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Asbestos awareness training is a legal requirement for anyone whose work could disturb asbestos. It does not qualify anyone to work on asbestos — it teaches people to recognise it, avoid it, and know what to do when they find it.
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- Course length
- [Half day]
- Delegates per course
- [No.]
- Prior experience
- None required
- Assessment
- [Format]
- Certificate
- [Awarding body]
- Refresher
- Annually recommended
- Price from
- [£000]
What the law actually asks for
Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, an employer must make sure anyone who is liable to disturb asbestos during their work gets suitable information, instruction and training. That covers a very wide range of trades: electricians, plumbers, joiners, roofers, heating engineers, demolition and refurbishment crews, shopfitters, surveyors and general maintenance staff.
Asbestos was banned outright in the UK in 1999, so any building put up or refurbished before 2000 may contain it. That is a large share of the UK building stock, which is why this course comes up on almost every induction checklist.
What this course is not
Awareness training does not licence anyone to work with, remove or disturb asbestos. It is the lowest of the three categories, and its purpose is avoidance: recognising likely asbestos-containing materials, understanding the health risks, knowing where to find the asbestos register, and stopping work and reporting if something is disturbed.
If your people need to carry out non-licensed or notifiable non-licensed work, that is a different course and a different standard. Ring us and we will tell you which one you actually need.
The one most sites get wrong
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What the course covers
Awareness level, aimed at anyone who might come across asbestos while doing something else entirely.
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How the course runs
Your team is the only firm in the room. We arrange the venue, you pick the date, and the whole crew goes through together rather than being split across three different weeks.
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Questions we get asked
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Who needs asbestos awareness training?
Anyone whose work could foreseeably disturb asbestos — most building trades, maintenance and refurbishment workers, and the people who supervise them. If someone could put a drill through a ceiling tile or lift a floor panel in a pre-2000 building, they need it.
How often does it need refreshing?
There is no fixed legal interval, but refresher training is generally recommended every year, and most principal contractors will expect to see a certificate dated within the last twelve months.
Does this let my team remove asbestos?
No. Awareness training is about recognising and avoiding asbestos, not working on it. Removal and disturbance work needs non-licensed or licensed training depending on the material and the task.
Can it be done online?
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What does it cost?
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