Upon completion of the 1-Day Non-Licensed training with NATAS, you will be certified to work with and remove Non-Licensed asbestos products for 12 months.
To continue working with asbestos non-licensed materials after the 12 months, candidates must complete a half-day refresher course or a NATAS Online Refresher eLearning course, provided the initial training or annual refresher was completed within the last 12 months.
Below are some examples of the type of work that this Non-Licensed Training Course will allow you to undertake.
Examples of non-licensed work with asbestos
• Cleaning up small quantities of loose debris containing asbestos-containing material dust (where the work is sporadic and of low intensity, the control limit will not be exceeded, and it is short-duration work)
• Drilling of textured decorative coatings, for fittings and fixing, light fittings, smoke alarms, air conditioning units/grills
• Encapsulation and sealing asbestos-containing materials that are in good condition.
Non-Licensed training will also allow you to maintain the following:
• asbestos cement products such as cement roof sheeting.
• asbestos-containing thermoplastic and vinyl floor tiles, bitumen roof felt, shingles, damp-proofing coatings, and mastics
• asbestos-containing felt and paper
• plastic paint coatings, PVC floors, panels and sealing compounds
• asbestos-containing conveyor belts/drive belts, bonded rubber, electric cables
• resin-based ACMs such as friction products (eg brake linings)
• Painting/repainting asbestos insulating board (AIB) that is in good condition
• Asbestos pipe gaskets (including removal as part of repair and upkeep of equipment)
if this can be done without substantial breakage – particularly useful for the oil & gas industry.
• Asbestos rope cords, ropes, yarns and cloth
Non-Licensed training will also allow you to remove the following products:
• asbestos cement products (Undamaged) (eg roof sheeting and rainwater goods)
• small areas of textured decorative coatings using suitable dust-reducing methods, to support other activities such as installation/replacement of smoke alarms and light fittings
• textured decorative coatings, provided that this can be done without deterioration of the material (eg if the backing board is carefully cut around to achieve virtually intact removal)
• loosely fixed asbestos insulating board (AIB) panels to gain access to areas for other maintenance activities (eg under a bath to carry out pipework maintenance, or for access to a ceiling void for repair of lighting). This also includes reattaching the panels after the work is done
• an AIB door with asbestos fireproofing
Non-Licensed training will also allow us to do the following short-duration work:
• repair minor damage to Asbestos Insulating Board (AIB)
• involving drilling holes in AIB (e.g., when installing shelving)
Other work that can be undertaken:
• Working on other materials containing asbestos (such as paints, bitumen, resins,
rubber, etc.) where the fibres are bound in a matrix which prevents most of them
being released (this includes, typically, aged/weathered AC)
• associated with collecting and analysing samples to identify the presence of asbestos
After completing this course, candidates will receive 12 month certification accredited by
IATP.
Further examples of non-licensed work are available in Asbestos Essentials.
https://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/essentials/index.htm
Email our team if you require further guidance – info@natas.co.uk
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