Corporate Training By Zack Academy - Asbestos Safety for the Competent Person Online Anytime

Please Note:  This class CANNOT be taken in lieu of securing an Asbestos Supervisor license

Why Should You Attend This Asbestos Safety for the Competent Person Online Anytime Course?

Asbestos is a naturally occurring material found in many building products that is considered very hazardous to health and is heavily regulated by both OSHA and the EPA.

This Asbestos Safety for the Competent Person Online Anytime Course covers the proper training needed when working with materials that may contain asbestos in order to help identify it and protect yourself around this dangerous substance. Built and developed from the OSHA standard for Asbestos safety – 29 CFR 1910.1001, the regulation applies to constructing, renovating, maintaining, demolishing, or salvaging asbestos containing structures.

It also covers removing asbestos materials, installing asbestos containing materials, cleaning up asbestos spills, and the transporting, storing or housekeeping that is involved with asbestos-containing materials on a construction site. This training also covers the duties and responsibilities of a job site competent person, to aid the student in achieving this designation, per OSHAs competent person requirement.

This course will quickly get a trainee up to speed on this information in an efficient online format.

This fully narrated course is broken up into seven units and takes approximately five hours to complete.  There will be knowledge check quizzes throughout these units to help keep the learner on pace.  These quizzes will prepare you for the final, which you will take at the end of the course. After passing the final with a score of 70% or better, you will be able to print a personalized certificate with your name, the course you passed, the date taken, certificate number, as well as our company information should anyone need to verify the authenticity of the certificate.

The Following Topics Will Be Covered:

• Asbestos Characteristics
• Health Hazards
• Exposure Limits and Assessment
• Types of Asbestos
• Medical Surveillance
• Regulated Areas
• Engineering Controls
• Methods of Compliance
• Respiratory Protection
• Training Requirements
• Job Classes
• Clean-up and Disposal
• Competent Person Responsibilities

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