This is our classroom-based 2-day Alberta government-certified course in asbestos worker health and safety available monthly at SCS.

Asbestos removal work involves a lot of risk because of the level of health hazards of asbestos on workers. To be certified to safely work in asbestos abatement, workers need to take a course that covers specific information required by the Alberta government.

Student Feedback

“Great course! Detailed info provided.”

“For new workers, the demos were helpful.”

“The most valuable part of the course was the hands on practice, as well as the reminder to put safety first.”

Course Content

The course combines theory and hands-on exercises to teach you the skills you need to work safely around asbestos and in asbestos removal. This is so critical to learn correctly, as doing it wrong can lead to deadly results.

The class time includes theory, videos, and hands-on demonstrations of asbestos safety skills, so you will leave our course able to perform removal of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) safely and efficiently.

Course topics include the following:

– Asbestos types, properties, friability, uses
– Health hazards
– Legislation
– Abatement methods
– Abatement procedures
– Personal protective equipment, including respirators
– Sampling (air and bulk) and analysis
– Other hazards

Prerequisites and PPE

You don’t need to complete any other courses or have any prior experience to enroll in this course. You also don’t need to bring along any personal protective equipment (PPE).

Note:
All courses require you to have government-issued photo ID.
Basic literacy and understanding in the language the course is being taught is required
Students must be on time and present for all course content instruction.
Course duration: 16 Instructional Hours (2 days) not including coffee breaks and lunch breaks and exam time
Lunch breaks and coffee breaks are provided – Please bring a lunch

The purpose of this communication is to ensure asbestos training agencies and students are aware that completion of this course, on its own, does not qualify a person to conduct occupational hygiene work (which includes, conducting hazardous material inventory assessments or occupational hygiene exposure assessments for exposures to asbestos or any other harmful substance).

Rather, what completing this course does do, is provide basic training for workers on how to safely handle asbestos-containing materials, and to allow workers to enter a restricted area that is a restricted due to the presence of asbestos (see section 37 of the Occupational Health and Safety Code).

For information on requirements of workers or service providers performing occupational hygiene work, please refer to the following publications:

Occupational hygiene reports: requirements and tips https://ohs-pubstore.labour.alberta.ca/gs019
Occupational hygiene competency: Frequently asked questions (FAQ) https://ohs-pubstore.labour.alberta.ca/gs020
Tips on selecting an OHS consultant https://ohs-pubstore.labour.alberta.ca/gs009

Asbestos Worker Occupational Health and Safety (Alberta Government Certified)