Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
An accredited initial asbestos safety training program
shall include at least the core topics listed in subdivision (a) of this
section. Actual asbestos material shall not be used for hands-on
exercises.
(a) Core topics for all
initial asbestos safety training programs except management planner are:
(1) history of asbestos use;
(2) identification of asbestos:
(i) types and physical characteristics of
asbestos including fiber size, aerodynamic characteristics and appearance;
and
(ii) common uses and
applications for asbestos-containing products;
(3) current Federal, State and local laws,
regulations and guidelines concerning asbestos, including but not limited to
the areas of air monitoring, recordkeeping, employee notification of exposures
and mandatory worksite safety procedures;
(4) health effects of asbestos:
(i) factors affecting disease development
including: properties of asbestos, how asbestos enters the respiratory and
digestive systems and the abdominal and chest cavity, concentration and
duration of exposure, and body defenses;
(ii) clinical signs of asbestos exposure
based on visible changes in X-rays, including plaques and asbestos
bodies;
(iii) asbestos-related
diseases: asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma and digestive system cancers
(including the definitions and the concepts of risk, latency, symptoms, and
diagnosis);
(iv) health risks to
family members of asbestos workers;
(v) synergism between cigarette smoking and
asbestos exposure; and
(vi) lack of
safe exposure level;
(5)
protective clothing (hands-on practice required), including disposable and
nondisposable clothing, its purpose, other requirements and options, who must
wear it, donning, removal, storage, handling and disposal of clothing, types of
clothing such as suits, booties, hoods, gloves, eye protection, and footwear;
and
(6) summary of abatement
control options.
(b)
Asbestos handlers training program. The asbestos handlers training program will
be presented through lectures and a variety of interactive/participatory
learning methods and shall provide each student with sufficient opportunities
for practice exercises to thoroughly demonstrate that the student can properly
perform all aspects of asbestos work and prevent unnecessary exposure to others
at the worksite and to the general public by properly constructing and
maintaining temporary barriers, by properly using protective equipment, and by
using proper work area clean-up, decontamination, and work disposal techniques.
The program shall include, but not be limited to, the following topics:
(1) core topics as listed in subdivision (a)
of this section;
(2) employee
personal protective equipment (hands-on practice and demonstration required):
(i) classes and characteristics of respirator
types;
(ii) limitations of
respirators and their proper selection, inspection, donning, use maintenance,
and storage procedures;
(iii)
methods for field testing of the facepiece-to-face seal (positive and negative
pressure fitting tests);
(iv)
qualitative and quantitative fit testing procedures;
(v) variability between field and laboratory
protection factors that alter respirator fit (e.g., facial hair);
(vi) the components of a proper respiratory
protection program;
(vii)
requirements pertaining to personal protective equipment (see EPA Worker
Protection Rule 40 CFR part 763, subpart G; Occupational Safety and Health Act
[OSHA] Asbestos Construction Standard,
29 CFR
1926.11, OSHA Respirator Standard
29 CFR
1910.134 );
(viii) use of a rotometer to perform an air
flow check of a powered air purifying respirator;
(3) medical monitoring:
(i) requirements for physical examinations
including a pulmonary function test, chest X-rays and a medical history for
each employee (see Occupational Safety and Health Act [OSHA] Medical
Surveillance Guidelines for Asbestos,
29 CFR
1910.1001 [1]; EPA Worker Protection Rule, 40
CFR part 763, subpart G);
(ii)
frequency of medical examinations; and
(iii) employee access to records;
(4) personal hygiene:
(i) entry and exit procedures for the work
area, including sequential steps of workers in clean room, shower room and
equipment room;
(ii) use of
showers;
(iii) sanitation including
avoidance of eating, drinking, smoking and chewing (gum and tobacco) in the
work area; and
(iv) potential
exposures, such as family exposure;
(5) preparation of the work area (hands-on
practice required):
(i) occupants;
(ii) furniture and equipment, including the
removal of movable furniture and equipment, covering and sealing stationary
equipment such as duct work, cleaning of furniture;
(iii) ventilation and electrical
systems;
(iv) flooring;
(v) posting of signs;
(vi) electrical and ventilation system
lock-out; and
(vii) pre-cleaning
the work area;
(6)
engineering control techniques to include a discussion of each of the following
individually as they apply to installation, removal, encapsulation, enclosure,
maintenance and repair (hands-on practice required):
(i) purpose, construction and maintenance of
barriers and decontamination enclosure systems;
(ii) removal of non-asbestos surfacing
material using proper working techniques which minimize fiber
release;
(iii) use of wet methods
and surfactants;
(iv) use of
negative air pressure ventilation equipment;
(v) use of vacuum cleaners with high
efficiency particulate absolute (HEPA) filters;
(vi) use, maintenance and clean-up of
tools;
(vii) good housekeeping,
such as promptly bagging asbestos debris and other housekeeping
features;
(viii) use of glovebags
to remove non-asbestos insulation from a horizontal pipe, vertical pipe and
elbow;
(ix) emergency procedures
for sudden releases;
(x) potential
exposure situations; and
(xi)
recommended and prohibited work practices;
(7) decontamination system (hands-on practice
required) to include:
(i) construction of a
decontamination enclosure system consisting of a clean room, shower and
equipment room separated, in series, from each other and the work area by three
airlocks. This system shall be attached to the work area;
(ii) sequential steps of workers in clean
room, shower room and equipment room;
(iii) use of a shower water filtration
system
(iv) direction of air flow
through the rooms;
(v) security of
the work area and enclosure; and
(vi) purpose and use of an entry and exit
log;
(8) proper clean-up
and disposal (hands-on practice required):
(i)
post abatement clean-up procedures and sequence of activities;
(ii) disposal, including bagging, drumming,
storage and transport;
(iii) daily
work area and decontamination clean-up procedures;
(iv) clean-up of equipment; and
(v) removal of isolation barriers and
decontamination enclosure system;
(9) other safety hazards that may be
encountered during asbestos abatement activities and procedures to eliminate
their occurrence (hands-on practice required):
(i) electrical hazards and placement of
electrical cords to reduce tripping hazards;
(ii) heat stress;
(iii) air contaminants other than
asbestos;
(iv) fire and explosion
hazards;
(v) gasoline
engines;
(vi) scaffold and ladder
hazards and proper use to minimize hazards;
(vii) slips, trips and falls;
(viii) confined spaces including requirements
for entry and exit procedures;
(ix)
noise; and
(x) emergency procedures
to follow in the event of fire and medical emergencies and failure of
containment barriers;
(10) purposes and methods of asbestos air
monitoring and testing (hands-on practice required):
(i) procedures to determine airborne
concentrations of asbestos fibers, focusing on how personal air sampling is
performed and the reasons for it;
(ii) air samples, air monitoring and personal
monitoring procedures and requirements under Federal and State
regulations;
(iii) sampling
equipment demonstration including pumps, filters, and calibration;
and
(iv) types of analysis and
interpretation of analytical results including electron microscopy techniques,
optical microscopy techniques, and requirements under Federal and State
regulations;
(11)
establishment of programs for respiratory protection;
(12) case studies: typical problems and
corrective measures;
(13) relevant
Federal, State and local requirements, procedures and standards (see especially
OSHA Asbestos Construction Standard,
29 CFR
1926.1101; Title 12 NYCRR Part 56; EPA
Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan, 40 CFR part 763, appendix C to subpart E);
and
(14) program review.
