Asbestos in Soils and Made Ground
- Course covers asbestos in soils and made ground.
- Focus on understanding asbestos and its health effects.
- Includes guidance on asbestos measurement in soil and air.
- Emphasizes risk assessment and communication for remediation.
- Concludes with a session for questions and discussion.
Overview
This course on Asbestos in Soils and Made Ground aims to provide comprehensive knowledge on asbestos, its presence in the UK, health implications, and guidance for handling it in soil and air. The course objectives include understanding the soil-air relationship, risk assessment, measurement techniques, and communication strategies for effective remediation. The schedule covers topics such as asbestos identification, exposure estimation, risk evaluation, and concludes with a Q&A session.
Who should attend
Environmental Consultants
Course Content
Asbestos in Soils and Made Ground
9.00 Tea/Coffee/Registration
9.30 Welcome/Introduction 10 mins
9.40 What is Asbestos? 25 mins
10.05 Asbestos in the UK 25 mins
10.30 Asbestos and health 30 mins
11.00 COFFEE/TEA BREAK 15 mins
11.15 Available Guidance: UK & abroad 35 mins
11.45 Measurement in soil 35 mins
12.25 LUNCH 45 mins
13.10 The soil:air relationship 35 mins
13.45 Risk assessment 1: exposure estimation 35 mins
14.20 Measurement in air 35 mins
14.55 COFFEE/TEA BREAK 15 mins
15.10 Risk assessment 2: Risk evaluation 40 mins
15.50 Risk communication and remediation 30 mins
16:20 Questions
16.30 END
