welfare facilities

Safety is no Accident DVD
Tower block explosive demolition DVD

Manual handling - an overview

Group exercise - risks

Asbestos awareness:

Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006

Identifying asbestos

Origins of asbestos

Types and properties

Where it is found

Safe disposal

Risks and hazards

Asbestos related diseases

Precautions

Delegates will be issued with a Certificate of Attendance.