(c) Operations and maintenance
training program. This program is for operations and maintenance (O and M)
workers who work on minor asbestos projects but do not work on small asbestos
projects or large asbestos projects. It is intended for all operations and
maintenance staff of an employer who perform minor asbestos projects on the
premises of that employer. This program will be a minimum of two training days.
Four hours of hands-on exercises are required. This program shall include, but
not be limited to:
(1) core topics as listed
in subdivision (a) of this section;
(2) recognition of damage, deterioration, and
delamination of asbestos material;
(3) proper methods of handling asbestos
material (hands-on practice required):
(i)
purpose, construction and maintenance of barriers (including glove
bags);
(ii) use of wet methods and
surfactants;
(iii) use of vacuum
cleaners with high efficiency particulate absolute (HEPA) filters;
(iv) use, maintenance, and clean-up of tools;
and
(v) good housekeeping, such as
promptly bagging asbestos debris and other housekeeping features;
(4) proper clean-up and disposal
(hands-on practice required):
(i) clean-up
including techniques and sequence of activities; and
(ii) disposal including bagging, drumming,
storage and transport;
(5) information on the use of respiratory
protection as required by the EPA (see the EPA/NIOSH Guide to Respiratory
Protection for the Asbestos Abatement Industry) and hands-on training in the
use of respiratory protection, other protective measures, and good work
practices.
(6) Medical monitoring:
(i) requirements for physical examinations
including a pulmonary function test, chest X-rays and a medical history for
each employee (see OSHA Medical Surveillance Guidelines for Asbestos,
29 CFR
1910.1001 [1], EPA Worker Protection Rule, 40
CFR part 763, subpart G);
(ii)
frequency of medical examinations; and
(iii) employee access to records.
(d) Allied trades
training program. This program is for workers who prepare or otherwise enter a
contained asbestos project work area for a limited time in performing certain
specialized tasks in preparation of, or ancillary to, the actual asbestos
abatement. This program shall be a minimum of one and one half training days. A
minimum of four hours of hands-on exercises are required. This program shall
include but not be limited to:
(1) core
topics listed in subdivision (a) of this section;
(2) personal hygiene:
(i) entry and exit procedures for the work
area;
(ii) use of showers;
and
(iii) sanitation;
(3) preparation of work area:
(i) occupants;
(ii) furniture and equipment, including the
removal of movable furniture and equipment, covering and sealing stationary
equipment such as duct work, cleaning of furniture;
(iii) ventilation and electrical
systems;
(iv) flooring;
(v) posting of signs; and
(vi) electrical ventilation system
lock-out;
(4)
engineering control techniques (discuss each individually for work practices as
they apply to the specialized occupations working in proximity to the actual
asbestos abatement project) (hands-on practice required):
(i) purpose, construction and maintenance of
barriers and decontamination enclosure systems (including glove
bags);
(ii) proper working
techniques for minimizing fiber release;
(iii) use of wet methods and
surfactants;
(iv) use of negative
air pressure ventilation equipment;
(v) use of vacuum cleaners with high
efficiency particulate absolute (HEPA) filters;
(vi) use, maintenance and clean-up of tools;
and
(vii) good housekeeping, such
as promptly bagging asbestos debris and other housekeeping features;
(5) decontamination system
(hands-on practice required):
(i) sequential
steps of workers in clean room, shower room and equipment room;
(ii) direction of air flow through the
rooms;
(iii) security of the work
area and enclosure; and
(iv)
purpose of exit and entry log;
(6) other safety hazards that may be
encountered during asbestos abatement activities:
(i) electrical hazards;
(ii) heat stress;
(iii) air contaminants other than
asbestos;
(iv) fire and explosion
hazards;
(v) gasoline
engines;
(vi) scaffold and ladder
hazards;
(vii) slips, trips and
falls;
(viii) confined
spaces;
(ix) noise; and
(x) emergency procedures to follow in the
event of fire or medical emergencies or failure of containment
barriers;
(7) case
studies: typical problems and corrective measures;
(8) employee personal protective equipment;
(i) classes and characteristics of respirator
types;
(ii) limitations of
respirators and their proper selection, inspection, donning, use, maintenance,
and storage procedures;
(iii)
methods for field testing of the facepiece-to-face seal (positive and negative
pressure fitting tests);
(iv)
qualitative and quantitative fit testing procedures;
(v) variability between field and laboratory
protection factors that alter respirator fit (e.g., facial hair);
(vi) the components of a proper respiratory
protection program;
(vii)
requirements pertaining to personal protective equipment (see EPA Worker
Protection Rule 40 CFR part 763, subpart G; OSHA Asbestos Construction
Standard,
29 CFR
1926.1101; OSHA Respirator Standard,
29 CFR
1910.134 );
(9) medical monitoring. OSHA requirements for
pulmonary function test, chest X-rays, and a medial history for each
employee.
