Asbestos Awareness (Online) — National / online
Know what asbestos looks like before you disturb it — and what to do when you find it. For plumbers, labourers and tradespeople.
Issued by Edway Training (RTO 91401)
What this course covers
This course teaches you to recognise materials that contain asbestos on a job, and to understand the health risks of disturbing them. It is for plumbers, labourers, tradespeople and anyone who might come across asbestos at work.
You finish with a Certificate of Completion — a record of what you learned, not permission to remove asbestos. To do removal work you need the accredited Remove Non-Friable (Class B) or Remove Friable (Class A) course.
Employers set their own requirements, so check with yours that this is the course they want.
- What you'll learn
- Where asbestos is usually found, and what it was used for
- The health effects of asbestos, and the diseases exposure causes
- How to avoid exposure at work
- The laws and workplace procedures that apply, including asbestos management plans
- The protective equipment to use, and how to decontaminate
- How removal and disposal are done safely — at an awareness level, not training to do the work
Before you book
This course is delivered and assessed in English. You'll need enough English to take part. There's no formal language, literacy, numeracy and digital (LLND) check for this course — just make sure you're comfortable reading plain English before you book.
What you'll need
A computer or other device with an internet connection. You don't need any other course or qualification before this one.
Your certificate
Asbestos Awareness
Certificate of Completion — non-accredited. It is not nationally recognised training, and it does not authorise you to remove asbestos.
Emailed to you when you finish, and always available to download from your student account.
Why do this course?
Employers have to train anyone who might come across asbestos on the job — electricians, plumbers, renovators. This course teaches the awareness side: what asbestos looks like, where it hides in a building, and how to avoid breathing it in.
Commonly asked for
- Electrician
- Plumber
- Renovator
- This course does not qualify you to remove asbestos. Removal takes the accredited Class B (non-friable) or Class A (friable) course.
- Check with your employer that this course meets what they ask for.
How you'll train
Online, self-paced
Everything happens online, in your student account. You work through the modules whenever it suits you, and there is no class to attend.
What happens after you book
- 1Check your emailYour confirmation email shows your student account login. It comes from no-reply@edway.edu.au. It usually arrives within a few minutes of booking.
- 2Set up your student accountLog in with the details in your confirmation email and set up your account.
- 3Start when you're readyWork through the modules at your own pace. You have 2 months to finish.
Your Certificate of Completion
- 1No application neededThis course is not accredited. It has no regulator. There is nothing to apply for once you finish.
- 2Your certificate is emailed to youEmailed to you when you finish, and always available to download from your student account.
- 3How long it lastsYour Certificate of Completion does not expire. Some employers ask for a periodic refresh — check your workplace policy.
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