WRT asbestos courses,
yes, I agree, it may seem / be too late, if you have been drilling into it for 30 yrs. But the current thinking is.........if you don't breathe that last bit, it may be that last bit that had your number. Not absolute, but when it is your life, a last chance worth taking.
Plus, take into account the target audience. I have trained many a group of trades over the years - some, you may have written off (breathed it in for 40 yrs types). But there are often the 16-18yr old newbies in there as well - so the oldies may be screwed because of what they were exposed to from 16 yrs old, but I can do something to stop that happening to those newbies. Which has to be worthwhile, doesn't it?
WRT the Fire Service having their own rules and regs, they (and the other emergency services, and ships etc too) have their own rules for asbestos. In short, they are excused the rigour when carrying out their role (which may involve life and death), that other jockeys aren't. Similarly, they may be excused some duties under other regs, too.
yes, I agree, it may seem / be too late, if you have been drilling into it for 30 yrs. But the current thinking is.........if you don't breathe that last bit, it may be that last bit that had your number. Not absolute, but when it is your life, a last chance worth taking.
Plus, take into account the target audience. I have trained many a group of trades over the years - some, you may have written off (breathed it in for 40 yrs types). But there are often the 16-18yr old newbies in there as well - so the oldies may be screwed because of what they were exposed to from 16 yrs old, but I can do something to stop that happening to those newbies. Which has to be worthwhile, doesn't it?
WRT the Fire Service having their own rules and regs, they (and the other emergency services, and ships etc too) have their own rules for asbestos. In short, they are excused the rigour when carrying out their role (which may involve life and death), that other jockeys aren't. Similarly, they may be excused some duties under other regs, too.