W504 - Asbestos and other fibres

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W504 - Asbestos and other fibres

• Date
• Location

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Welcome

• Opening comments
• Emergency Procedures
• Introductions

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Tutor 1

• Details / information

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Tutor 2

• Details / information

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Delegates

• Name
• Job title / role
• Company
• What is your experience of asbestos?

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Course Aims

• To enhance knowledge of industrial hygiene
  practice in relation to fibrous dusts.
• This module concentrates on asbestos, but other
  fibres, e.g. machine made mineral fibres (MMMF)
  are also covered
• Give an understanding of the
• Health risks associated with asbestos and other
  fibres
• How the risks from asbestos products can be
  evaluated
• How the risks from asbestos products can be
  controlled
• Options for remediation of asbestos

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Course learning outcomes

• Participants will be able to
• describe the composition, nature and properties
  of asbestos, machine made mineral fibres and
  other fibres and their historical uses
• describe the health effects of asbestos and other
  fibrous materials and apply appropriate exposure
  limits
• describe the uses of asbestos in buildings and
  the public health risk that these may pose

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Course learning outcomes

• Participants will be able to
• understand principles of and requirements for
  asbestos surveys including taking samples and
  identifying bulk asbestos types by microscopic
  techniques including relevant safety requirements
• be thoroughly familiar with current good practice
  in the construction and use of enclosures for
  asbestos remediation and the use of
  decontamination units

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Course learning outcomes

• Participants will be able to
• understand the principles of clearance testing,
  the requirements for measurement and appropriate
  techniques for post remediation evaluation
• conduct air sampling to determine airborne
  concentrations of asbestos or other fibres in
  accordance with defined procedures including
  microscopic counting techniques
• have the ability to advise on all the various
  techniques for the management of asbestos in
  buildings in accordance with good practice

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Topics to be discussed

• Asbestos and other fibres
• Health hazards and exposure limits
• Personal protective equipment
• Asbestos in buildings and surveys
• Risk assessment of asbestos containing materials
• Management of asbestos containing materials
• Asbestos removal
• Air sampling
• Analysis of bulk samples (principles)
• Fibre counting (principles)

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Format of course

• Day 1 Lectures
• Day 2 Lectures practical session
• Day 3 Lectures practical session
• Day 4 Lectures case studies / syndicate work
• Day 5 Course review and examinations
• Note There are evening revision questions each
  day. These will be discussed at the start of the
  following morning

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A request!

• Please feel free to ask questions
• I want the course to be interactive
• I want you to get the maximum benefit from the
  course
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