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(c) Sampling equipment, including low volume and high volume sampling pumps.
(d) Sampling media, including types of filters and cassettes, cassette orientation and storage, and shipment.
(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.
(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.
(g) AHERA and OSHA air sampling requirements.
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.
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.
3. Quality assurance plan including field blanks.
4. Sample analysis by laboratories accredited by the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP).
(h) Special sampling problems including crawl spaces and multiple contractor sites.
(i) Hands-on skills training and practice in the following:
1. Air sampling equipment selection and set-up for area and personal air monitoring.
2. Calibration of air monitoring equipment including primary and secondary standards.
3. Determining number, locations and length of time for sampling.
4. Completing a chain of custody form for air samples.
5. Interpreting personal, area and clearance air sampling results.
(9)Asbestos regulations. Asbestos-related regulations for supervisors, 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) U.S. department of transportation requirements under 49 CFR Part 172, hazardous materials transportation standard.
(g) 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.
(h) Department of safety and professional services asbestos regulations for public sector employees under ch. SPS 332.
(i) Department of natural resources regulations for the control of asbestos emissions under ch. NR 447.
(j) Department of natural resources regulations for the collection and transportation of asbestos waste under s. NR 502.06 (3).
(k) Hands-on skills training and practice in reading, finding information, and determining regulatory requirements of federal and state regulations.
(10)Insurance and liability. Insurance, bonding, legal liabilities and defenses, including all of the following:
(a) Contractor issues regarding liability, including tort, regulatory and contractual.
(b) Third-party liabilities and defenses.
(c) Worker’s compensation coverage and exclusions.
(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.
(e) Bonding and the relationship between insurance availability and bond availability.
(11)Record keeping and project forms. Records, forms and documentation, including all of the following:
(a) Records required by federal, state and local regulations.
(b) Project notification, project logs and occupant protection plans for asbestos abatement activities.
(c) Records recommended for legal and insurance purposes.
(d) Hands-on skills training and practice for completing asbestos abatement project notification forms and occupant protection plans.
(12)Supervising asbestos activities. Activities addressed shall include all of the following:
(a) Enforcing and reinforcing required work practices and discouraging unsafe work practices.
(b) Supervisor responsibility for emergency planning.
(c) Use of supervisory authority under this chapter, including stopping jobs.
(d) Ensuring each employee on the jobsite has their appropriate certification.
(e) Monitoring negative pressure enclosures and local exhaust ventilation systems.
(f) Considerations when coordinating with other contractors on site.
(13)Contract specifications. Discussions of essential elements that may be included in contract specifications for asbestos abatement projects.
History: CR 08-036: cr. Register February 2009 No. 638, eff. 5-1-09; correction in (9) (h) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., 7., Stats., Register January 2012 No. 673.
DHS 159.33Curriculum requirements for asbestos inspector initial course. The initial training course for the asbestos inspector discipline shall be 3 training days in length. Course instruction shall include lecture supplemented by audiovisual materials, learning exercises and activities; at least 4 hours of hands-on skills training and practice; a field trip to practice inspection skills; 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. Course instruction for the asbestos inspector 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) Aerodynamic characteristics.
(c) Typical uses of asbestos-containing materials.
(d) Physical appearance.
(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)Functions, qualifications and role of inspectors. The work of the asbestos inspector and qualifications for inspectors, including all of the following:
(a) Discussion of prior experience and qualifications for inspectors and management planners.
(b) Discussion of the functions of a certified inspector as compared to those of a certified management planner.
(c) Discussion of inspection process including inventory of asbestos-containing materials and physical assessment.
(4)Insurance and liability. Insurance, bonding, legal liabilities and defenses, including all of the following:
(a) Responsibilities of the inspector and management planner.
(b) Issues regarding liability, including tort, regulatory and contractual law.
(c) Third-party liabilities and defenses.
(d) Insurance coverage and exclusions, including claims-made and occurrence policies, comprehensive general liability policies, environmental and pollution liability policy coverage and exclusions and hold harmless clauses, and liability insurance requirements.
(e) Bonding and the relationship between insurance availability and bond availability.
(5)Building systems. Understanding the interrelationship of building systems and the uses of asbestos in and on these systems, including all of the following:
(a) Overview of common building physical plan layouts.
(b) Heat, ventilation and air conditioning system types, physical organization, and where asbestos is found on heating, ventilation and air conditioning components.
(c) Building mechanical systems, their types and organization, and where to look for asbestos in these systems.
(d) Inspecting electrical systems, including appropriate safety precautions.
(e) Reading blueprints and as-built drawings.
(6)Public relations. Relations with the public, employees and occupants of structures, including all of the following:
(a) Notifying employee organizations or other building occupants about the inspection.
(b) Signs to warn building occupants.
(c) Tact in dealing with occupants and the press.
(d) Scheduling of inspections to minimize disruption.
(e) Education of occupants about actions being taken.
(7)Pre-inspection planning. Planning the inspection and review of previous inspection records, including all of the following:
(a) Scheduling the inspection and obtaining access.
(b) Building record review.
(c) Identification of probable homogeneous areas from blueprints or as-built drawings.
(d) Consultation with maintenance or building personnel.
(e) Review of previous inspection, sampling and abatement records of a building.
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