Asbestos Awareness Training for Trades Employees

Learn about asbestos awareness training for employees who may encounter asbestos in their work.

• Are you in the right place? If you are a project manager, see Asbestos Regulatory Awareness for UC San Diego Project Managers.

Asbestos Awareness Training

Required before beginning work for employees who may encounter asbestos while performing their job duties. This training is intended for:

• Facilities Management maintenance, trades, and custodial personnel
• Housing Dining Hospitality (HDH) maintenance employees
• Science departments' technical shop personnel
• Telecommunications technicians

How to get training:

• Complete the Asbestos eCourse on the UC Learning Center.

Topics covered include:

• What asbestos is and where it may be encountered
• Health hazards associated with asbestos
• Regulating agencies
• Terminology
• Classes of workers and applicable training requirements
• Restricting access to regulated areas
• Personal protection equipment and practices
• Supervision requirements
• What to do when asbestos is encountered on the job
• The UC San Diego asbestos location and mitigation database
• General safety issues