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Health Hazards in Construction: Asbestos Awareness
Master the awareness of asbestos in construction. Equip yourself and your team to identify hazards and implement effective control measures.
About this course
Asbestos can cause serious illness and affect the health of a worker in the long term. This course is designed to provide an awareness of the potential dangers of asbestos and how to control them. Ideal learners are all construction employees.
What you will learn
Identify where asbestos maybe present on construction sites;
Recall the health effects of asbestos
exposure;
Know some basic ways to prevent or limit exposure to asbestos
Regulations and board approvals
OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart Z: Toxic and Hazardous Substances;
American Conference of
Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)TLVS and BEIS