DHS 159.32(2)
(2) Health effects. Potential health effects related to asbestos exposure, including all of the following:
DHS 159.32(2)(c)
(c) Dose-response relationship and the lack of a safe exposure level.
DHS 159.32(2)(d)
(d) Synergistic effect between cigarette smoking and asbestos exposure.
DHS 159.32(2)(f)
(f) Relationship of asbestos exposure to asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and cancers of other organs.
DHS 159.32(3)
(3) Personal protective equipment. The use of personal protective equipment, including all of the following:
DHS 159.32(3)(a)
(a) Classes and characteristics of respirators, including respirator protection factors.
DHS 159.32(3)(c)
(c) Proper respirator selection, inspection, donning, use, maintenance, and storage procedures.
DHS 159.32(3)(e)
(e) Methods for field testing of the facepiece-to-face seal, including positive and negative pressure fit checks.
DHS 159.32(3)(g)
(g) Variability between field and laboratory protection and factors that alter respirator fit, such as facial hair.
DHS 159.32(3)(h)
(h) Components of a proper respiratory protection program and employer responsibilities.
DHS 159.32(3)(i)
(i) Selection and use of disposable and non-disposable personal protective clothing.
DHS 159.32(3)(L)2.
2. Inspecting, disassembling, cleaning and assembling half-face respirators.
DHS 159.32(4)
(4) Abatement project work practices. State-of-the-art work practices for asbestos abatement projects, including all of the following:
DHS 159.32(4)(b)
(b) Isolating the work area, preparation and set-up, including:
DHS 159.32(4)(b)1.
1. Proper construction and maintenance of barriers, containments, and decontamination enclosure systems.
DHS 159.32(4)(c)
(c) Proper abatement work techniques to minimize fiber release, including:
DHS 159.32(4)(c)7.
7. Encapsulation, enclosure, and repair of asbestos-containing material.
DHS 159.32(4)(d)
(d) Proper worksite cleanup, waste handling and decontamination, including:
DHS 159.32(4)(d)4.
4. Proper donning and doffing of personal protective clothing and respirators in decontamination units.
DHS 159.32(5)
(5) personal hygiene. Personal hygiene, including all of the following:
DHS 159.32(5)(c)
(c) Avoidance of eating, drinking, smoking, and chewing gum or tobacco in the work area.
DHS 159.32(6)
(6) Other safety hazards. Additional safety hazards encountered during abatement activities and how to deal with them, including all of the following:
DHS 159.32(7)
(7) Medical monitoring. Medical monitoring, including worker protection requirements under OSHA and EPA for physical examinations, pulmonary function tests, chest x-rays and medical histories of employees, and establishing employee respiratory protection programs and medical monitoring programs required by OSHA.
DHS 159.32(8)
(8) Air monitoring. Supervisor role in on-the-job air monitoring, including all of the following:
DHS 159.32(8)(b)
(b) Procedures to determine airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers including a description of aggressive air sampling.
DHS 159.32(8)(c)
(c) Sampling equipment, including low volume and high volume sampling pumps.
DHS 159.32(8)(d)
(d) Sampling media, including types of filters and cassettes, cassette orientation and storage, and shipment.
DHS 159.32(8)(e)
(e) Calibration techniques, primary calibration standards, secondary calibration standards, temperature and pressure effects, and frequency of calibration, record keeping and field work documentation and calculations.
DHS 159.32(8)(f)
(f) AHERA air sampling analysis using phase contrast microscopy and transmission electron microscopy and their limitations including cassette overload and their ability to identify asbestos structures.
DHS 159.32(8)(g)1.
1. Sampling strategies, types of air samples (personal breathing zone versus fixed-station area) sampling location and objectives (pre-abatement, abatement, perimeter, and clearance sampling), number of samples to be collected, minimum and maximum air volumes.
DHS 159.32(8)(g)2.
2. Clearance monitoring, including post visual inspection, number of samples required, selection of sampling locations, period of sampling, aggressive sampling, interpretations of sampling results, and calculations.
DHS 159.32(8)(g)4.
4. Sample analysis by laboratories accredited by the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP).
DHS 159.32(8)(h)
(h) Special sampling problems including crawl spaces and multiple contractor sites.
DHS 159.32(8)(i)1.
1. Air sampling equipment selection and set-up for area and personal air monitoring.