(e) Asbestos
project air sampling technician training program. This program is for workers
who perform environmental asbestos sampling by applying proper techniques and
methods in the selection of sites, collection, handling, recording and
chain-of-custody procedures in the transport of environmental asbestos samples
which fulfill the assessment and monitoring requirements for all pre-abatement,
abatement and post-abatement asbestos projects in compliance with existing
regulations or in performance of investigative studies. This program shall be a
minimum of two training days. Five hours of hands-on exercises are required.
This program shall include but not be limited to:
(1) core topics listed in subdivision (a) of
this section;
(2) principles of
asbestos project abatement procedures and practices;
(3) personal hygiene:
(i) entry and exit procedures for the work
area;
(ii) use of showers;
and
(iii) sanitation;
(4) decontamination system
(hands-on practice required):
(i) sequential
steps of workers in clean room, shower room and equipment room;
(ii) direction of air flow through the rooms;
and
(iii) security of the work area
and enclosure;
(5) other
safety hazards that may be encountered during asbestos abatement activities:
(i) electrical hazards;
(ii) heat stress;
(iii) air contaminants other than
asbestos;
(iv) fire and explosion
hazards;
(v) gasoline
engines;
(vi) scaffold and ladder
hazards;
(vii) slips, trips, and
falls;
(viii) confined
spaces;
(ix) noise;
(x) emergency procedures to follow in the
event of fire or medical emergencies or failure of containment barriers;
and
(xi) purpose of exit and entry
log; and
(6) purposes
and methods of asbestos bulk sampling, air monitoring and testing (hands-on
practice required):
(i) proper methods of
collecting bulk samples to minimize generation of airborne fibers;
(ii) air samples, air monitoring and personal
monitoring procedures and requirements under Federal and State
regulations;
(iii) sampling
equipment demonstration including pumps, filters, and calibration in order to
collect representative samples;
(iv) types of analysis and interpretation of
analytical results including electron microscopy techniques, optical microscopy
techniques, and requirements under Federal and State regulations; and
(v) proper chain of custody procedures for
legally defensible data;
(7) information on the use of respiratory
protection as required by the EPA (see the EPA/NIOSH Guide to Respiratory
Protection for the Asbestos Abatement Industry) and hands-on training in the
use of respiratory protection, other protection measures and good work
practices.
(f) Inspector
training program. This program is for workers who collect bulk samples, survey,
identify, record and report upon asbestos containing materials associated with
any building or structure in compliance with existing regulations or in
performance of investigative studies. The inspector training program will be
presented through lectures and a variety of interactive/participatory learning
methods and shall provide each trainee with sufficient opportunities for
practice exercises to thoroughly demonstrate that the trainee can perform the
tasks required of an inspector (see the Asbestos School Hazard Abate
Reauthorization Act). The program shall include, but not be limited to the
following topics:
(1) core topics listed in
subdivision (a) of this section;
(2) the role of inspectors - qualifications
and functions:
(i) experience and
qualifications of inspectors and management planner;
(ii) functions of certified inspectors as
compared to those of an accredited management planner;
(iii) inspection procedures and
processes;
(iv) asbestos containing
material inventory and physical assessment.
(3) legal liability and defenses:
(i) legal liabilities and responsibilities of
inspectors and management planners;
(ii) comprehensive general liability
policies;
(iii) claims-made and
occurrence policies;
(iv)
environmental and pollution liability clauses;
(v) State liability insurance
requirements;
(vi) bonding and the
relationship of insurance availability to bond availability;
(4) understanding the building
systems:
(i) common building
plan/layout;
(ii) heating,
ventilation and air conditioning systems:
(a)
system types, organization;
(b)
common system layout;
(c) common
locations of asbestos containing material on heating, ventilation and air
conditioning components;
(iii) building mechanical systems:
(a) system types, organization;
(b) common system layout;
(c) common locations of asbestos containing
material;
(iv)
inspecting electrical systems:
(a) inspection
procedures;
(b) safety
precautions;
(v) reading
blueprints and as-built drawings;
(5) public/employee/building occupant
relations:
(i) inspection notification to the
public/employee/building occupant;
(ii) warning signs;
(iii) strategies, techniques for handling
building occupants and the press;
(iv) inspection scheduling strategies for
minimizing disruption of building activities;
(v) education of building
occupants;
(6)
pre-inspection planning and review of previous inspection records:
(i) inspection scheduling and obtaining
access;
(ii) building record
review;
(iii) identifying
homogeneous sampling areas using blueprints or as-built drawings;
(iv) consultation with maintenance or
building personnel;
(v) review of
previous inspections, sampling and abatement records;
(vi) the role of the inspector in exclusions
for previously performed inspections;
(7) inspecting for friable and nonfriable
asbestos containing material and assessing condition:
(i) processes and procedures for conducting
visual inspections for asbestos containing material;
(ii) types of building materials that may
contain asbestos;
(iii) determining
friability sample sites;
(iv) open
return air plenums and their importance in HVAC systems;
(v) assessing damage and deterioration;
(a) significant damage;
(b) potential for damage;
(c) potential for significant
damage;
(d) type of
damage;
(e) possible causes of
damage;
(f) materials potential for
disturbance;
(g) amount of suspect
ACM, both in total quantity and as a percentage of the total area;
(h) accessibility;
(i) known or suspected causes of damage or
significant damage; and
(j)
deterioration as assessment factors;
(8) bulk sampling/documentation of asbestos
