Brandon Training

Asbestos Awareness training for operatives who may encounter Asbestos during their working day.

Accredited by UKATA, This course is designed to provide operatives with the knowledge and understanding of asbestos removal procedures. The course is delivered via theory and practical training methods.

Accredited by UKATA, This course is a refresher for the asbestos operative course. Refreshing knowlege and removal of asbestos from the inital operative training, updating any legislation changes.

Accredited by UKATA, this course is witten to provide directors, managers and principals of HSE asbestos licence holder's for removal for companies, to manage asbestos removal contracts.

Accredited by UKATA, this course provides the necessary knowledge and skills for the supervision of asbestos removal project supervision. This course also provides an update on current legislation and working practises.

This course is intended for all staff who are exposed to hazardous substances, but will particularly benefit delegates who are involved with the preparation of risk assessments within their work environment. The course will give delegates an understanding of every employers duty under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 to identify substances in the workplace and to assess whether they present a risk to employed persons.

This course is for staff who need a basic grounding in first aid or employees acting as their company's appointed person. It is also for staff assisting a qualified first aider and for businesses with a low risk working environment and less than 50 people. An 'Appointed Person' certificate valid for 3 years is issued on completion of the course.

This toolbox talk reviews requirements for face-fit testing and includes a practical demonstration and compares use of RPE to dust supression and capture

This course ensures that nominated people can effectively carry out their duties as a fire marshall. A Fire Marshall is recommended for all work locations and some locations will require several Marshalls to ensure safety of the workforce in the event of a fire or other serious incident.

This course is for all workers to raise awareness of dangers of fire in the workplace and by doing so reducing the risk of fire incidents.

This course will run for a total of 18 hours including the examination. Maximum of 6 hours per day. At the end of the course the examination is conducted by two independent assessors. Successful candidates receive a certificate valid for 3 years from the examination date. This course is HSE approved.

First Aid Refresher

Hand arm vibration is transmitted from work processes into workers’ hands and arms. It is most commonly caused by operating hand held power tools. Regular and frequent exposure to hand arm vibration can lead to permanent health effects collectively known as hand arm vibration syndrome and other specific diseases. This course introduces the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2006 and ensures that employers are fully aware of their responsibilities under this legislation.

The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 require that employers are responsible for ensuring that all staff who lift or move loads are trained and this course will help employers comply with this legislation. It will teach delegates how to identify risks, develop and understanding of what is being moved and be able to determine the safest method of handling to avoid injury. The course includes assessing risk, loading techniques, tail-lift use and load restraint.

Accredited by UKATA, this course will allow candidates to undertake non licensed asbestos works in accordance with the Control of Asbestos regulations 2006 and all associated Codes of practice. Ideal candidates for this training would include those whose work will knowingly disturb asbestos containing materials during the course of their work activities, including building maintenance workers and supervisory personnel, and building maintenance managers.

Accredited by UKATA, this course refreshes the knowlege and understanding of non licenced asbestos removal procedures. Any change in legislation and working practises.

This course is intended for all staff who work within an office environment, but would be particularly beneficial for managers, supervisors, team leaders and Health and Safety Co-ordinators. It demonstrates to employees how important it is to use good safety practices within the office environment and shows basic preventative measures to avoid accidents and injuries, which are currently far too common in the work place.

This module provides background and practical knowledge in the survey of buildings for asbestos and to provide gerneral guidance on management procedures necessary to minimise exposure to any identified asbestos. To gain this certificate candidates will need to provide evidence of field proficiency, normally the submission of reports which include reports which include type 2 or type 3 sampling, submitted within six months of the exam.

This module provides theoretical and practical knowledge in the techniques of fibre counting of asbestos air samples using phase contrast microscopy (PCM). The module is a proficiency level which must aim to provide the student with the practical knowledge and skills to be able to carry out the stated work. In conjunction with the proficiency module P404. Air sampling and clearance testing for asbestos, this will then cover the requirements of the stage 4 clearance procedure.

This module provides theoretical and practical knowledge in the techniques of air sampling and clearance testing of Asbestos. This module is at a proficiency level which must aim to provide the student with the practical knowledge and skills to be able to carry out the stated work. The analysis of membrane filter samples by phase contrast microscopy is covered by module P403. In conjunction with P403 Asbestos Fibre Counting (PCM). This will cover the requirements of stage 4 Clearance procedure.

This course aims to provide the training needs for supervisory licence holder's as specified in HSG247. The module is at proficiency level which provides the student with the practical knowledge and skills to be able to act as a supervisory licence holder.

A proficiency level module which will give students the practical knowledge and skill to manage asbestos in buildings and give the knowledge base required to audit asbestos removal projects. The candidate will have a clear understanding of the legislation, be able to identify and record asbestos removal projects. The candidate will have clear understanding of the legislation , be able to identify and record asbestos in buildings and be aware of the methods for preventing further damage to the ACM's. They will also be throughly familiar with good working practises for asbestos removal and with the role of the analyst, air monitoring techniques and four stage clearance. The candidate will also have a good understanding of the presures and demands on the various parties involved in a removal project.

Accredited by UKATA, this course is designed to increase general awareness of asbestos within the working enviroment. This course is supported by the HSE and endeavous to install a sufficient level of awareness to those that can either be potentially exposed to asbestos containing materials during their daily work activities or for those who wish to increase their knowledge of asbestos.