Posted By thomas mark evans i am considering doing a P402 Building Surveys and Bulk Sampling for Asbestos course !! Has anybody taken this course???? Is it worth while or a complete waste??.

Posted By Stuart Nagle Thomas. I have done the P402 and found it worthwhile, it is also required if you intend to do any surveying whilst the other qualification mentioned above is not. The course covers (in detail) the requirements of MDHS100 and the various types of asbestos and where they are likely to be found. The course I did was 3 days and quite intensive, with the requirement to did a simple but robust end of course examination and a sample survey (desktop) on materials shown and anaylised previously. This is stage 1 of a 2 part process. To get the cetificate you then have to undertake a minimum of 2 surveys and write a survey report complete with sample analysis and material assessment algorithm etc. The reports have to go to BIOH for invigilation and you have to sign a certificate of authoriship to say that it is your own work. For more information I suggest you visit the BIOH wen site at www.bioh.org Hope this assists...