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Feb
26
2026

Asbestos Awareness for Maintenance and Custodial Staff

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When: Thursday, February 26, 2026
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Where: Norris University Center, 1-204 Big Ten Room, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Contact: Environmental Health and Safety   (847) 467-6342
ehs@northwestern.edu

Group: Environmental Health and Safety

Category: Training

Description:

This asbestos awareness training course is intended to provide maintenance and custodial staff a basic understanding of asbestos, its hazards, and the ability to identify asbestos containing material (ACM) or presumed asbestos containing material (PACM) in the workplace. This includes the history of asbestos, the regulations on asbestos, the health effects of asbestos, locations of asbestos on campus, recognition of damaged or deteriorating asbestos, and proper response to a fiber release.

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