COURSE OVERVIEW

Course Description

This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the-art simulators. 

 

The course is an optional module for the International Certicate in Occupational Hygiene (ICertOHTA). It is designed to be delivered as a 5-day taught programme including student assessment.

 

The aim of the course is to:-

 

• Extend knowledge of occupational exposure to fibrous dusts used in industry (asbestos, machine made mineral fibres, aramids, carbon, etc.)
• Understand the health risks of asbestos and other fibres as well as the means of evaluation and control
• Apply these principals for asbestos consultants as well as OH professionals

 

On Completing this course successfully, participants will be able to:-

• Extend knowledge of occupational exposure to fibrous dusts used in industry(asbestos, machine made mineral fibres, aramids, carbon, etc.)
• Understand the health risks of asbestos and other fibres as well as the means of evaluation and control
• Apply these principals for asbestos consultants as well as OH professionals
• Conduct asbestos surveys: sampling, identifying bulk asbestos types by microscopic techniques and relevant safety requirements
• Adopt and recognize current good practice in the construction and use of enclosures for asbestos remediation and the use of decontamination units
• Understand all 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 and other fibres following recognized procedures including microscopic counting techniques
• Advise on all techniques for safe management of asbestos in buildings following good practice

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of OHTA504: Asbestos and Other Fibres. It covers the asbestos fibre types, uses of asbestos and man made mineral fibres (MMMF); the health hazards and exposure limits; the health effects of asbestos and control limits for asbestos; reviewing inhalation studies for other fibres including erionite, man-made mineral and other fibres; the exposure limits for man made mineral fibres, typical exposures to man made mineral fibres and approaches to eliminating asbestos related diseases; the personal protective equipment for working with asbestos including respiratory protection and personal protective clothing; the types and uses of asbestos in buildings; and conducting surveys of asbestos containing materials in buildings.

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the bulk sampling, risk assessment and management of asbestos containing materials; the asbestos in soils and man-made ground and land investigations, soil sampling and asbestos removal; the enclosures and removal procedures, waste removal and testing, monitoring and maintaining enclosures; the air sampling equipment and procedures, clearance sampling, bulk samples analysis and health and safety precautions; the asbestos in soils and quality control, fibre counting, filter preparation and calculation of results and quality control; and the electron microscopy covering scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive x-ray.

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TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies:

30 % Lectures
20 % Workshops & Work Presentations
20 % Case Studies & Practical Exercises
30 % Videos, Software & Simulators

In an unlikely event, the course instructor may modify the above training methodology for technical reasons.

VIRTUAL TRAINING (IF APPLICABLE)

If this course is delivered online as a Virtual Training, the following limitations will be applicable:

Certificates	:	Only soft copy certificates will be issued
Training Materials	:	Only soft copy materials will be issued
Training Methodology	:	80% theory, 20% practical
Training Program	:	4 hours per day, from 09:30 to 13:30