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2. When an application for accreditation renewal is submitted to the department within 12 months after the course accreditation expiration date the renewed course accreditation expires one year after the renewal issue date.
(c) Accreditation of a training course that is in effect on May 1, 2009 shall expire one year after May 1, 2009.
(3) Expired accreditation.
(a) To obtain accreditation for a course that has been expired for more than 12 months, the training provider shall submit application for contingent accreditation under s. DHS 159.24.
(b) A training provider may not conduct a training course if accreditation for the course is expired.
History: CR 08-036: cr. Register February 2009 No. 638, eff. 5-1-09.
DHS 159.29 Curriculum requirements for exterior asbestos worker course. The training course for the exterior asbestos worker 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 requirements under s. DHS 159.22 (16); and time to assist students to complete the department application for certification. Course instruction for the exterior asbestos worker discipline shall address all of the following topics:
(1) Asbestos characteristics. The physical characteristics of asbestos, including all of the following:
(a) Identification of asbestos.
(b) Aerodynamic characteristics.
(c) Friable and non-friable asbestos-containing materials.
(d) Typical asbestos uses on the exterior of structures including NESHAP category I and II non-friable asbestos-containing material (e.g., built-up roofing materials, cementitious roofing materials, cementitious siding materials) and incidental asbestos-containing exterior building products.
(e) Overview of abatement control options.
(2) Health effects. Potential health effects related to asbestos exposure, including all of the following:
(a) The nature of asbestos-related diseases.
(b) Dose-response relationship and lack of a safe exposure level.
(c) Synergistic effect between cigarette smoking and asbestos exposure.
(d) Routes of exposure.
(e) Latency period of asbestos-related diseases.
(f) Relationship of asbestos exposure to asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and cancers of other organs.
(3) 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 face piece-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.
(k) A demonstration of donning, fit checking and fit testing.
(L) Hands-on skills training and practice in the following:
1. Selecting proper respirators and cartridges.
2. Inspecting, disassembling, cleaning and assembling half-face respirators.
3. Donning and doffing personal protective clothing.
(4) Medical monitoring. Medical monitoring, including worker protection requirements under OSHA and EPA for physical examinations, pulmonary function test, chest e-rays and medical history for each employee.
(5) Exterior abatement work practices. State-of-the-art work practices for exterior abatement projects, including all of the following:
(a) Proper construction and maintenance of regulated areas.
(b) Positioning of warning signs.
(c) Sealing openings to the building.
(d) Proper working techniques for minimizing fiber release.
(e) Use of wet methods.
(f) Use of HEPA vacuums.
(g) Proper clean-up and disposal procedures.
(h) Work practices for removal, enclosure and repair of asbestos-containing material.
(i) Emergency procedures for sudden releases.
(j) Potential exposure issues.
(k) Transport and disposal procedures.
(L) Recommended and prohibited work practices.
(m) Controlling for possible impact of roofing and siding activities on interior asbestos-containing materials.
(n) Proper use of power equipment and other tools.
(o) Proper waste handling and disposal, including systems for lowering roofing and siding materials to minimize breakage.
(p) Decontamination requirements.
(q) Hands-on skills training and practice in the following:
1. Establishing regulated areas.
2. Positioning warning signs.
3. Selecting proper tools.
4. Using wet methods.
5. Proper use of HEPA vacuums.
6. Waste handling and disposal.
7. Decontamination of tools and person.
(6) Personal hygiene. Personal hygiene, including all of the following:
(a) Entry and exit procedures for the work area.
(b) Proper use of decontamination.
(c) Avoidance of eating, drinking, smoking, and chewing gum or tobacco in the work area.
(d) Potential exposures, such as family exposure.
(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) Fire and explosion hazards.
(d) Scaffold and ladder hazards.
(e) Slips, trips, and falls.
(8) Asbestos regulations. Asbestos-related regulations for workers, including all of the following:
(a) Overview of federal and state government agencies that regulate asbestos removal.
(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.
(c) OSHA regulations for worker protection under 29 CFR 1926.1101, asbestos construction standard, 29 CFR 1926.59, hazard communication standard, and 29 CFR 1910.134, respiratory protection standard.
(d) The OSHA roofing settlement agreement.
(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.
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 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:
(1) Bulk sampling. Bulk sampling of non-friable exterior suspect asbestos-containing materials, including all of the following:
(a) Understanding roofing and siding systems.
(b) Techniques to ensure sampling in a randomly distributed manner for other than friable surfacing materials.
(c) Techniques for bulk sampling.
(d) Sampling and repair equipment.
(e) Patching or repair of damage from sampling.
(f) Discussion of polarized light microscopy.
(g) Choosing an accredited laboratory to analyze bulk samples.
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