Abestos Summary
Appendix 1 - Asbestos Inventory
Asbestos Management Policy
Compliance with 29 CFR 1926.1101 1 and 29 CFR 1910.134 1
Drafted November 3, 1999
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Purpose
Scope
Definitions
Asbestos Inspections and Inventory
Requirements
for Asbestos Work
Personal Protective Equipment for Asbestos
Training
Waste Disposal
Notification to Regulatory Agencies
Communication of Asbestos Hazards
Signs and Labels
Air Monitoring
Responsibilities
Non-Construction Asbestos Activities
BYU-Idaho Asbestos Management Plan
1.0 Purpose
BYU-Idaho is committed to providing a safe work place for all
individuals working in college facilities. The primary purpose of this plan is to ensure
that BYU-Idaho employees, students, and visitors are protected from asbestos hazards,
and that applicable asbestos regulatory requirements are followed. Ricks will fulfill the
requirements of 29 CFR 1926.1101 by conducting, or having conducted an asbestos survey on
each of the pre-1981 buildings that exist on campus. Furthermore, in our continuing effort
to provide for the protection of human health and the environment, Ricks will conduct
asbestos inspections on any campus buildings that were constructed prior to 1981 before
they are renovated or demolished. Ricks will also test any suspect material that becomes
damaged, dislodged, or disturbed within a pre-1981 building for which an asbestos survey
has not yet been completed.
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2.0 Scope
This plan (except section 22) applies to all
university personnel
engaged in the removal, inspection, disturbance, or maintenance of asbestos containing
materials (ACM) or presumed asbestos containing materials (PACM) in
university facilities. Certain reporting requirements also apply to non-Ricks construction personnel
working in BYU-Idaho facilities. Section 22 of this plan applies only to Ricks
personnel engaged in asbestos brake and/or clutch repair, or custodial employees who are
exposed to asbestos as part of their cleaning or housekeeping duties.
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3.0 References
3.1 29 CFR 1926.1101
3.2 29 CFR 1910.134
3.4 40 CFR 61(subpart M)
3.5 29 CFR 1010.1001
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4.0
Definitions
Aggressive method means removal or disturbance of
building material by sanding, abrading, grinding or other method that breaks, crumbles, or
disintegrates intact ACM.
Amended water means water to which surfactant
(wetting agent) has been added to increase the ability of the liquid to penetrate ACM.
Asbestos includes chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite,
tremolite asbestos, anthophyllite asbestos, actinolite asbestos, and any of these minerals
that has been chemically treated and/or altered. For purposes of this standard,
"asbestos" includes PACM, as defined in this section.
Asbestos-containing material (ACM), means any
material containing more than one percent asbestos.
Authorized person means any person authorized by
the employer and required by work duties to be present in regulated areas.
Building/facility owner is the legal entity,
including a lessee, which exercises control over management and record keeping functions
relating to a building and/or facility in which activities covered by this standard take
place.
Category I non-friable asbestos-containing material
(ACM) means asbestos-containing packings, gaskets, resilient floor covering, and
asphalt roofing products containing more than 1 percent asbestos as determined using the
method specified in appendix A, subpart F, 40 CFR part 763, section 1, Polarized Light
Microscopy.
Category II non-friable ACM means any material,
excluding Category I non-friable ACM, containing more than 1 percent asbestos as determined
using the methods specified in appendix A, subpart F, 40 CFR part 763, section 1,
Polarized Light Microscopy that, when dry, cannot be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to
powder by hand pressure.
Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) means one
certified in the practice of industrial hygiene by the American Board of Industrial
Hygiene.
Class I asbestos work means activities involving
the removal of TSI and surfacing ACM and PACM.
Class II asbestos work means activities involving
the removal of ACM which is not thermal system insulation or surfacing material. This
includes, but is not limited to, the removal of asbestos-containing wallboard, floor tile
and sheeting, roofing and siding shingles, and construction mastics.
Class III asbestos work means repair and
maintenance operations, where "ACM", including TSI and surfacing ACM and PACM,
is likely to be disturbed.
Class IV asbestos work means maintenance and
custodial activities during which employees contact but do not disturb ACM or PACM and
activities to clean up dust, waste and debris resulting from Class I, II, and III
activities.
Clean room means an uncontaminated room
having facilities for the storage of employees' street clothing and uncontaminated
materials and equipment.
Closely resemble means that the major workplace
conditions which have contributed to the levels of historic asbestos exposure, are no more
protective than conditions of the current workplace.
Competent person means, one who is capable of
identifying existing asbestos hazards in the workplace and selecting the appropriate
control strategy for asbestos exposure. This person has the authority to take prompt
corrective measures to eliminate hazards, as specified in 29 CFR 1926.32(f). In addition,
for Class I and Class II work the "competent person" is specially trained in a
training course which meets the criteria of EPA's Model Accreditation Plan (40 CFR 763)
for supervisor, or its equivalent and, for Class III and Class IV work, is trained in a
manner consistent with EPA requirements for training of local education agency maintenance
and custodial staff as set forth at 40 CFR 763.92 (a)(2).
Critical barrier means one or more layers of
plastic sealed over all openings into a work area or any other similarly placed physical
barrier sufficient to prevent airborne asbestos in a work area from migrating to an
adjacent area.
Decontamination area means an enclosed area
adjacent and connected to the regulated area and consisting of an equipment room, shower
area, and clean room, which is used for the decontamination of workers, materials, and
equipment that are contaminated with asbestos.
Demolition means the wrecking or taking out of any
load-supporting structural member and any related razing, removing, or stripping of
asbestos products.
