Asbestos Awareness: Stop Before You Disturb It
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Know where asbestos might be, check the asbestos register before work, stop if you find something unexpected, and never disturb suspect material.
- Assign to
- Tradespeople, maintenance and facilities staff who could disturb a building’s fabric
- Duration
- 35 minutes
- Evidence
- 11-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Explain why disturbing asbestos, not its presence, is the danger.
- Know where asbestos might be in older buildings.
- Check the asbestos register before any work that could disturb the fabric.
- Stop, secure and report if you find something unexpected.
The course
- 01Why it still kills
- 02Where it hides
- 03Who can work on it
- 04What to do
The decision they practise
In the main activity, “Find the four problems”, learners spot the red flags in a realistic document and see the effect of each choice. In “Just drill it”, a face-to-face conversation, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “Why the harm is invisible” and “Instinct versus right”.
How you know they finished
The 11-question quiz mixes multiple choice and matching questions and returns to the opening story.
Roll it out with
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 11-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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