Asbestos Abatement Level 1 - Winnipeg

This course is designed to provide the hazard identification tools to keep workers safe from accidental asbestos exposure.
Note: This is not a certification in Asbestos Abatement.

Type 1 Operations:

1. Installing or removing ACM ceiling tiles if the tiles cover an area less than 7.5 square meters and are installed or removed without being broken, cut drilled, abraded, ground, sanded or vibrated
2. Installing or removing non-friable ACM, other than ceiling tiles, if the material is installed or removed without being broken, cut, drilled, abraded, ground, sanded or vibrated.
3. Breaking, cutting, drilling, abrading, grinding, sanding, or vibrating non-friable ACM if, the material is wetted to control the spread of dust or fibers, and the work is done only by means of non-powered hand-held tools
4. Removing *less than one square meter of drywall in which joint-filling compounds that are ACM have been used.