A comprehensive book which is designed to offer a detailed guide on aspects of Asbestos Awareness training. Written and reviewed by Vincent Theobald-Vega FIIRSM, CMIOSH, MISTR, EurOSHM, BSc, MSc ,PgDIP ,Cert Ed(LLS).

This book has been written to give basic awareness of asbestos, what it is, how it harms you, where you are likely to find it and what you need to do if you find it. The book is designed to help you understand the issues associated with Asbestos. It provides the information needed to avoid work that may disturb asbestos during normal work which could disturb the fabric of a building or other item which may contain asbestos. It will not prepare workers to carry out work with asbestos containing materials. If a worker is planning to carry out work that will disturb asbestos containing materials, further information instruction and training will be needed. Complies with current Irish and UK Asbestos Awareness legislation. The book contains colourful pictures, illustrations and humorous sketches for easy reading. Ideal for reference on Asbestos Awareness training courses. The appendix contains a handy perforated short general proficiency test.