Asbestos and Silica Dust Safety – Employees

About this course

Since the early 2000s, there has been an Australia-wide ban on using all types of asbestos. However, asbestos still poses serious health risks in the workplace. It is estimated that around 4,000 Australians die each year from diseases caused by asbestos. There is no known safe level of asbestos exposure.

In Australia, around one-third of all buildings contain asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). To keep your staff and others safe, workers need to understand their rights and responsibilities when dealing with asbestos in the workplace.

Safetrac’s Asbestos and Silica Dust Safety Course is designed to give staff a general understanding of asbestos and silica-related safety in the workplace.

What the course covers

• What is asbestos?
• Asbestos-containing materials (ACMs)
• Where you might be exposed to asbestos
• What is silica dust?
• Health dangers of asbestos and silica dust
• How can you reduce the risk of silica dust?
• Workplace obligations
• Asbestos removal laws

What people can do afterwards

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• understand their rights and obligations regarding asbestos and silica safety in the workplace;
• be familiar with the measures they should take to reduce the harmful risks associated with asbestos and silica fibres;
• understand your rights and obligations under OHS and WHS Acts in relation to asbestos removal at work.

How it is delivered

• Structured learning Designed for learners who are new to the topic or want a comprehensive overview. The course explores the subject in detail and typically takes 35–40 minutes to complete. ShortBurst learning – Quick summaries of specific compliance areas, available in office-based and field-based formats, each lasting 5 minutes.
• ShortBurst learning Quick summaries of specific compliance areas, available in office-based and field-based formats, each lasting 5 minutes.

Two ways to run it

• Your policies, your scenarios

  We rebuild “Asbestos and Silica Dust Safety – Employees” around how your organisation actually works, so the training changes behaviour instead of recording completions.

  Build a custom version

• Ready to run as it is

  Deploy the course off the shelf, with light branding if you want it. Delivered with our partner Safetrac, who will contact you directly.

  Deploy off the shelf

Either way, you can run it through our compliance platform or take it as a SCORM package for the LMS you already have.

What it costs

Off-the-shelf pricing starts at $4,000 a year for up to ten courses with your logo and colours applied, rising with how much you want changed. The tiers are the same across the catalogue, so they are set out once on the pricing page rather than repeated on all 101 courses.

If what you actually need is your own scenarios and your own policies rather than a reskin, that is a custom build, and it is the work Hungry Minds does.

Choosing an LMS

If you don’t currently have an LMS, we can help you select a platform that suits your organisation.

For smaller teams or organisations getting started, we typically recommend LearnWorlds for its ease of use and quick setup.For organisations requiring more advanced functionality and reporting, TalentLMS is a strong option.

Learn more:LearnWorlds TalentLMS

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