in buildings (hands-on practice required):
(i) detailed discussion of the simplified
sampling scheme for friable surfacing materials (see EPA 560/5-85-030a October
1985);
(ii) random distribution
sampling techniques;
(iii) sampling
workshop for surfacing material, thermal system insulation and non-friable
materials;
(iv) techniques for bulk
sampling:
(a) proper use of bulk sampling and
repair equipment;
(b) patching and
repairing sampling area;
(v) polarized light microscopy;
(vi) choosing an accredited
laboratory;
(vii) quality control
and quality assurance;
(9) inspector respiratory protection and
personal protective equipment workshop (hands-on practice and demonstration
required):
(i) respirator types and
classes;
(ii) respirator
limitations;
(iii) proper
selection, inspection donning, use, storage and maintenance;
(iv) field testing facepiece-to-face seal
(positive and negative fit test);
(v) qualitative and quantitative fit test
procedures;
(vi) variability
between field and laboratory protection factors that alter respirator fit
(e.g., facial hair);
(vii)
developing a respiratory protection program;
(viii) selection and use of personal
protective clothing--use, storage and handling of non-disposable
clothing;
(10) medical
monitoring:
(i) requirements for physical
examinations, including pulmonary function test, chest X-rays and a medical
history for each employee (see OSHA Medical Surveillance Guidelines for
Asbestos,
29 CFR
1910.1001 [1]; EPA Worker Protection Rule, 40
CFR part 763, subpart G);
(ii)
frequency of medical examinations; and
(iii) employee access to records;
(11) recordkeeping and writing the
inspection report;
(i) sample labeling
procedures and keying sample identification to sampling location;
(ii) asbestos containing material inventory
procedures;
(iii) the use of
photographs;
(iv) review of
Federal, State and local government asbestos project forms;
(v) information required for inclusion in the
management plan required for school buildings (see TSCA Title II, section
203[i][l]);
(12) review
of relevant Federal, State and local government requirements (see National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants [NESHAP: 40 CFR part 61,
subparts A and M]; EPA Worker Protection Rule [40 CFR part 763, subpart G];
OSHA Asbestos Construction Standard [
29 CFR
1926.1101 ]; OSHA respirator requirements [
29 CFR
1910.134 ]; the Friable Asbestos in Schools
Rule [40 CFR part 763, subpart F]; and article 30 of the NYS Labor Law; 12
NYCRR Part 56; this Part and other applicable State and local regulations) and
differences between Federal and State requirements where they apply, and the
effects, if any, on public and non-public schools or commercial or public
buildings;
(13) walk-through survey
workshop that includes:
(i) visual inspection
procedures for inspecting buildings (on-site practice) including walls,
ceilings, ducts, beams,piping, etc.;
(ii) choosing sample locations;
(iii) developing asbestos containing material
inventory; and
(iv) physical
building assessment; on-site discussion and classroom discussion;
(14) program review. A review of
key aspects of the training program.
(g) Management planners training program.
This program is for those responsible for using data gathered by inspectors to
assess the asbestos containing materials hazard in buildings, determine
appropriate response actions, and develop a schedule for implementing response
actions. Management planners must complete an inspector training program as
defined in subdivision (f) of this section and an additional training program
of at least two training days. Possession of current and valid inspector
accreditation shall be a prerequisite for admission to the management planner
training program. The management planner training program will be presented
through lectures and demonstrations. At a minimum the following topics are to
be included in these two additional training days:
(1) course overview:
(i) the role of the management
planner;
(ii) operations and
maintenance programs;
(iii) setting
work priorities; and
(iv)
protection of building occupants;
(2) evaluation/interpretation of survey
results:
(i) review of Federal or State
requirements for inspection and management plans (see, for example, TSCA Title
II section 203[i][1]);
(ii)
summarized field data and laboratory results;
(iii) comparison between field inspector's
data sheet with laboratory results and site survey;
(3) hazard assessment:
(i) amplification of the difference between
physical assessment and hazard assessment;
(ii) the role of the management planner is
hazard assessment;
(iii)
explanation of significant damage, damage, potential damage and potential
significant damage;
(iv) use of a
description (or decision tree) code for assessment of ACM; assessment of
friable ACM; and
(v) relationship
of accessibility, vibration sources, use of adjoining space, and air plenums
and other factors to hazard assessment;
(4) legal implications:
(i) liability;
(ii) insurance issues specific to
planners;
(iii) liabilities
associated with interim control measures, in-house maintenance, repair, and
removal; and
(iv) use of results
from previously performed inspections;
(5) evaluation and selection of control
operations:
(i) overview of encapsulation,
enclosure, interim operations and maintenance, and removal;
(ii) advantages and disadvantages of each
method;
(iii) response actions
described via a decision tree or other appropriate method;
(iv) work practices for each response
action;
(v) staging and
prioritizing of work in both vacant and occupied buildings; and
(vi) the need for containment barriers and
decontamination in response actions;
(6) role of other professionals:
(i) use of industrial hygienists, engineers,
and architects in developing technical specifications for response
actions;
(ii) any requirements that
may exist for architect sign-off to plans; and
(iii) team approach to design of high-quality
job specifications;
(7)
developing an operations and maintenance (O&M) plan:
(i) purpose of the plan;
(ii) discussion of applicable EPA guidance
documents;
(iii) what actions
should be taken by custodial staff;
(iv) proper cleaning procedures;
(v) steam cleaning and high efficiency
particulate aerosol (HEPA) vacuuming;
