Construction Dust eLearning Course

Overview

Dust! Urgh! No one likes getting a surprise dust cloud in their face. Your nose begins itching, your throat starts burning, and suddenly you’re sneezing and coughing all over the place. And that’s just from picking up the car keys off the sideboard. Imagine what it must be like to deal with huge quantities of construction dust in your work environment.

Construction dust can damage your health, especially if you’re breathing it in over a long period of time. That’s why it’s important to use safety precautions for tasks which are high risk for construction dust, such as working in enclosed spaces. Luckily, this course will tell you everything you need to know to protect yourself.

Outline Learning Objectives:

• Recognise the health risks related to construction dust, so you can take action to keep yourself safe at work
• Identify which tasks are high risk for producing construction dust, so you know when to take safety precautions
• Apply the correct safety precautions to reduce your exposure to construction dust and preserve your health

Why take this course?

This course is ideal for anyone working in construction. You’ll learn about the health risks associated with construction dust, which high-risk tasks produce the most dust, and how to reduce your construction dust exposure, so you can do your job safely. Because no one wants to let something as little as dust ruin their life, right?