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Clydebank College to host asbestos educational event

Tradesmen will be able to learn more about dust monitoring equipment and how to safely deal with asbestos after the Health and Safety Executive teamed up with Clydebank College for an educational event.

News surrounding asbestos is all too often filled with stories of how tradesmen have disturbed fibres and put themselves and others at risk.

It is therefore refreshing to be able to report that apprentices in Clydebank, Scotland are to be shown how to work with the material without endangering themselves, colleagues and the public.

Employees who effectively use risk assessments and dust monitoring equipment properly are less likely to disturb asbestos fibres and education is at the heart of promoting these skills among tradesmen.

As such, Clydebank College is running a free event at its Queens Quay Campus on March 6th from 1300 BST until 1630.

It has been organised by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in conjunction with the college, the Federation of Master Builders and the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives.

The event is to focus on developing lecturers' understanding of the Introduction to Asbestos Training Package from the HSE so they can deliver the e-learning module to apprentices.

HSE principal inspector Archie Mitchell explained that the day will help to tackle the ignorance surrounding "Britain's biggest industrial killer", which leads to the deaths of about 4,000 people per year in the UK alone.

"Many young tradespeople believe that, because asbestos is no longer used in buildings, it's no longer a threat to them. But that simply isn't true. The material was widely used in domestic, commercial and industrial premises," he said.

"Such buildings contain asbestos materials now and will continue to do so for many years into the future."

Mr Mitchell added that he wants to encourage those involved in training for the building trade to help spread the message of asbestos dust safety.

Earlier this month, the HSE revealed that a Birmingham builder had been fined for endangering the lives of a family and himself by breaking up asbestos insulating boards in their home.

Written by Chris Malone

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