(vi) reducing disturbance of ACM;
(vii) scheduling O&M for
off-hours;
(viii) rescheduling or
canceling renovation in areas with ACM;
(ix) boiler room maintenance;
(x) disposal of ACM;
(xi) in-house procedures for ACM-bridging and
penetrating encapsulants;
(xii)
pipe fittings;
(xiii) metal
sleeves;
(xiv) polyvinyl chloride
(PVC), canvas, and wet wraps;
(xv)
muslin with straps;
(xvi) fiber
mesh cloth;
(xvii) mineral wool,
and insulating cement;
(xviii)
discussion of employee protection programs and staff training; and
(xix) case study in developing an O&M
plan (development, implementation process, and problems that have been
experienced);
(8)
regulatory review:
(i) OSHA Asbestos
Construction Standard;
(ii) the
National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS);
(iii) other applicable Federal regulations
including, but not limited to, the National Emissions Standard for Asbestos;
EPA Worker Protection Rule; and TSCA Title II; and
(iv) Article 30, Part 56 of Title 12, this
Part and any other applicable State statutes or regulations;
(9) recordkeeping for the
management planner
(i) use of field
inspector's data sheet along with laboratory results;
(ii) ongoing recordkeeping as a means to
track asbestos disturbance; and
(iii) procedures for recordkeeping;
(10) assembling and submitting the
management plan:
(i) plan requirements of the
EPA (see in TSCA Title II section 203[i][1]); and
(ii) the management plan as a planning
tool;
(11) financing
abatement actions:
(i) economic analysis and
cost estimates;
(ii) development of
cost estimates;
(iii) present costs
of abatement versus future operations and maintenance costs; and
(iv) Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act
grants and loans, and New York State grant program;
(12) program review. A review of key aspects
of the training program.
(h) Abatement project training program. This
program is for those who as project designers are responsible for determining
how asbestos abatement project work should be conducted. This program shall be
presented through lectures, demonstrations and a field trip. This program shall
include, but not be limited to, the following topics:
(1) core topics as listed in subdivision (a)
of this section;
(2) overview of
abatement construction projects:
(i) abatement
as a portion of a renovation project;
(ii) notification of other contractors on a
multi-employer site (see OSHA requirements at
29 CFR
1926.58 );
(3) safety system design specifications:
(i) design, construction and maintenance of
containment barriers and decontamination enclosure systems;
(ii) positioning of warning signs;
(iii) electrical and ventilation system
lock-out;
(iv) proper working
techniques for minimizing fiber release;
(v) entry and exit procedures for the work
area;
(vi) use of wet
methods;
(vii) use of negative
pressure exhaust ventilation equipment;
(viii) use of high efficiency particulate
aerosol (HEPA) vacuums;
(ix) proper
clean-up and disposal of asbestos;
(x) work practices as they apply to
encapsulation, enclosure, and repair;
(xi) use of glove bags and a demonstration of
glove bag use; and
(xii) techniques
for completing an initial cleaning of the work area;
(4) field trip. Visit an abatement site or
other suitable building site, including on-site discussions of abatement design
and rationale for the concept of functional spaces, and building walk-through
inspection, and discussion following the walk-through;
(5) employee personal protective equipment:
(i) classes and characteristics of respirator
types;
(ii) limitations of
respirators;
(iii) proper
selection, inspection, donning, use, maintenance, and storage
procedures;
(iv) methods for field
testing of the facepiece-to-face seal (positive and negative pressure fitting
tests);
(v) qualitative and
quantitative fit testing procedures;
(vi) variability between field and laboratory
protection factors that alter respirator fit (e.g., facial hair);
(vii) components of a proper respirator
protection program;
(viii)
selection and use of personal protective clothing; and
(ix) use, storage and handling of
non-disposable clothing;
(6) additional safety hazards. Hazards
encountered during abatement activities and procedures to eliminate their
occurrence, including electrical hazards, heat stress, air contaminants other
than asbestos, fire and explosion hazards, scaffold and ladder hazards,
confined space hazards and slips, trips and falls;
(7) fiber aerodynamics and control:
(i) aerodynamic characteristics of asbestos
fibers;
(ii) importance of proper
containment barriers;
(iii)
settling time for asbestos fibers;
(iv) wet methods in abatement;
(v) aggressive air monitoring following
abatement;
(vi) aggressive air
movement and negative pressure exhaust ventilation as a clean-up
method;
(8) designing
abatement solutions:
(i) discussions of
removal, enclosure, and encapsulation methods;
(ii) asbestos waste disposal;
(9) budgeting/cost estimation:
(i) development of cost estimates;
(ii) present costs of abatement versus future
operations and maintenance costs;
(iii) setting priorities for abatement jobs
to reduce cost;
(10)
writing abatement specifications:
(i) means
and methods specifications versus performance specifications;
(ii) design of abatement in occupied
buildings;
(iii) modification of
guide specifications to a particular building;
(iv) worker and building occupant
health/medical considerations;
(v)
replacement of ACM with non-asbestos substitutes;
(vi) clearance of work area after
abatement;
(vii) air monitoring for
clearance;
(viii) preparation of
and a need for a written project design;
(11) final clearance process for reoccupancy:
(i) discussion of the need for a written
sampling rational for aggressive final air clearance;
(ii) requirements of a complete visual
inspection; and
(iii) the
relationship of the visual inspection to final air clearance;
(12) preparing abatement drawings;
(i) significance and need for
drawings;
(ii) use of as-built
drawings as base drawings;
(iii)
use of inspection photographs and on-site reports;
(iv) methods of preparing abatement
drawings;
(v) diagramming
containment barriers;
(vi)
relationship of drawings to design specifications; and
(vii) particular problems related to
abatement drawings.
(13)
contract preparation and administration.
