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(3)Hazard assessment. Management planner’s role in assessing asbestos hazards, including all of the following:
(a) Amplification of the difference between physical assessment and hazard assessment.
(b) The role of the management planner in hazard assessment.
(c) Explanation of significant damage, damage, potential damage, and potential significant damage.
(d) Use of a description or decision tree code for assessment of asbestos-containing material.
(e) Assessment of friable asbestos-containing material.
(f) The relationship of accessibility, vibration sources, use of adjoining space, air plenums and other factors to hazard assessment.
(4)Legal issues and insurance. Insurance and legal liabilities of management planners, including all of the following:
(a) Liability.
(b) Insurance issues specific to a planner.
(c) Liabilities associated with interim control measures, in-house maintenance, repair and removal.
(d) The use of results from previously performed inspections.
(5)Evaluation and selection of control options. Abatement and other control options, including all of the following:
(a) Overview of encapsulation, enclosure, operations and maintenance, and removal.
(b) Advantages and disadvantages of each control method.
(c) Response actions described via a decision tree or other appropriate method.
(d) Work practices for each response action.
(e) Staging and prioritizing of work in both vacant and occupied structures.
(f) The need for containment barriers and decontamination in response actions.
(6)Other professionals. Management planner’s role in working with other disciplines, including all of the following:
(a) The use of industrial hygienists, engineers, and architects in developing technical specifications for response actions.
(b) Any requirements that may exist for architect sign-off plans.
(c) Team approach to design of high-quality job specifications.
(7)Operations and maintenance. Developing an operations and maintenance plan, including all of the following:
(a) The purpose of the plan.
(b) Discussion of EPA guidance documents.
(c) Role and actions that should be taken by custodial staff.
(d) Proper cleaning procedures.
(e) Use of steam cleaning and HEPA vacuuming.
(f) Reducing disturbance of asbestos-containing material.
(g) Scheduling operations and maintenance work for off-hours.
(h) Rescheduling or canceling renovation in areas with asbestos-containing material.
(i) Boiler room maintenance.
(j) Disposal of asbestos-containing material.
(k) In-house procedures for bridging and penetrating encapsulants; pipe fittings; metal sleeves; polyvinyl chloride (PVC), canvas and wet wraps; muslin with straps; fiber mesh cloth; mineral wool; and insulating cement.
(L) Discussion of employee protection programs and staff training.
(m) Group case study exercise to develop an operations and maintenance plan, including development, implementation process, and potential problems that may be experienced.
(8)Regulations. Review of regulations as they relate to management planning activities, including all of the following:
(a) Requirements of TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act) Title II (15 U.S.C. secs. 2643 and 2646).
(b) EPA National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (40 CFR part 61), Subparts A (General Provisions) and M (National Emission Standard for Asbestos).
(c) EPA Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools (40 CFR 763, Subpart E).
(d) EPA Worker Protection Rule (40 CFR 763, Subpart G).
(e) OSHA Asbestos Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.1101), Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1926.59), and Respiratory Protection (29 CFR 1910.134).
(f) 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.
(g) Department of safety and professional services asbestos regulations for public sector employees under ch. SPS 332.
(h) Department of natural resources regulations for the control of asbestos emissions under ch. NR 447.
(9)Record keeping. Recordkeeping for the management planner, including all of the following:
(a) Use of field inspector’s data sheet along with laboratory results.
(b) On-going recordkeeping as a means to track asbestos disturbance.
(c) Procedures for recordkeeping.
(10)Management plan. Assembling and submitting the management plan, including all of the following:
(a) Plan requirements for schools under section 203 (i) (1) of Title II of the Toxic Substance Control Act (15 U.S.C. sec. 2643).
(b) The management plan as a planning tool.
(c) Hands-on skills training and practice to include the following:
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 159.35Curriculum 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.
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