Course for Technical Managers, Work Managers, Middle Managers and Operators UNE 171370:1Qualification of companies working with asbestos materials.

Goals

The objectives of the training Course for Technical Managers, Work Managers, Middle Managers and Operators UNE 171370:1Qualification of companies working with asbestos materials. :

Workers who carry out their activities directly with materials containing asbestos, in removal and containment operations in scenarios of varying degrees of risk.

Program

Definition of the work
● Specific regulations.
● The properties of asbestos and its effects on health, including the synergistic effect
of smoking.
● The types of products or materials that may contain asbestos.
● Operations that may involve exposure to asbestos and the importance of
preventive measures to minimise exposure.
● Register of Companies at Risk from Asbestos (RERA).
● Occupational exposure limits and prohibitions.
● Disposal and transport of asbestos waste.
● Work plan.
● Health surveillance requirements.
Specific preventive techniques
● Implementation of the work plan and/or health and safety plan for the specific task and/or
specific risk assessment.
● Safe professional practices, controls and protective equipment.
● The function, choice, selection, appropriate use, useful life and limitations of respiratory equipment
.
● Where applicable, depending on the type of equipment used, the ways and methods of checking
the functioning of respiratory equipment.
● Work procedure: definition, content, etc.
● Assessment and control of the working environment. Measurement of the concentration of asbestos fibres
in the air and results.
● Emergency procedures.
● Decontamination procedures.
● Collective protection (fitting, uses, obligations and maintenance).
● Individual protection (fitting, uses, obligations and maintenance).
Auxiliary means, equipment and tools
● Scaffolding, platforms, ladders, lifelines, etc.
● Portable equipment, small materials, tools, etc.
● Maintenance and checks, manufacturer's manual, characteristics of the
main elements, safety devices, etc. of the tools, equipment and
work equipment used.
● Verification, identification and monitoring of the workplace and its surroundings.
● Risks and necessary preventive measures.
● Knowledge of the workplace environment (presence of other people in the
vicinity, etc.). Planning of tasks from a preventive point of view.
Signage.
● Collection of materials.
● Order and cleanliness.
● Handling of other chemical products. Safety data sheet. Symbols.
● Waste disposal.
Coordination of business activities
● Simultaneous or successive activities (restriction or prohibition of access by unauthorised persons
to workplaces where asbestos operations are carried out).
● Action protocols.
Rights and obligations
● General and specific regulatory framework for asbestos.
● Organisation of prevention.
● Raising awareness of the importance of getting involved in
occupational risk prevention.
● Participation, information, consultation and proposals.
● Preventive resources: functions and responsibilities
● Occupational health and safety in the collective agreement.
Professional Practices
→ Practice No. 1: Personal Protective Equipment (1.5 hours)
→ Practice No. 2: Waste, moistening and encapsulation systems, and handling
of manual suction equipment (1.5 hours)
→ Practice No. 3: Assembly, maintenance and use of decontamination chambers
(2 hours)
→ Practice No. 4: Working with friable material. Working in containment bubbles.
Working in negative pressure environments (3 hours)