Demonstrate Knowledge of Asbestos
Key Information
Duration:Half Day (4 Hours)
Maximum Attendees: 12
Training available nationwide at one of our centres, or your own workplace
Price (excl GST)
$200 Per Person
Price (excl GST)
$2000 Company Booking
Recognise asbestos risks, work safely around asbestos, and understand your legal responsibilities.
This course provides learners with the knowledge required to identify asbestos-containing materials (ACMs), understand the health risks associated with asbestos exposure, recognise where asbestos may be found in workplaces and buildings, and follow appropriate procedures when asbestos is identified. Learners will develop an understanding of asbestos regulations, safe work practices, identification processes, reporting requirements, and asbestos management procedures applicable to their role.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Identify asbestos-containing materials, their common uses, and locations where asbestos may be present in workplaces and buildings.
- Describe the differences between friable and non-friable asbestos, how asbestos fibres are released, and the health effects associated with exposure.
- Follow the correct process for identifying potential asbestos on a worksite, including consulting asbestos registers and management plans.
- Describe the procedures for managing asbestos in the workplace, including identification, isolation, reporting, removal, and disposal requirements.
Entry Criteria:
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All students are required to have a level of written and oral English equivalent to NCEA level 1 (year 11) or IELTS 5.5 or higher, to be eligible to attend our courses. The person responsible for making bookings or authorising attendance on the course must agree to these Terms and Conditions prior to acceptance of their student(s) onto the course. Where a student does not meet our English language requirement a reader/writer must be supplied by the student or the person responsible for authorising the student’s attendance. The reader/writer cannot be another student attending the same course.
Demonstrate Knowledge of Asbestos Training Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Demonstrate Knowledge of Asbestos training in New Zealand.
The asbestos training you need depends on your role and the type of work you carry out. Workers who may encounter asbestos or asbestos-containing materials (ACM) need appropriate information, instruction and training to understand the risks and work safely.
Safety 'n Action's Demonstrate Knowledge of Asbestos course covers asbestos identification, health risks, safe work procedures, asbestos registers, asbestos management plans and workplace asbestos procedures. Workers who carry out licensed asbestos removal require additional Class A or Class B asbestos removal training.
Safety 'n Action's Demonstrate Knowledge of Asbestos course covers asbestos identification, health risks, safe work procedures, asbestos registers, asbestos management plans and workplace asbestos procedures. Workers who carry out licensed asbestos removal require additional Class A or Class B asbestos removal training.
Asbestos training is relevant to workers who may encounter asbestos-containing materials during their work. This can include builders, electricians, plumbers, maintenance workers, demolition and renovation workers, construction workers, property professionals and others who work in or around buildings where asbestos may be present.
Training helps workers recognise potential asbestos-containing materials, understand the health risks of asbestos exposure and know what to do if suspected asbestos is found.
Training helps workers recognise potential asbestos-containing materials, understand the health risks of asbestos exposure and know what to do if suspected asbestos is found.
NZQA Unit Standard 2138 – Demonstrate knowledge of asbestos and safety procedures is a Level 2, 1-credit unit standard covering knowledge of asbestos and the safety procedures associated with working around it.
Safety 'n Action's Demonstrate Knowledge of Asbestos course includes Unit Standard 2138 and covers asbestos-containing materials (ACM), asbestos health risks, friable and non-friable asbestos, asbestos identification processes, asbestos registers, management plans and workplace procedures.
Safety 'n Action's Demonstrate Knowledge of Asbestos course includes Unit Standard 2138 and covers asbestos-containing materials (ACM), asbestos health risks, friable and non-friable asbestos, asbestos identification processes, asbestos registers, management plans and workplace procedures.
Workers who are not removing asbestos may still need appropriate asbestos information, instruction and training if their work could expose them to asbestos or asbestos-containing materials.
This is particularly relevant for people working in construction, demolition, refurbishment, electrical, plumbing, maintenance and property-related work. Asbestos knowledge training helps workers recognise potential asbestos, understand the risks and know what action to take before accidentally disturbing asbestos-containing material.
