DHS 159.29(8)
(8) Asbestos regulations. Asbestos-related regulations for workers, including all of the following:
DHS 159.29(8)(a)
(a) Overview of federal and state government agencies that regulate asbestos removal.
DHS 159.29(8)(b)
(b) Overview of EPA national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants under
40 CFR 61 subparts A, general provisions, and M, national emissions standards for asbestos.
DHS 159.29(8)(e)
(e) Overview of current state asbestos-related regulations of the department of safety and professional services under
ch. SPS 332, department of natural resources under
ch. NR 447, and this chapter, including asbestos training and certification requirements, procedures for submitting an application for certification, required fees, and provisional certification.
DHS 159.29 History
History: CR 08-036: cr.
Register February 2009 No. 638, eff. 5-1-09; correction in (8) (e) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6.,
7., Stats.,
Register January 2012 No. 673.
DHS 159.30
DHS 159.30 Curriculum requirements for exterior asbestos supervisor initial course. The initial training course for the exterior asbestos supervisor discipline shall be one training day in length. Course instruction shall include: lecture, supplemented with audiovisual materials, and learning exercises and activities; at least 3 hours of hands-on skills training and practice; 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. Instruction for the exterior asbestos supervisor initial training course shall address all of the following topics:
DHS 159.30(1)
(1) Bulk sampling. Bulk sampling of non-friable exterior suspect asbestos-containing materials, including all of the following:
DHS 159.30(1)(b)
(b) Techniques to ensure sampling in a randomly distributed manner for other than friable surfacing materials.
DHS 159.30(1)(i)
(i) Sample analysis recommended by EPA be performed by laboratories accredited by the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP).
DHS 159.30(1)(j)2.
2. Determining proper number of samples to take and locations for taking bulk samples.
DHS 159.30(1)(j)4.
4. Taking samples using a variety of tools on non-asbestos containing material.
DHS 159.30(2)
(2) Air monitoring. Air sampling for airborne asbestos fibers, including all of the following:
DHS 159.30(2)(a)
(a) Sampling equipment including high volume and low volume sampling pumps.
DHS 159.30(2)(b)
(b) Sampling media, including types of filter and cassettes, cassette orientation, storage, and shipment.
DHS 159.30(2)(c)
(c) Calibration techniques and frequency of calibration including record keeping and field work documentation and calculations.
DHS 159.30(2)(d)
(d) Phase contrast microscopy air sampling and its limitations including cassette overloading and inability to identify asbestos structures.
DHS 159.30(2)(f)
(f) Sampling strategies, types of air samples (personal breathing zone versus fixed-station area) sampling locations and number of samples to be collected, minimum and maximum air volumes.
DHS 159.30(2)(h)1.
1. Air sampling equipment selection and set-up for area and personal air monitoring.
DHS 159.30(2)(h)2.
2. Calibration of air monitoring equipment including primary and secondary standards.
DHS 159.30(3)
(3) Abatement project work practices. State-of-the-art work practices for asbestos abatement projects, including all of the following:
DHS 159.30(3)(b)
(b) Supervisor responsibilities for isolating the work area, preparation and set-up, including:
DHS 159.30(3)(b)4.
4. Worker personal protective equipment and other worksite safety preparations.
DHS 159.30(3)(c)
(c) Supervisor responsibilities for proper abatement work techniques to minimize fiber release, including:
DHS 159.30(3)(c)4.
4. Work practices for removal, enclosure and repair of asbestos-containing material.
DHS 159.30(3)(c)6.
6. Controlling for possible impact of roofing and siding activities on interior asbestos-containing materials.
DHS 159.30(3)(d)
(d) Supervisor responsibilities for proper worksite cleanup, waste handling and decontamination, including:
DHS 159.30(3)(d)3.
3. Waste handling procedures, including systems for lowering roofing and siding materials to minimize breakage.
DHS 159.30(3)(d)5.
5. Decontamination procedures, including proper doffing of personal protective clothing and respirators in decontamination units.
DHS 159.30(4)
(4) Insurance and liability. Insurance, bonding, legal liabilities and defenses, including all of the following:
DHS 159.30(4)(a)
(a) Contractor issues regarding liability, including tort, regulatory and contractual.
DHS 159.30(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, liability insurance requirements, and hold harmless clauses.
DHS 159.30(4)(e)
(e) Bonding and the relationship between insurance availability and bond availability.
DHS 159.30(5)
(5) Record keeping and project forms. Records, forms and documentation, including all of the following:
DHS 159.30(5)(b)
(b) Project notification, project logs and occupant protection plans for asbestos abatement activities.
DHS 159.30(5)(d)
(d) Hands-on skills training and practice for completing asbestos abatement project notification forms and occupant protection plans.
DHS 159.30(6)
(6) Supervising asbestos activities. Activities addressed shall include all of the following:
DHS 159.30(6)(a)
(a) Enforcing and reinforcing required work practices and discouraging unsafe work practices.
DHS 159.30(6)(b)
(b) Exterior supervisor responsibility to determine if ACM or suspect ACM is friable.
DHS 159.30(6)(c)
(c) Exterior supervisor responsibility and authority to shut down a project to bring in a certified asbestos company if ACM or suspect ACM, which is being disturbed or removed, becomes, or is found to be, friable.
DHS 159.30(6)(e)
(e) Use of supervisory authority under this chapter, including stopping jobs.
DHS 159.30(6)(f)
(f) Ensuring each employee on the jobsite is appropriately certified.