(14) legal/liabilities/defenses:
(i) insurance considerations;
(ii) bonding;
(iii) hold-harmless clauses;
(iv) use of abatement contractor's liability
insurance; and
(v) claims made
versus occurrence policies;
(15) replacement. Replacement of asbestos
with asbestos-free substitutes;
(16) role of other consultants:
(i) development of technical specification
sections by industrial hygienists or engineers; and
(ii) the multi-disciplinary team approach to
abatement design;
(17)
occupied buildings:
(i) special design
procedures required in occupied buildings;
(ii) education of occupants;
(iii) extra monitoring
recommendations;
(iv) staging work
to minimize occupant exposure; and
(v) scheduling of renovation to minimize
exposure;
(18) relevant
Federal, State, and local requirements, procedures and standards, (see the
requirements of TSCA Title II: article 30 of the NYS Labor Law; 12 NYCRR Part
56; this Part; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants [40 CFR
part 61], subparts A [General Provision] and M [National Emissions Standard for
Asbestos]; OSHA standards for permissible exposure to airborne concentrations
of asbestos fibers and respiratory protection [
29 CFR
1910.134 ]; EPA Worker Protection Rule, [40
CFR part 763], subpart G; OSHA Asbestos Construction Standard [
29 CFR
1926.1101 ]; OSHA Hazard Communication
Standard [
29 CFR
1926.59 ]; and other relevant Federal, State
and local regulatory requirements);
(19) program review. A review of key aspects
of the training program.
(i) Asbestos abatement contractors and
supervisors training program. A contractor may designate a supervisor to serve
as his agent for the purposes of the accreditation. Supervisors include those
persons who provide supervision and direction to workers engaged in asbestos
removal, encapsulation, enclosure, and repair. The asbestos abatement
contractors and supervisors program will be presented through lectures and a
variety of interactive/participatory learning methods and shall provide each
trainee with sufficient opportunities for practice exercises to thoroughly
demonstrate that the trainee has the skills and knowledge necessary to
evaluate, select and implement engineering control options in accordance with
Federal and State requirements. Supervisors may include those individuals with
the position title of foreman, working foreman, or leadman pursuant to
collective bargaining agreements. The program shall include, but not be limited
to, the following topics:
(1) core topics
listed in subdivision (a) of this section;
(2) employee personal protective equipment
(hands-on practice and demonstration required):
(i) classes and characteristics of respirator
types;
(ii) limitation of
respirators and their proper selection, inspection, donning, use, maintenance,
and storage procedures;
(iii)
methods for field testing of the facepiece-to-face seal (positive and negative
pressure fitting test);
(iv)
qualitative and quantitative fit testing procedures;
(v) variability between field and laboratory
protection factors that alter respirator fit (e.g., facial hair);
(vi) the components of a proper respirator
protection program;
(vii) selection
and use of personal protective clothing;
(viii) use, storage and handling of
nondisposable clothing;
(ix)
requirements pertaining to personal protection equipment (see EPA Worker
Protection Rule, 40 CFR part 763, subpart G; OSHA Asbestos Construction
Standard,
29 CFR
1926.1101; OSHA Respirator Standard,
29 CFR
1910.134 );
(x) use of a rotometer to perform an air flow
check of a powered air purifying respirator;
(xi) uses and limitations of personal
protective equipment (e.g., eye protection, hard hats, gloves, footwear);
and
(xii) breathing air systems
including high pressure v. low pressure, testing for Grade D air and
determining proper backup air volumes;
(3) state-of-the-art work practices (hands-on
practice required):
(i) proper work practices
for asbestos abatement activities including descriptions of proper construction
and maintenance of barriers and decontamination enclosure systems;
(ii) positioning of warning signs;
(iii) electrical and ventilation system
lockout;
(iv) proper working
techniques for minimizing fiber release;
(v) use of wet methods;
(vi) use of negative pressure ventilation
equipment;
(vii) use of high
efficiency particulate air (HEPA) vacuums;
(viii) proper clean-up and disposal
procedures;
(ix) work practices for
removal, encapsulation, enclosure, and repair;
(x) emergency procedures for sudden
releases;
(xi) potential exposure
situations;
(xii) transport and
disposal procedures, and recommended and prohibited work practices;
and
(xiii) discussion of new
abatement-related techniques and methodologies may be included;
(xiv) proper techniques for initial
cleaning;
(xv) removal of
non-asbestos surfacing material using proper working techniques to minimize
fiber release;
(xvi) use of
glovebags to remove non-asbestos thermal system insulation from a horizontal
pipe, vertical pipe and elbow;
(xvii) construction of a decontamination
enclosure system consisting of a clean room, shower, and equipment room
separated, in series, from each other and the work area by three airlocks. This
system shall be attached to the work area;
(xviii) use of a shower water filtration
system;
(xix) post abatement
clean-up procedures and sequence of activities; and
(xx) notification of building
occupants;
(4) personal
hygiene:
(i) entry and exit procedures for the
work area;
(ii) use of
showers;
(iii) avoidance of eating,
drinking, smoking, and chewing (gum or tobacco) in the work area; and
(iv) potential exposures, such as family
exposure, shall also be included;
(5) additional safety hazards that may be
encountered during asbestos abatement activities and procedures to eliminate
their occurrence (hands-on practice required):
(i) electrical hazards and placement of
electrical cords to reduce tripping hazards;
(ii) heat stress;
(iii) air contaminants other than
asbestos;
(iv) fire and explosion
hazards;
(v) scaffold and ladder
hazards and proper use to minimize hazards;
(vi) slips, trips, and falls;
(vii) confined spaces entry and exit
procedures (see OSHA Permit Required Confined Spaces,
29 CFR
1910.146 );
(viii) review of hazard assessment
considerations.
