Two new qualifications, developed jointly by the Asbestos Testing and Consulting (ATAC) Division of the Asbestos Removal Contractors Association (ARCA) and the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) have been recognised by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).
The qualifications have been recognised as suitable in providing evidence towards an individual’s competence in asbestos surveying, taking and analysing air samples for asbestos, and carrying out the four-stage clearance procedure, to certify an area as suitable for normal reoccupation following asbestos removal.
The courses are:
RSPH Level 3 Certificate in Asbestos Surveying
RSPH Level 3 Certificate for Asbestos Analysts (Air)
UKAS has confirmed that the RSPH Level 3 Certificate in Asbestos Surveying meets the qualification requirements of RG8 Accreditation of Bodies Surveying for Asbestos in Premises for an individual carrying out asbestos surveys for a UKAS accredited asbestos surveying company.
The RSPH Level 3 Certificate for Asbestos Analysts (Air) meets the qualification requirements of LAB 30 Application of ISO/IEC 17025 for Asbestos Sampling and Testing for an individual taking and analysing an air sample including for four-stage clearances, as wells as the minimum qualification for analysts carrying out four-stage clearance procedures.
These qualifications will receive equal recognition from UKAS to the P Modules provided by the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS). They are certificated through the RSPH and delivered by ARCA.
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