The Health and Safety Executive have renewed their campaign of checking site workers compliance with their directive that all tradespeople are trained to be asbestos aware. Due to the amount of refurbishment work going on in the North West of England being amongst the highest in the UK, the HSE are keen to ensure that employers around the Manchester and Liverpool areas can prove that their employees have undergone asbestos awareness training in the past year.
During the last few months, the HSE has sucessfully prosecuted employers who have put their employees at risk of asbestos exposure with its considerable health effects. We are now seeing more and more reports of deaths being attrbuted to asbestos exposure from up to 50 years ago and the rate of these deaths are due to peak later this decade.
AMS provide UKATA approved Asbestos Awareness Training at their purpose built training centre in Wigan. The venue has ample free parking and delegates will be able to see live asbestos samples sealed in perspex that adds reality to the course that few other training companies can offer.
“AMS has increased the number of courses available to ensure that as many people can gain access to this training as possible.” says Tony Murphy, AMS’s North West Regional Manager. “It is of vital improtance that employers ensure that their workers know what to look out for and what to do if they think that they may disturb asbestos in their work. We want to make sure that employers don’t get heavily fined for non-compliance, especially as the HSE have announced this crackdown on sites.”
“Please contact us to book a simple half day course that will make sure you know the health risks associated with exposure to asbestos dust; how to recognise possible asbestos containing materials and what to do if you think that you could be about to disturb asbestos. The course is relatively cheap and could save the lives of you, your employees and their families.” he continued.
“Just pick up the phone, dial 01670 737355and speak to Carrie, our training co-ordinator at head office. She’ll get you on the next available course.”