UKATA Asbestos Awareness Online Course

Stay safe and compliant with SAMS LTD’s UKATA Asbestos Awareness Online Course, designed for anyone who may encounter asbestos during their work.

This practical, half-day course helps you understand asbestos risks, avoid accidental exposure, and meet legal training requirements when working in buildings constructed before the year 2000.

Duration: Half a day (Via Zoom)
Suggested progression: Requalification yearly

UKATA Asbestos Awareness Online Course

Exposure to asbestos remains a serious health and safety concern across the UK, with asbestos-related illnesses often developing many years after exposure and frequently proving fatal. As a highly versatile material, asbestos was widely used in construction throughout the post-war period and may still be present in many buildings built or refurbished before the year 2000.

The UKATA Asbestos Awareness Online Course from SAMS LTD is designed to help individuals and organisations understand these risks and take the correct steps to avoid accidental exposure. This asbestos awareness course online provides essential knowledge for anyone whose work may bring them into contact with asbestos-containing materials (ACMs), even if that contact is unintentional.

Why Asbestos Awareness Training Is Essential

Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, duty holders and employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that anyone who may be exposed to asbestos during their work receives appropriate asbestos awareness training. This requirement applies to a wide range of roles, including tradespeople, maintenance teams, contractors and facilities staff.

Completing training asbestos awareness does not qualify you to work with or remove asbestos. Instead, the purpose of an asbestos awareness training course is to ensure you can recognise potential risks, understand why asbestos is dangerous, and take the correct action to prevent exposure.

Specifically, asbestos awareness training ensures you are able to recognise materials that may contain asbestos, understand the health risks associated with asbestos exposure, avoid disturbing ACMs during work activities, and know what to do if asbestos is suspected or discovered. Our asbestos awareness UKATA course supports legal compliance while helping to reduce the risk of accidental exposure in the workplace.

UKATA Asbestos Awareness Training with SAMS LTD

SAMS LTD is a UKATA approved training provider, delivering UKATA asbestos awareness training to individuals and businesses across the UK. UKATA (the United Kingdom Asbestos Training Association) is the leading body for asbestos training standards, meaning your UKATA asbestos awareness certificate is recognised and trusted throughout the industry.

This UKATA asbestos awareness online course has been developed to be practical, engaging and easy to complete, while still meeting the expectations set out by UKATA and UK health and safety legislation. The course focuses on real-world scenarios, helping learners apply awareness knowledge confidently in their day-to-day work.

Course Content – What You Will Learn

Our asbestos awareness training course online covers all the key knowledge required for Category A asbestos awareness and is designed to build understanding without unnecessary technical complexity.

You will begin by learning what asbestos is and why it is dangerous, including why it was widely used in construction and how asbestos fibres can become airborne when materials are damaged or disturbed. The course explains why inhalation is harmful and why asbestos remains a risk today despite being banned.

The course then explores common types of asbestos and their typical uses, helping learners understand why asbestos can still be found in a wide range of building materials. This knowledge supports better hazard recognition before work begins.

You’ll gain practical awareness of where asbestos is most likely to be found in buildings and plant, particularly in premises built or refurbished before 2000. This includes higher-risk areas such as ceiling voids, service risers, plant rooms, ducting, wall panels, insulation materials and other hidden spaces commonly accessed during maintenance, installation or refurbishment work.

The training also explains how asbestos fibres enter the body and the associated health effects, providing a clear, non-technical overview of why exposure can lead to serious long-term illness. This reinforces why prevention and avoidance are always the priority.

Legal responsibilities are covered in a clear and accessible way, including duties under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. Learners will understand why asbestos awareness training is required, what is expected of employers and workers, and how awareness supports compliance.

Practical guidance is provided on safe working practices to minimise the risk of exposure, focusing on recognising warning signs, avoiding disturbance of suspect materials, following site controls, and stopping work if there is uncertainty.

Finally, learners are guided through emergency procedures if asbestos is damaged or disturbed, including immediate actions to reduce risk, isolating the area where possible, reporting concerns correctly, and following site-specific procedures.

The course concludes with an asbestos awareness test online, allowing learners to demonstrate their understanding before certification is issued.

Asbestos Awareness Course Online – Flexible & Cost-Effective

Our online asbestos awareness course is designed to fit around busy working schedules. The course is of half-day duration, making it a convenient and cost-effective option for both individuals and employers.

Key benefits of our asbestos awareness training online include the ability to learn from anywhere with an internet connection, consistent high-quality training delivery, suitability for both individual and group bookings, and recognised UKATA asbestos awareness online course certification.

For businesses that prefer face-to-face delivery, SAMS LTD can also deliver this asbestos awareness training course in our own training rooms or at a venue of your choice, subject to availability.

Who Should Take This Asbestos Awareness Course?

This asbestos awareness course is suitable for anyone whose work could potentially disturb asbestos-containing materials, including tradespeople and contractors, maintenance and facilities teams, electricians, plumbers and engineers, construction and refurbishment workers, and supervisors or managers responsible for staff safety.

If you work in or on buildings constructed pre-2000, completing an asbestos awareness online course is a sensible and often expected step toward safer working practices and meeting site requirements.

UKATA Asbestos Awareness Certification

On successful completion of the course and assessment, learners will receive a UKATA asbestos awareness certificate. This certification demonstrates that you have completed recognised asbestos awareness training and understand how to reduce the risks associated with accidental exposure.

While certificate validity requirements may vary by employer or site, asbestos awareness training is commonly refreshed annually to ensure knowledge remains current and compliant.

Book Your UKATA Asbestos Awareness Online Course

Protect yourself, your colleagues and your business by completing a recognised UKATA asbestos awareness course online with SAMS LTD. Whether you are an individual learner or an organisation training multiple staff, we provide professional, compliant and practical asbestos awareness courses tailored to your needs.

If you’d like help choosing the right option or arranging group training, contact SAMS LTD and our team will be happy to assist.

For more details please enquire on 01843 821406 or complete the contact form.

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