SAFE WORK PRACTICES FOR ASBESTOS
Asbestos is a hazardous material. If Employers and workers do not take proper precautions for work around asbestos, workers may develop serious chronic health problems or even die of an asbestos-related disease. To prevent these health problems, WorkSafeBC has developed requirements detailed in the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (the Regulation). In this course we discuss these regulations as well as the responsibilities of the Employer, supervisor and worker. The participants will learn how to avoid being exposed to asbestos, the correct PPE to be worn and what control measures are required. We will also discuss risk assessment, the importance of accurate record keeping, correct documentation, work procedure and correct disposal of asbestos.
Course Content:
- Introduction to asbestos
- What is asbestos?
- Associated health hazards
- Regulation requirements and guidelines
- Roles and responsibilities
- Health & safety program
- Asbestos management program
- Risk Assessment
- Exposure control plan
- Correct work procedures
- Documentation – NOP/Asbestos clearance documentation
- Air sampling
- Asbestos abatement and safe removal of asbestos
- Isolating of and signage in work areas
- Control procedures
- Monitoring the work environment
- PPE and worker protection
- Respirator Fit Testing
Duration – 8 hours
Number of Participants – Maximum 16
Certifying Body – Domcor Health Safety & Security Inc.
Certificate Expiry – None
SILICA AWARENESS
Silica the silent killer: exposure to silica dust can cause severe respiratory distress and even death. This awareness course will help you understand the risks to your health that exposure to silica dust can cause. It will also help you identify the sources of silica dust and provide information on the methods of protecting yourself. The course also provides information on best practices for an exposure control plan and how to implement it.
Course Content:
- What silica is and where it is found.
- Activities that can result in exposure to silica.
- Health effects and exposure routes.
- Basic worker control measures to prevent silica exposure.
- Young workers and silica
- Exposure Control Plan
- Applicable WorkSafeBC silica regulations.
By the end of the course the participant will be able to
- Identify the common sources of silica
- List the potential consequences of exposure to silica
- Identify situations where there is risk of exposure to silica
- Describe some of the appropriate controls and barriers that may be used
Duration – 4 hours
Number of Participants – Maximum 20
Certifying Body – Domcor Health Safety & Security Inc.
Certificate Expiry – None
LEAD AWARENESS
Lead dust and fumes inhalation or consumption can lead to lead poisoning and have severe health consequences. This awareness course will help you understand the risks to your health that lead poisoning can cause.
Lead interferes with a variety of body processes and is toxic to many organs and tissues including the heart, bones, intestines, kidneys, and reproductive and nervous systems.
It interferes with the development of the nervous system and is therefore particularly toxic to children, causing potentially permanent learning and behavior disorders.
Symptoms include abdominal pain, confusion, headache, anemia, irritability, and in severe cases seizures, coma, and death.
This course will also help you identify the sources of lead dust and fumes and provide information on the methods of protecting yourself. The course also provides information on best practices for an exposure control plan and how to implement it, as well as lead removal and or abatement.
Recertification is available for this course in year 2 and 3.
Contents
- To provide an overview of what Lead is
- To provide an understanding of the dangers of Lead
- To provide information on how to protect yourself from Lead health hazards
- Developing policy for a prevention control plan
By the end of the course the participant will be able to
- Identify the common sources of lead
- List the potential consequences of exposure to lead
- Identify situations where there is risk of exposure to lead
- Describe some of the appropriate controls and barriers that may be used when lead is in the work environment and during its removal.
Duration – 4 hours
Number of Participants – Maximum 20
Certifying Body – Domcor Health Safety & Security Inc.
Certificate Expiry – None
