(a) Any building
leased or acquired that is to be used as a school building shall be inspected
by a certified inspector prior to use as a school building. In the event that
emergency use of an uninspected building as a school building is necessitated,
such buildings shall be inspected within thirty days after commencement of such
use. For each area of a school building, including surfaces behind suspended
ceilings or other non-permanent structures, except as excluded pursuant to
section 11-502-15, each person performing an inspection shall:
(1) Visually inspect the area to identify the
locations of all suspected ACBM;
(2) Touch all suspected ACBM to determine
whether they are friable;
(3)
Identify all homogeneous areas of friable suspected ACBM and all homogeneous
areas of nonfriable suspected ACBM;
(4) Assume that some or all of the
homogeneous areas are ACM, and, for each homogeneous area that is not assumed
to be ACM, collect and submit for analysis bulk samples pursuant to sections
11-502-6 and 11-502-7;
(5) Assess,
pursuant to section 11-502-8, friable material in areas where samples are
collected, friable material in areas that are assumed to be ACBM, and friable
ACBM identified during previous inspections; and
(6) Record the following and submit to the
person designated pursuant to section 11-502-4, a copy of such record for
inclusion in the management plan within thirty days of the inspection:
(A) An inspection report with the date of the
inspection signed by each certified person making the inspection, the state of
certification, and the person's certification number;
(B) An inventory of the locations of the
homogeneous areas where samples were collected, size of each homogeneous area,
exact location where each bulk sample was collected, dates that samples were
collected, homogeneous areas where friable suspected ACBM is assumed to be ACM,
and homogeneous areas where nonfriable suspected ACBM is assumed to be
ACM;
(C) A description of the
manner used to determine sampling locations, the name and signature of each
certified inspector who collected the samples, the state of certification, and
the person's certification number;
(D) A list of whether the homogeneous areas
identified pursuant to subparagraph (B) are surfacing material, thermal system
insulation, or miscellaneous material;
(E) The amount of material in each
homogeneous area, listed in square, linear, or cubic feet; and
(F) Assessments made of friable material, the
name and signature of each certified inspector making the assessment, the state
of certification, and the inspector's certification number.
(b) Reinspection shall
be performed as follows:
(1) At least once
every three years after a management plan is in effect, the local education
agency shall conduct a reinspection of all friable and nonfriable known or
assumed ACBM in each school building that it leases, owns, or otherwise uses as
a school building;
(2) Each
inspection shall be made by an certified inspector; and
(3) For each area of a school building, each
person performing a reinspection shall:
(A)
Visually reinspect and reassess, pursuant to section 11-502-8, the condition of
all friable known or assumed ACBM;
(B) Visually inspect material that was
previously considered nonfriable ACBM and touch the material to determine
whether it has become friable since the last inspection or
reinspection;
(C) Identify any
homogeneous areas with material that has become friable since the last
inspection or reinspection; For each homogeneous area of newly friable material
that is already assumed to be ACBM, collect bulk samples and submit the samples
for analysis in accordance with sections 11-502-6 and 11-502-7;
(D) Assess, pursuant to section 11-502-8, the
condition of the newly friable material in areas where samples are collected,
and newly friable materials in areas that are assumed to be ACBM;
(F) Reassess, pursuant to section 11-502-8,
the condition of friable known or assumed ACBM previously identified;
(G) Identify and assess all suspect ACBM not
identified by previous inspections; and
(H) Record the following and submit to the
person designated pursuant to section 11-502-4 a copy of such record for
inclusion in the management plan within thirty days of the reinspection:
(i) The date of the reinspection, the name
and signature of the person making the reinspection, the state of
certification, the person's certification number, and any changes in the
condition of known or assumed ACBM;
(ii) The exact locations where samples are
collected during the reinspection, a description of the manner used to
determine sampling locations, the name and signature of each certified
inspector who collected the samples, the state of certification, and the
inspector's certification number; and
(iii) Any assessments or reassessments made
of friable material, the name and signature of the certified inspector making
the assessments, the state of certification, and the inspector's certification
number.
(c) Thermal system insulation that has
retained its structural integrity and that has an undamaged protective jacket
or wrap that prevents fiber release shall be treated as nonfriable and
therefore is subject only to periodic surveillance and preventive measures as
necessary.
(d) Schools not
previously covered under the AHERA regulation shall have their school buildings
inspected and shall submit a management plan for approval to the department of
health no later than six months after the adoption of this
regulation.