Free Self-Paced Online Course: Asbestos Awareness and Safety (Save $175) @ TAFE NSW

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Free Self-Paced Online Course: Asbestos Awareness and Safety (Save $175) @ TAFE NSW
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alvian on 24/04/2024 - 22:21 store.training.tafensw.edu.au (1446 clicks)
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While this self-paced online course is designed for NSW and delivered by TAFE NSW, enrolment is open to all. However, this course may not meet regulatory requirements of your state or territory.

A Certificate of Complete (in PDF) is issued upon achieving a passing grade in the assessment quiz (70%, 20 questions, 3 attempts, untimed). The certificate may contribute to a Continuing Professional Development Scheme and is equal to 2.5 hours of learning. This short course does not lead to nationally recognised certification.

Also free (save $70) Asbestos Awareness for Solar Installers — 1 hour self-paced — thanks to Thrift.

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral found in rocks and was used in over 3000 building products until it was banned in 2004. It is still present in one in three Australian homes today. When asbestos is disturbed, asbestos fibres can be inhaled, which can cause life-threatening diseases such as asbestosis, mesothelioma, and lung cancer. Unsafe work practices when working with asbestos put you and your co-workers at risk and anyone else that may come into contact with it.

This course is aimed at all NSW construction tradespeople, demolition workers, renovators, handypersons and anyone who is likely to encounter asbestos on the job. Completion of this course will ensure employers of these workers meet their legal obligation to provide asbestos awareness training. Further training is required to do licensed asbestos removal work i.e. to remove more than 10sqm of non-friable asbestos or any amount of friable asbestos.

The content of this course may contain information about the regulation and enforcement of work health and safety in NSW. It may include some of your obligations under some of the legislation that SafeWork NSW administers. This course may not meet regulatory requirements of your state or territory. To ensure you comply with your legal obligations you must refer to the appropriate legislation in your state or territory for compliance requirements. This course does not represent a comprehensive statement of the law as it applies to particular problems or to individuals or as a substitute for legal advice. You should seek independent legal advice if you need assistance on the application of the law to your situation.

Duration: 2.5 hours
Delivery: Online (self-paced)
Access period: 6 months access from the day of enrolment

Education Online Course Workplace Health & Safety

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Comments

  • easternculture on 24/04/2024 - 22:31
    +16

    Do you get a tafe email

    • alvian on 24/04/2024 - 22:31

      No.

    • M00Cow on 25/04/2024 - 05:30
      +18

      you know you're an OzB veteran when that's your first thought.

      • AndrewMTG on 25/04/2024 - 10:47

        it sure was mine does that make me a veteran 😂😂

  • Embaloo on 24/04/2024 - 23:04

    Cool, useful!

  • Ozjoey on 24/04/2024 - 23:53

    Is there a certificate in the end of it?

  • therealfattony on 25/04/2024 - 00:08

    Is this accredited for 11084NAT - Course in Asbestos Awareness, under section 445 of the Regulation?

    https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/11084NAT

    • damonism on 25/04/2024 - 09:11

      No, it isn’t. If you only have this and you’re at a building site or in a prescribed profession in the ACT at least, you’ll still get a fine.

  • Thrift on 25/04/2024 - 00:20
    +2

    Also free, Asbestos Awareness for Solar Installers

    recommended training for anyone involved in the installation or maintenance of solar power or battery systems on domestic premises in NSW.

    1 hour, self-paced. Might be of interest to anyone tinkering around their roof or walls (outdoor wi-fi access points, security cameras, etc).

  • DannyBoy on 25/04/2024 - 00:30
    +11

    Something everyone in the trade/industry should complete.

    Personally I feel asbestos awareness training should be compulsory as part of a white card at minimum with future education on common hazardous materials commonly found in residential/commercial settings.

  • alexdagr8 on 25/04/2024 - 00:37
    +1

    This absolutely smashes WA. WA ‘s health and safety on asbestos pretty much points to the Queensland health website.
    WA should do better, so many cowboys that don’t care about asbestos here

    • King Tightarse on 25/04/2024 - 00:49
      +1

      I like WA but I saw so much asbestos there - you guys have it everywhere.
      Still seem to have a lot of Super 6 fences - often unpainted and fraying
      Saw plenty on Rottnest too

  • Mondorock on 25/04/2024 - 01:16

    Hmm if it was only banned as recently as 2004, you'd think it would be found in a lot more than one third of houses?

    • DannyBoy on 25/04/2024 - 01:55
      +2

      Products manufactured with asbestos containing material was stopped in the late 80s but already manufactured products were allowed to be sold still, so in some cases you find mid 90s builds or later with some asbestos products.

      Also worth noting early 20th century homes predate asbestos and if unrenovated or renovated in the past 20-30yrs they might not have any asbestos containing materials at all

  • stucatz on 25/04/2024 - 07:04
    +2

    Will this allow you to use playgrounds around Sydney or buy random mulch ?

    • alvian on 25/04/2024 - 07:21
      +3

      No, because as the course points out, materials containing asbestos cannot be detected by sight alone. Other countries have different standards and even building materials stamped "Asbestos Free" may in fact contain asbestos if they were imported.

      • muncan on 25/04/2024 - 08:43
        +4

        Maybe a comma was omitted? “Asbestos, Free”

  • justtoreply on 25/04/2024 - 09:42
    +2

    Fantastic as an old home owner to be able to do this

  • tuffyu on 25/04/2024 - 10:51
    +1

    Asbestos course: $0
    Test after finding out asbestos in my house: $150

    Free things are the most expensive

  • star-ggg on 25/04/2024 - 11:53

    I don't really understand Australian WHS. All this fuss about asbestos and manufactured stone in the press but every time I see workers cutting into a concrete road, nobody are wearing masks.

    • Presence on 25/04/2024 - 17:42
      +2

      They are simply different materials with different properties.

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