(6)
medical monitoring;
(i) requirements for
pulmonary function test, chest X-rays and a medical history for each employee
(see OSHA Medical Surveillance Guidelines for Asbestos,
29 CFR
1910.1001 [1]; EPA Worker Protection Rule, 40
CFR part 763, subpart G);
(ii)
frequency of medical examinations; and
(iii) employees access to records;
(7) air monitoring (hands-on
practice required). Proper methods of collecting employee exposure air samples.
Procedures to determine airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers, including a
description of aggressive sampling, sampling equipment and methods, reasons for
air monitoring, types of samples, and interpretation of results, specifically
from analysis performed by polarized light, phase-contrast, and electron
microscopy analyses;
(8) relevant
Federal, State and local requirements, procedures and standards, (see article
30 of the New York State Labor Law; 12 NYCRR Part 56; this Part; requirements
of TSCA Title II; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
[NESHAP] 40 CFR part 61 subparts A [General Provisions] and M [National
Emission Standard for Asbestos]; OSHA standards for permissible exposure to
airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers and respiratory protection [
29 CFR
1910.134 ]; OSHA Asbestos Construction
Standard [
29 CFR
1926.1101 ]; EPA Worker Protection Rule, 40
CFR part 763, subpart G; OSHA Hazard Communication Standard [
29 CFR
1926.59 ] and other relevant Federal, State
and local regulatory requirements);
(9) respiratory protection programs and
medial surveillance programs;
(10)
insurance and liability issues:
(i)
contractor issues;
(ii) worker's
compensation coverage and exclusions;
(iii) third-party liabilities and defenses;
and
(iv) insurance coverage and
exclusions;
(11)
recordkeeping for asbestos abatement projects (hands-on practice required):
(i) records required by Federal, State, and
local agencies;
(ii) records
recommended for legal and insurance purposes; and
(iii) use of a daily project logbook to
document work area inspections and daily work activities;
(12) supervisory techniques for asbestos
abatement activities (hands-on practice required):
(i) supervisory practices to enforce and
reinforce the required work practices and discourage unsafe work
practices;
(ii) use of smoke tubes
to test the effectiveness of the work area barriers and the decontamination
enclosure system when the negative pressure system is in operation;
and
(iii) use of smoke tubes to
perform glovebag seal testing;
(13) contract specifications. Discussion of
key elements that are included in contract specifications; and
(14) program review. A review of key aspects
of the training program.
(j) Project monitor training program. A
project monitor serves as the on-site representative of the building owner to
oversee asbestos abatement work to insure that work is performed in accordance
with specifications and in compliance with all Federal, State, and local laws.
They may also perform the vital role of air monitoring for purposes of
determining final clearance. The project monitor program will be presented
through lectures and a variety of interactive/participatory learning methods
and shall provide each trainee with sufficient opportunities for practice
exercises to thoroughly demonstrate that the trainee has the skills and
knowledge necessary to perform all tasks relevant to a project monitor. The
program will consist of lectures, demonstrations, hands-on training, program
review and a written examination. The hands-on training component shall be
satisfied in part by incorporating the workshop component described in
subparagraphs (15)(i)-(iii) of this subdivision, in which the students simulate
participation in or performance of relevant job functions or activities of a
project monitor. The program shall include, but not be limited to the following
topics:
(1) core topics as listed in
subdivision (a) of this section;
(2) employee personal protective equipment
(hands-on practice and demonstration required):
(i) classes and characteristics of respirator
types;
(ii) limitations of
respirators and their proper selection, inspection, donning, use, maintenance,
and storage procedures;
(iii)
methods for field testing of the facepiece-to-face seal (positive and negative
pressure fitting tests);
(iv)
qualitative and quantitative fit testing procedures;
(v) variability between field and laboratory
protection factors that alter respirator fit (e.g., facial hair);
(vi) the components of a proper respiratory
protection program;
(vii) use of a
rotometer to perform an air flow check of a powered air purifying
respirator;
(viii) uses and
limitations of personal protective equipment (e.g., eye protection, hard hats,
gloves, footwear);
(ix) protective
clothing selection, use and proper handling; and
(x) breathing air systems including high
pressure v. low pressure, testing for Grade D air and determining proper backup
air volumes;
(3) medical
monitoring:
(i) requirements for physical
examinations including a pulmonary function test, chest X-rays and a medical
history for each employee (see OSHA Medical Surveillance Guidelines for
Asbestos
29 CFR
1910.1001 [1]; EPA Worker Protection Rule, 40
CFR part 763, subpart G);
(ii)
frequency of medical examinations; and
(iii) employee access to records;
(4) roles and responsibilities of
the project monitor, including regulatory/specification compliance monitoring,
air monitoring, conducting visual inspections, and final clearance
monitoring;
(5) relevant Federal,
State and local asbestos requirements; interrelationships of such requirements,
(see NESHAP, 40 CFR part 61, subparts A and M; Asbestos Hazard Emergency
Response Act [AHERA], 40 CFR part 763, subpart E; and the EPA Worker Protection
Rule, 40 CFR part 763, subpart G; OSHA Construction Industry Standard for
Asbestos,
29 CFR
1926.1101; Respirator Standard,
29 CFR
1910.134; Hazard Communication Standard,
29 CFR
1926.59; and article 30 of the NYS Labor Law;
12 NYCRR Part 56; this Part; and other applicable Federal, State and local
regulations).
