P403 - Asbestos Fibre Counting

Cost includes BOHS examination fees*

Analysis of airborne samples plays a key role when managing asbestos in buildings in line with the Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2012. P403 – Air Sampling and Fibre Counting (PCM) gives analysts the knowledge and skills required to safely take air samples, prepare fibre counting slides, and accurately analyse these slides under a microscope to identify airborne fibre levels within the building or site. 

Candidates for this course are expected to be aware of HSG 248 Asbestos: The Analysts’ Guide (July 2021), and in particular Appendix 1, Fibres in air: sampling and evaluation of by phase contrast microscopy. Candidates will preferably have prior experience of analysing fibre count samples and may already be participating in a quality control scheme.

In addition, candidates are expected to have had training to cover the core competencies outlined within the foundation material detailed within Table A9.1 of HSG248 Asbestos: The Analysts’ Guide (July 2021). This may be achieved by In -house learning or through the P400 foundation module.