This is particularly relevant for people working in construction, demolition, refurbishment, electrical, plumbing, maintenance and property-related work. Asbestos knowledge training helps workers recognise potential asbestos, understand the risks and know what action to take before accidentally disturbing asbestos-containing material.
Asbestos cannot always be reliably identified simply by looking at a material. Workers should understand where asbestos-containing materials are commonly found and check available workplace information, including asbestos registers and asbestos management plans.
Safety 'n Action's Demonstrate Knowledge of Asbestos course teaches learners how to recognise potential asbestos-containing materials and understand the correct process to follow when suspected asbestos is identified.
Safety 'n Action's Demonstrate Knowledge of Asbestos course teaches learners how to recognise potential asbestos-containing materials and understand the correct process to follow when suspected asbestos is identified.
Friable asbestos is asbestos-containing material that can be crumbled, pulverised or reduced to powder by hand pressure when dry, making asbestos fibres more likely to become airborne.
Non-friable asbestos is generally bonded within another material. Understanding the difference is important because the risks, controls, training and licensing requirements can differ depending on the type of asbestos and work being carried out.
Class A asbestos removal relates to friable asbestos, while Class B asbestos removal relates to non-friable asbestos.
Non-friable asbestos is generally bonded within another material. Understanding the difference is important because the risks, controls, training and licensing requirements can differ depending on the type of asbestos and work being carried out.
Class A asbestos removal relates to friable asbestos, while Class B asbestos removal relates to non-friable asbestos.
An asbestos register records identified or assumed asbestos-containing materials at a workplace, including information about their location and condition.
An asbestos management plan sets out how identified asbestos and the associated risks will be managed. It can include information about the location of asbestos, control measures, safe work procedures, responsibilities and processes for incidents or emergencies.
Safety 'n Action's Demonstrate Knowledge of Asbestos course helps learners understand how asbestos registers and management plans are used when working in environments where asbestos may be present.
An asbestos management plan sets out how identified asbestos and the associated risks will be managed. It can include information about the location of asbestos, control measures, safe work procedures, responsibilities and processes for incidents or emergencies.
Safety 'n Action's Demonstrate Knowledge of Asbestos course helps learners understand how asbestos registers and management plans are used when working in environments where asbestos may be present.
If you find or suspect asbestos-containing material at work, do not disturb it unnecessarily. The appropriate workplace procedures should be followed so the potential asbestos can be identified, isolated, reported and managed safely.
Workers should check relevant workplace asbestos information, including the asbestos register and management plan where applicable, and follow their organisation's asbestos procedures. Suspected materials may need to be assessed or tested by an appropriately competent person before work continues.
Workers should check relevant workplace asbestos information, including the asbestos register and management plan where applicable, and follow their organisation's asbestos procedures. Suspected materials may need to be assessed or tested by an appropriately competent person before work continues.
Safety 'n Action's Demonstrate Knowledge of Asbestos course teaches learners how to recognise asbestos risks, understand where asbestos-containing materials may be found and follow appropriate workplace procedures.
The course covers asbestos-containing materials and their common locations, the difference between friable and non-friable asbestos, asbestos health risks, how asbestos fibres can be released, asbestos registers and management plans, asbestos identification processes, reporting requirements and procedures for managing asbestos in New Zealand workplaces.
The course covers asbestos-containing materials and their common locations, the difference between friable and non-friable asbestos, asbestos health risks, how asbestos fibres can be released, asbestos registers and management plans, asbestos identification processes, reporting requirements and procedures for managing asbestos in New Zealand workplaces.
Safety 'n Action's Demonstrate Knowledge of Asbestos course is a half-day, four-hour course that includes NZQA Unit Standard 2138 – Demonstrate knowledge of asbestos and safety procedures.
Training is available nationwide at Safety 'n Action training centres or at your own workplace for suitable company bookings, making it accessible for individuals and businesses across New Zealand.
Training is available nationwide at Safety 'n Action training centres or at your own workplace for suitable company bookings, making it accessible for individuals and businesses across New Zealand.
