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1. Review inspection report.
2. Assign hazard ranking.
3. Recommend response actions.
4. Review a Management Plan to ensure it is compliant with 40 CFR 763, Subpart E.
(11) Financing. Financing abatement actions, including all of the following:
(a) Economic analysis and cost estimates.
(b) Development of cost estimates.
(c) Present cost of abatement versus future operations and maintenance costs.
History: CR 08-036: cr. Register February 2009 No. 638, eff. 5-1-09; correction in (8) (g) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., 7., Stats., Register January 2012 No. 673.
DHS 159.35 Curriculum requirements for asbestos project designer initial course. The initial training course for the asbestos project designer discipline shall be 3 training days in length. Course instruction shall include lecture supplemented by audiovisual materials; learning exercises and activities; at least 2 hours of hands-on skills training and practice; demonstrations; a field trip; course review with time to answer questions; a written course test that meets requirements under s. DHS 159.22 (16); and time to assist students to complete the department application for certification. Course instruction for the asbestos project designer initial training course shall address all of the following:
(1) Asbestos characteristics. Physical characteristics of asbestos, including all of the following:
(a) Identification of asbestos.
(b) Typical uses of asbestos-containing materials.
(c) Physical appearance.
(d) Overview of abatement control options.
(e) Hazard assessment considerations, including friability.
(2) Health effects. Potential health effects related to asbestos exposure, including all of the following:
(a) The nature of asbestos-related diseases.
(b) Routes of exposure.
(c) Dose-response relationship and the lack of a safe exposure level.
(d) Synergistic effect between cigarette smoking and asbestos exposure.
(e) Latency periods for asbestos-related diseases.
(f) Relationship of asbestos exposure to asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and cancers of other organs.
(3) Abatement construction projects. Overview of abatement projects including the following:
(a) Abatement as a portion of a renovation project.
(b) OSHA requirements for notification of other contractors on a multi-employer site under 29 CFR 1926.1101.
(4) Safety design for abatement. Safety system design specifications, including all of the following:
(a) Assessment of the work area, including:
1. Site preparation considerations.
2. Considerations for areas adjacent to the regulated asbestos work.
3. Occupant protection considerations for work in occupied building.
(b) Isolating the work area, preparation and set-up, including:
1. Design, construction and maintenance of barriers, containments, and decontamination enclosure systems.
2. Positioning of warning signs.
3. Lock-out of electrical and ventilation systems.
4. Proper techniques for initial cleaning.
(c) Proper abatement work techniques to minimize fiber release, including:
1. Use of wet methods.
2. Use of negative pressure ventilation equipment.
3. Use of HEPA vacuums.
4. Work practices for removal, encapsulation, enclosure and repair.
5. Glove bag use and methods including a demonstration.
6. Encapsulation, enclosure, and repair of asbestos-containing material.
(d) Proper worksite cleanup, waste handling and decontamination, including:
1. Proper clean-up and disposal procedures.
2. Use of HEPA vacuums.
3. Transport and disposal procedures.
4. Entry and exit procedures for the work area.
(5) Field trip. Field trip to an abatement site or other suitable building site, including all of the following:
(a) On-site discussion of abatement design.
(b) Walk-through inspection of the structure.
(c) Discussion of the rationale for functional spaces during the walk-through.
(6) Personal protective equipment. The use of personal protective equipment, including all of the following:
(a) Classes and characteristics of respirators, including respirator protection factors.
(b) Limitations of respirators.
(c) Proper respirator selection, inspection, donning, use, maintenance, and storage procedures.
(d) Selection of cartridges.
(e) Methods for field testing of the facepiece-to-face seal, including positive and negative pressure fit checks.
(f) Qualitative and quantitative fit testing procedures.
(g) Variability between field and laboratory protection and factors that alter respirator fit, such as facial hair.
(h) Components of a proper respiratory protection program and employer responsibilities.
(i) Selection and use of disposable and non-disposable personal protective clothing.
(j) Regulations covering personal protective equipment.
(7) Other safety hazards. Additional safety hazards encountered during abatement activities and how to deal with them, including all of the following:
(a) Electrical hazards.
(b) Heat stress.
(c) Air contaminants other than asbestos.
(d) Fire and explosion hazards.
(e) Scaffold and ladder hazards.
(f) Slips, trips and falls.
(g) Confined spaces.
(8) Controlling airborne asbestos fibers. Fiber aerodynamics and control, including all of the following:
(a) Aerodynamic characteristics of asbestos fibers.
(b) Importance of proper containment barriers.
(c) Settling time for asbestos fibers.
(d) Wet methods in abatement.
(e) Aggressive air monitoring following abatement.
(f) Aggressive air movement and negative pressure exhaust ventilation as a clean-up method.
(9) Designing abatement solutions. Designing abatement projects, including a discussion of removal, enclosure and encapsulation methods and asbestos waste disposal.
(10) Occupied buildings. Designing asbestos abatement activities for occupied structures, including all of the following:
(a) Special design procedures required in occupied structures.
(b) Education of occupants.
(c) Extra monitoring recommendations.
(d) Staging of work to minimize occupant exposure.
(e) Scheduling of renovation to minimize exposure.
(11) Final clearance. Final clearance process, including all of the following:
(a) Discussion of the need for a written sampling rationale for aggressive final air clearance.
(b) Requirements of a complete visual inspection.
(c) The relationship of the visual inspection to final air clearance.
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