(6) understanding
building construction and building systems:
(i) building construction basics;
(ii) building physical plan layout;
(iii) understanding building systems (heat,
ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), electrical, etc.);
(iv) layout and organization;
(v) where asbestos is likely to be found on
building systems; and
(vi)
renovations and the effect of asbestos abatement on building systems;
(7) asbestos abatement contracts,
specifications, and drawings:
(i) basic
provisions of the contract;
(ii)
relationships between principle parties;
(iii) establishing chain of
command;
(iv) types of
specifications, including means and methods, performance, proprietary and
non-proprietary;
(v) reading and
interpreting records and abatement drawings;
(vi) discussion of change orders;
and
(vii) common enforcement
responsibilities and authority of the project monitor;
(8) response actions and abatement practices:
(i) review of asbestos abatement and control
techniques;
(ii) pre-work
inspections;
(iii) pre-work
considerations including pre-cleaning of the work area, removal of furniture,
fixtures, and equipment;
(iv)
shutdown/modification of building systems;
(v) construction and maintenance of
containment barriers and proper demarcation of work areas;
(vi) work area entry/exit and hygiene
practices;
(vii) determining the
effectiveness of air filtration equipment;
(viii) techniques for minimizing fiber
release including wet methods and continuous cleaning;
(ix) abatement methods other than
removal;
(x) abatement area
clean-up procedures;
(xi)
contingency planning for emergency response; and
(xii) waste transport and disposal
techniques;
(9) asbestos
abatement equipment:
(i) typical equipment
found on an abatement project including air filtration devices and vacuum
systems;
(ii) negative pressure
differential monitoring including HEPA filtration, theory of filtration,
design/construction of HEPA filtration units, qualitative and quantitative
performance of HEPA filtration units, sizing the ventilation requirements,
location of HEPA filtration units and qualitative and quantitative tests of
containment barrier integrity; and
(iii) best available technology;
(10) air monitoring strategies:
(i) sampling equipment including sampling
pumps (low v. high volume), flow regulating devices (critical and limiting
orifices) and use of fibrous aerosol monitors on abatement projects;
(ii) sampling media including types of
filters, types of cassettes, filter orientation and storage and shipment of
filters;
(iii) calibration
techniques such as primary calibration standards, secondary calibration
standards, temperature/pressure effects, frequency of calibration,
recordkeeping, field work documentation and calculations;
(iv) air sample analysis, techniques
available and limitations on their use including transmission electron
microscopy (background to sample preparation and analysis, air sample
conditions which prohibit analysis, recommended technique for analysis of final
air clearance samples), phase contrast microscopy (background to sample
preparation, and limits on the use of phase contract microscopy) and what each
technique measures;
(v) analytical
methodologies (see AHERA Transmission Electron Microscopy [TEM] protocol [40
CFR part 763, appendix A to subpart E], National Institute of Occupational
Safety and Health [NIOSH] 7400, OSHA reference method [non-clearance] and EPA
recommendation for clearance [TEM]);
(vi) sampling strategies for clearance
monitoring including types of air samples (personal breathing zone v.
fixed-station area), sampling location and objectives (pre-abatement, during
abatement, and clearance monitoring), number of samples to be collected,
minimum and maximum air volumes, clearance monitoring (post-visual inspection),
(number of samples required, selection of sampling locations, period of
sampling, aggressive sampling, interpretations of sampling results,
calculations) and quality assurance; and
(vii) special sampling problems such as crawl
spaces, acceptable samples for laboratory analysis and sampling in occupied
buildings (barrier monitoring);
(11) safety and health issues other than
asbestos:
(i) electrical hazards and placement
of electrical cords to reduce tripping hazards;
(ii) heat stress;
(iii) air contaminants other than
asbestos;
(iv) fire and explosion
hazards;
(v) gasoline
engines;
(vi) scaffold and ladder
hazards and proper use to minimize hazards;
(vii) slips, trips and falls;
(viii) confined spaces, exit and entry
procedures (see OSHA Permit Required Confined Spaces,
29 CFR
1910.146 );
(ix) noise;
(x) emergency procedures to follow in the
event of fire and medical emergencies and failure of containment barriers;
and
(xi) hazardous materials on
abatement projects;
(12)
conducting visual inspections:
(i)
inspections during abatement and visual inspections (see American Society for
Testing and Materials [ASTM] E1368 document [Standard Practice for Visual
Inspection of Asbestos Projects]);
(ii) conducting inspections for completeness
of removal; and
(iii) discussion of
"how clean is clean";
(13) legal responsibilities and liabilities
of project monitors:
(i) specification
enforcement capabilities;
(ii)
regulatory enforcement;
(iii)
licensing; and
(iv) powers
delegated to project monitors through contract documents;
(14) recordkeeping and report writing:
(i) developing project logs/daily logs (what
should be included, who sees them);
(ii) final report preparation; and
(iii) recordkeeping;
(15) workshops:
(i) contracts, specifications and drawings.
This workshop shall consist of each participant being issued a set of
contracts, specifications, and drawings and then being asked to answer a series
of questions and make recommendations to a project architect, engineer or to
the building owner based on given conditions and these documents;
(ii) air monitoring strategies/asbestos
abatement equipment. This workshop shall consist of simulated abatement sites
for which sampling strategies would have to be developed (i.e., occupied
buildings, industrial situations). Through demonstrations and exhibitions the
project monitor student will be able to gain a better understanding of the
function of various pieces of equipment used on abatement projects (air
filtration units, water filtration units, negative pressure monitoring devices,
sampling pumps, calibration devices, etc.);
(iii) conducting visual inspections. This
workshop shall consist of a simulated asbestos abatement work area which is
intentionally constructed to contain a minimum of five violations of State and
Federal requirements (see especially Title 12 NYCRR Part 56 and OSHA Asbestos
Construction Standards,
29 CFR
1926.1101 ). Each participant will inspect
the work area and be asked to identify and document the work area violations
and make recommendations to correct the violations. For the purpose of
conducting a final visual inspection, non-asbestos debris shall be
strategically placed in the work area and each participant will be asked to
locate and document the exact locations of the debris. At the conclusion of the
workshop a series of questions will be asked which are designed to stimulate
the participant's recall of the area.