Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part III - Air
Chapter 27 - Asbestos-Containing Materials (ACM) in Schools and State Buildings
Section III-2707 - Inspection and Reinspections

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code III-2707

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Inspection

1. Except as provided in LAC 33:III.2701.B.2 and 3, and LAC 33:III.2735, each local education agency and the state government shall inspect each school or state building that they lease, own, occupy, or use to identify all locations of friable and nonfriable ACBM as specified in this Section and LAC 33:III.2701.C.1.

2. Any building leased or acquired that is to be used as a school or state building shall be inspected as described under Paragraphs A.3, 4, and 5 of this Section prior to use as a school or state building.

3. In the event that emergency use of an uninspected building as a school or state building is necessitated, such buildings shall be inspected within 30 days after the decision to use them.

4. Each inspection of a school or state building shall be made by an accredited inspector.

5. For each area of a school or state building, except as excluded under LAC 33:III.2735, each person performing an inspection shall:
a. visually inspect the area to identify the locations of all suspected ACM;

b. touch all suspected ACM to determine whether it is friable;

c. identify all homogeneous areas of friable suspected ACM and all homogeneous areas of nonfriable suspected ACM;

d. 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 under LAC 33:III.2709 and 2711;

e. assess, under LAC 33:III.2713, friable material in areas where samples are collected, friable material in areas that are assumed to be ACM, and friable ACM identified during a previous inspection; and

f. prepare a report that includes the necessary information and submit to the person designated under LAC 33:III.2705 a copy of such report for inclusion in the management plan within 30 days of the inspection. The report shall include:
i. the date of the inspection signed by each accredited person making the inspection, and a copy of each inspector's accreditation certificate current at the time of inspection;

ii. an inventory of the locations of the homogeneous areas where samples were collected, exact locations where each bulk sample is collected, dates that samples are collected, homogeneous areas where friable suspected ACBM is assumed to be ACM, and homogeneous areas where nonfriable suspected ACBM is assumed to be ACM;

iii. a description of the manner used to determine sampling locations, and the name and signature of each accredited inspector who collected the samples and a copy of the inspector's accreditation certificate current at the time of inspection;

iv. a list of whether the homogeneous areas identified under Subparagraph A.5.d of this Section are surfacing material, thermal system insulation, or miscellaneous material; and

v. assessments made of friable material pursuant to Subparagraph A.5.e of this Section, the names and signatures of all accredited inspectors making the assessment, and a copy of the inspector's accreditation certificate current at the time of inspection.

B. Reinspection

1. At least once every three years after a management plan is in effect, each local education agency shall conduct a reinspection of all friable and nonfriable known or assumed ACBM in each school building that they lease, own, or use for head start, pre-K programs, elementary, or secondary education.
a. Review previous inspection data in the management plan and compare to existing school conditions and correct for any changes.

b. Review the management plan and ensure it meets the requirements of LAC 33:III.2723 and reflects current conditions.

2. Each inspection shall be made by an accredited inspector.

3. For each area of a school, each person performing a reinspection shall:
a. visually reinspect, and reassess, under LAC 33:III.2713, 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;

d. for each homogeneous area of newly friable material that is already assumed to be ACBM, bulk samples may be collected and submitted for analysis in accordance with LAC 33:III.2709 and 2711;

e. visually inspect, sample, analyze, and assess the conditions of building materials that have been added to the school since the last inspection or reinspection;

f. assess, under LAC 33:III.2713, the condition of the newly friable material in areas where samples are collected and of newly friable material in areas assumed to be ACBM;

g. reassess, under LAC 33:III.2713, the condition of friable known or assumed ACBM previously identified;

h. record the following and submit to the person designated under LAC 33:III.2705 a copy of such record for inclusion in the management plan within 30 days of the reinspection:
i. the date of the reinspection, the name and signature of the person making the reinspection, a copy of his or her accreditation certificate current at the time of the reinspection, 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 choose sampling locations, the name and signature of each accredited inspector who collected the samples, a copy of the accreditation certificate current at the time of the reinspection; and

iii. any assessments or reassessments made of friable material, the name and signature of the accredited inspector making the assessments, and a copy of accreditation certificate current at the time of assessment or reassessment.

C. General. 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.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2344 and 40:1749.1.

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