Asbestos Awareness

This course introduces the five core competencies required for asbestos abatement workers in BC. Course content covers a foundational awareness of asbestos, health, OHS regulations, and PPE. You’ll also learn how to plan for abatement and the initial site meeting, as well as set-up and abatement processes and waste handling.

By the end of this course you will learn about:

• Foundational awareness
  • Asbestos
  • Health
  • Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulation
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Planning for abatement work and initial site meeting
• Setup
• Abatement
• Waste handling

• Self-paced e-learning course with animated and computerised voice-over slides, WorksafeBC and YouTube videos, and interactive quizzes
• About 1.5 hours of self-paced instruction
• Final Test: Your course completion certificate will not be released until you successfully complete the final test with an 80% passing grade. If you do not pass the final test with the required grade, you can continue to retest until you successfully pass.

• Internet connection is required.
• Headphones or otherwise quiet space recommended as course requires listening to a significant amount of audio
• Device Compatibility: accessible via smartphone, tablet, and desktop/laptop computer

• Course access is not immediate. Please plan for up to 24-48 hours before you gain course access. 
• You will receive an email from our Training & Education Team within 24-48 hours with login information and instructions on how to access your course.
• If you have purchased your course on a weekend or holiday, we will email you your access information within 24-48 hours of the next regular business day.

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This course is offered through the MyCORCompliance training provider e-learning platform.