Information, education, training and expertise

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6. Information, education, training and expertise
6.1. General
6.1.1. All those who work with insulation wool products should be provided
with information suitable to their needs.
6.1.2. This information should, as a minimum, meet the requirements of the
competent authority. It is recommended that the information contain the following:
(i) applicable laws, regulations and codes of practice;
(ii) labels and material safety data sheets;
(iii) general and specific guidance on preventive measures, in particular on the
procedures necessary to maintain exposures as low as practicable, safe work
practices including cleaning and removal of waste material, ventilation, personal
protective equipment, and protective clothing;
(iv) representative fibre and dust exposure levels associated with the job, as well as
data on the purpose and methods of workplace monitoring of airborne fibres and
dust;
(v) potential acute and chronic health effects which may result from exposure to
insulation wools; and
(vi) the responsibilities of manufacturers, suppliers, specifiers, installers, employers
and workers, as well as the need for cooperation between them.
6.1.3. The extent of instructions and training should be appropriate to the duties,
understanding and literacy of workers, and sufficiently detailed to ensure that they
understand both the safety requirements and the reasons for these requirements.
6.1.4. Instruction, training and information should be provided by employers
before commencing work with insulation wools and periodically thereafter. Wherever
practicable, this should include practical on-the-job training.
6.1.5. Employers’ training programmes should be developed in consultation
with workers and their representatives.
6.2. Advisory services
6.2.1. Employers’ and workers’ organizations should, in cooperation with
relevant health services and educational institutions, develop and maintain training
courses for general and specific work with insulation wools.
6.2.2. Manufacturers and employers should ensure that persons responsible for
the provision of information, education and training, and exposure monitoring and

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