Asbestos Awareness

Overview
This course educates employees about the hazards of working with materials that may contain asbestos. The course provides the majority of the information needed to satisfy the training requirements for Class IV employees under the OSHA regulation. Forty-three interactions involve the learner in the training process. Course resources include a fully narrated glossary of terms. Each term is pronounced and its definition read aloud to the learner. A topical index provides a complete map to the instructional material. The learner can ask for all course information on any topic at any time during the lesson presentations. The learner can use the topical index as a reference source even after completing the course. Closed Captioning is included. A complete transcript of all audio and video files is also provided with this course.
Topics
The course presents interactive instruction covering the following topical areas:
Introduction to Asbestos Awareness
What is asbestos?
Limiting exposure to asbestos
Monitoring the condition of asbestos
Preventing asbestos disturbances
Asbestos handling for authorized personnel
Decontaminating after handling asbestos
Ongoing asbestos management

Performance Objectives
This course will measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives. Upon completion, workers will be able to...
Describe what asbestos is.
List places where asbestos is found.
Identify the health risks associated with asbestos.
Identify the three steps to limiting exposure to asbestos.
Distinguish between friable and non-friable materials.
How to determine the condition of asbestos-containing material.
Describe what to do if you find materials that could release asbestos fibers.
Define "disturbance" as it applies to asbestos.
Describe ways of preventing asbestos disturbances.
Review methods of cleaning up materials that may contain asbestos.
List the PPE that should be worn when handling asbestos.
Describe how to contain an area where asbestos is present.
Review how to properly dispose of asbestos.
Describe how to decontaminate after handling asbestos.
Describe how air monitoring is used to measure asbestos levels.
Review the major aspects of the asbestos Medical Surveillance Program.