Asbestos Awareness

This course gives basic knowledge of asbestos. Participants will learn the basic safety principles necessary for working in building containing asbestos or asbestos containing materials.

  Contents:

• The health effects of asbestos
• The relationship between smoking and asbestos
• Location of asbestos
• Recognition of asbestos
• How asbestos is released
• Proper work practices
• How to respond to a fiber release
  

 Target Audience:

This course is intended for West Virginia University employees who are assigned to a work area where asbestos is present.

 

Frequency Requirements	Course Length	Referenced Regulation
Annual	1 Hour	29 CFR 1910.1001