Asbestos Awareness
Training
(OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1101)
The Department of Environmental
Health and Safety is responsible for the management
of the asbestos program for IUPUI. To ensure environmentally
safe working conditions, all maintenance and custodial
personnel must attend Asbestos Awareness Training.
It is designed for employees who will not directly
handle asbestos material, but who may encounter
it in the routine course of their work.
Topics Covered Include
- Health effects caused by asbestos exposure.
- Becoming familiar with asbestos materials.
- Response actions for asbestos releases.
- Avoiding asbestos containing material (ACM)
disturbances.
Duration
Training is available upon request and tailored
to specific groups per department on an as-needed
basis.
Contact Jerry
Bush, the manager of the Asbestos
Program, at 274-5239 for more information on dates
and times of training.
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