DHS 159.32(9)
(9) Asbestos regulations. Asbestos-related regulations for supervisors, including all of the following:
DHS 159.32(9)(a)
(a) Requirements of TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act) Title II (15 U.S.C. secs. 2643 and 2646).
DHS 159.32(9)(b)
(b) EPA National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (
40 CFR part 61), Subparts A (General Provisions) and M (National Emission Standard for Asbestos).
DHS 159.32(9)(g)
(g) Asbestos training, certification, provisional certification, and notification requirements and responsibilities under this chapter, including procedures for submitting certification applications and project notifications, and required fees.
DHS 159.32(9)(h)
(h) Department of safety and professional services asbestos regulations for public sector employees under
ch. SPS 332.
DHS 159.32(9)(i)
(i) Department of natural resources regulations for the control of asbestos emissions under
ch. NR 447.
DHS 159.32(9)(k)
(k) Hands-on skills training and practice in reading, finding information, and determining regulatory requirements of federal and state regulations.
DHS 159.32(10)
(10) Insurance and liability. Insurance, bonding, legal liabilities and defenses, including all of the following:
DHS 159.32(10)(a)
(a) Contractor issues regarding liability, including tort, regulatory and contractual.
DHS 159.32(10)(d)
(d) Insurance coverage and exclusions, including claims-made and occurrence policies, comprehensive general liability policies, environmental and pollution liability policy coverage and exclusions, liability insurance requirements, and hold harmless clauses.
DHS 159.32(10)(e)
(e) Bonding and the relationship between insurance availability and bond availability.
DHS 159.32(11)
(11) Record keeping and project forms. Records, forms and documentation, including all of the following:
DHS 159.32(11)(b)
(b) Project notification, project logs and occupant protection plans for asbestos abatement activities.
DHS 159.32(11)(d)
(d) Hands-on skills training and practice for completing asbestos abatement project notification forms and occupant protection plans.
DHS 159.32(12)
(12) Supervising asbestos activities. Activities addressed shall include all of the following:
DHS 159.32(12)(a)
(a) Enforcing and reinforcing required work practices and discouraging unsafe work practices.
DHS 159.32(12)(c)
(c) Use of supervisory authority under this chapter, including stopping jobs.
DHS 159.32(12)(d)
(d) Ensuring each employee on the jobsite has their appropriate certification.
DHS 159.32(12)(e)
(e) Monitoring negative pressure enclosures and local exhaust ventilation systems.
DHS 159.32(12)(f)
(f) Considerations when coordinating with other contractors on site.
DHS 159.32(13)
(13) Contract specifications. Discussions of essential elements that may be included in contract specifications for asbestos abatement projects.
DHS 159.32 History
History: CR 08-036: cr.
Register February 2009 No. 638, eff. 5-1-09; correction in (9) (h) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6.,
7., Stats.,
Register January 2012 No. 673.
DHS 159.33
DHS 159.33 Curriculum requirements for asbestos inspector initial course. The initial training course for the asbestos inspector discipline shall be 3 training days in length. Course instruction shall include lecture supplemented by audiovisual materials, learning exercises and activities; at least 4 hours of hands-on skills training and practice; a field trip to practice inspection skills; course review with time to answer questions; a written course test that meets the requirements under
s. DHS 159.22 (16); and time to assist students to complete the department application for certification. Course instruction for the asbestos inspector training course shall address all of the following:
DHS 159.33(1)
(1) Asbestos characteristics. Physical characteristics of asbestos, including all of the following:
DHS 159.33(2)
(2) Health effects. Potential health effects related to asbestos exposure, including all of the following:
DHS 159.33(2)(c)
(c) Dose-response relationship and the lack of a safe exposure level.
DHS 159.33(2)(d)
(d) Synergistic effect between cigarette smoking and asbestos exposure.
DHS 159.33(2)(f)
(f) Relationship of asbestos exposure to asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and cancers of other organs.
DHS 159.33(3)
(3) Functions, qualifications and role of inspectors. The work of the asbestos inspector and qualifications for inspectors, including all of the following:
DHS 159.33(3)(a)
(a) Discussion of prior experience and qualifications for inspectors and management planners.
DHS 159.33(3)(b)
(b) Discussion of the functions of a certified inspector as compared to those of a certified management planner.
DHS 159.33(3)(c)
(c) Discussion of inspection process including inventory of asbestos-containing materials and physical assessment.
DHS 159.33(4)
(4) Insurance and liability. Insurance, bonding, legal liabilities and defenses, including all of the following:
DHS 159.33(4)(b)
(b) Issues regarding liability, including tort, regulatory and contractual law.
DHS 159.33(4)(d)
(d) Insurance coverage and exclusions, including claims-made and occurrence policies, comprehensive general liability policies, environmental and pollution liability policy coverage and exclusions and hold harmless clauses, and liability insurance requirements.
DHS 159.33(4)(e)
(e) Bonding and the relationship between insurance availability and bond availability.
DHS 159.33(5)
(5) Building systems. Understanding the interrelationship of building systems and the uses of asbestos in and on these systems, including all of the following:
DHS 159.33(5)(b)
(b) Heat, ventilation and air conditioning system types, physical organization, and where asbestos is found on heating, ventilation and air conditioning components.
DHS 159.33(5)(c)
(c) Building mechanical systems, their types and organization, and where to look for asbestos in these systems.
DHS 159.33(5)(d)
(d) Inspecting electrical systems, including appropriate safety precautions.
DHS 159.33(6)
(6) Public relations. Relations with the public, employees and occupants of structures, including all of the following:
DHS 159.33(6)(a)
(a) Notifying employee organizations or other building occupants about the inspection.
DHS 159.33(7)
(7) Pre-inspection planning. Planning the inspection and review of previous inspection records, including all of the following:
DHS 159.33(7)(c)
(c) Identification of probable homogeneous areas from blueprints or as-built drawings.
DHS 159.33(7)(e)
(e) Review of previous inspection, sampling and abatement records of a building.
DHS 159.33(7)(f)
(f) The role of the inspector in exclusions for previously conducted inspections.
DHS 159.33(8)
(8) Inspection work practices and processes. Inspecting for friable and non-friable asbestos-containing material and assessing the condition of friable asbestos-containing material, including all of the following:
DHS 159.33(8)(a)
(a) Procedures to follow in conducting visual inspections for friable and non-friable asbestos-containing material.
DHS 159.33(8)(d)
(d) Open return air plenums and their importance in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
DHS 159.33(8)(e)
(e) Assessing damage, significant damage, potential damage and potential significant damage.
DHS 159.33(8)(f)
(f) Amount of suspected asbestos-containing material, both in total quantity and as a percentage of the total area.
DHS 159.33(8)(g)
(g) Type of damage to the asbestos-containing or suspect asbestos-containing material.
DHS 159.33(8)(L)1.
1. Procedures for visual inspections for friable and non-friable asbestos-containing material or suspect asbestos-containing material.
