What is an e-learning short course?

Short Courses are short e-learning courses designed to give your employees knowledge and understanding of key areas that are increasingly necessary in the workplace, such as cyber security, equality and diversity, data and privacy laws, and health and safety legislation. Each Short Course takes an average of 20 to 40 minutes to complete.

Description

If you’re in a building that was built before the year 2000, it probably contains asbestos. The dangers that asbestos presents are serious, with it being responsible for around 5,000 deaths per year. Employers must ensure that anyone who could disturb asbestos while carrying out their everyday work understands what asbestos is and how to work in a competent and safe way, without risk to themselves or others.

This e-learning 'short course' in asbestos awareness is designed to ensure that anyone who may come into contact with asbestos knows what asbestos is, where it can be found, the dangers of asbestos and how to protect themselves from accidental exposure. Learners undertaking this course will gain the knowledge and skills required to work safely with asbestos, ensuring that they, and others, remain safe.

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Course Objectives

The e-learning short course on asbestos awareness is designed to help anyone who may come into contact with asbestos knows what asbestos is and what to to if asbestos is identified. This e-learning course covers the following 6 topics:

  • What asbestos is
  • Where it can be found
  • Asbestos-related death
  • Health implications of asbestos exposure
  • Working with asbestos
  • Preventing accidental asbestos exposure

Course Outcome

Learners taking this course will gain knowledge the identification of asbestos, how asbestos is dangerous to health and what to do if asbestos is identified. This course is aimed at anyone who could disturb asbestos while carrying out their everyday work.

This course includes a number of key features that will benefit the learner. These include the following:

  • Media and content rich exercises that engage learners
  • Interactive content and exercises based on real-life scenarios
  • Multiple choice questions included within the e-learning
  • Personalised certificate is issued upon completion of the course

Duration

Learners are expected to take approximately 20 to 40 minutes to complete this course

Cost

£20.00 + VAT