Disturbance means activities that disrupt the
matrix of ACM or PACM, crumble or pulverize ACM or PACM, or generate visible debris from
ACM or PACM. Disturbance includes cutting away small amounts of ACM and PACM, no greater
than the amount which can be contained in one standard sized glove bag or waste bag in
order to access a building component. In no event shall the amount of ACM or PACM so
disturbed exceed that which can be contained in one glove bag or waste bag which shall not
exceed 60 inches in length and width.
Employee exposure means exposure to airborne
asbestos that would occur if the employee were not using respiratory protective equipment.
Equipment room (change room) means a contaminated
room located within the decontamination area that is supplied with impermeable bags or
containers for the disposal of contaminated protective clothing and equipment.
Fiber means a particulate form of asbestos, 5
micrometers or longer, with a length-to-diameter ratio of at least 3 to 1.
Glovebag means not more than a 60 x 60 inch
impervious plastic bag-like enclosure affixed around an asbestos-containing material, with
glove-like appendages through which material and tools may be handled.
High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter means
a filter capable of trapping and retaining at least 99.97 percent of all mono-dispersed
particles of 0.3 micrometers in diameter.
Homogeneous area means an area of surfacing
material or thermal system insulation that is uniform in color and texture.
Industrial hygienist means a professional qualified
by education, training, and experience to anticipate, recognize, evaluate and develop
controls for occupational health hazards.
Intact means that the ACM has not crumbled,
been pulverized, or otherwise deteriorated so that the asbestos is no longer likely to be
bound with its matrix.
Modification means a changed or altered
procedure, material or component of a control system, which replaces a procedure, material
or component of a required system. Omitting a procedure or component, or reducing or
diminishing the stringency or strength of a material or component of the control system is
not a "modification" for purposes of this section.
Negative Initial Exposure Assessment means a
demonstration by the employer, which complies with the criteria of this section, that
employee exposure during an operation is expected to be consistently below the PELs.
PACM means "presumed asbestos containing
material" see below.
Presumed Asbestos Containing Material means
thermal system insulation and surfacing material found in buildings constructed no later
than 1980. The designation of a material as "PACM" may be rebutted pursuant to
this section.
Project Designer means a person who has
successfully completed the training requirements for an abatement project designer
established by 40 U.S.C. Sec. 763.90(g).
Regulated asbestos-containing material (RACM) means
(a) Friable asbestos material, (b) Category I non-friable ACM that has become friable, (c)
Category I non-friable ACM that will be or has been subjected to sanding, grinding,
cutting, or abrading, or (d) Category II non-friable ACM that has a high probability of
becoming or has become crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by the forces expected
to act on the material in the course of demolition or renovation operations regulated by
this subpart.
Regulated area means: an area established by the
employer to demarcate areas where Class I, II, and III asbestos work is conducted, and any
adjoining area where debris and waste from such asbestos work accumulate; and a work area
within which airborne concentrations of asbestos, exceed or there is a reasonable
possibility they may exceed the permissible exposure limit.
Removal means all operations where ACM and/or PACM
is taken out or stripped from structures or substrates, and includes demolition
operations.
Renovation means the modifying of any existing
structure, or portion thereof.
Repair means overhauling, rebuilding,
reconstructing, or reconditioning of structures or substrates, including encapsulation or
other repair of ACM or PACM attached to structures or substrates.
Surfacing material means material that is sprayed,
troweled-on or otherwise applied to surfaces (such as acoustical plaster on ceilings and
fireproofing materials on structural members, or other materials on surfaces for
acoustical, fireproofing, and other purposes).
Surfacing ACM means surfacing material which
contains more than 1% asbestos.
Thermal system insulation (TSI) means ACM
applied to pipes, fittings, boilers, breeching, tanks, ducts or other structural
components to prevent heat loss or gain.
Thermal system insulation ACM is thermal system
insulation which contains more than 1% asbestos.
5.0 Asbestos Inspections and Inventory
BYU-Idaho will determine the presence, location, and quantity
of ACM and or PACM in all university facilities. This determination shall be primarily
accomplished through inspections and bulk sample analysis of all building materials
installed prior to1981. Suspect building material (installed prior to 1981 that could
contain asbestos or that in the opinion of a competent person could contain asbestos )
shall be considered and treated as ACM unless it is determined to be non-ACM through
sample analysis, building records, or other methods in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.1101.
Bulk sample collection will be performed by those who have completed an accredited
asbestos inspector training course and are licensed by the Idaho Division of Air Quality.
All bulk samples will be analyzed at laboratories accredited by the AIHA and NVLAPS for
asbestos analysis. Once completed, the asbestos inventory will be available at the
Safety Office and the Physical Plant Construction Office.
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6.0 Requirements for Asbestos Work
All asbestos assessment and abatement work shall be done in
accordance with state and federal regulatory requirements. Ricks personnel do not perform
Class I, II, or III work. All Class I, II, and III asbestos work (abatement) shall be
performed by asbestos abatement contractors that are certified, licensed, bonded, and
insured to work in the state of Idaho. Non-Ricks abatement contractors will be solely
responsible for the training, respiratory protection, exposure monitoring, and medical
surveillance of their own workers.
6.1 The following are general requirements for working with
asbestos containing materials:
6.1.1 All asbestos work in regulated areas shall be supervised by
a competent person.
6.1.2 Eating, drinking, smoking, chewing tobacco or gum, or
applying cosmetics, is prohibited in regulated areas.
6.1.3 Access to regulated areas is limited to authorized persons
only.
6.1.4 A competent person shall perform an exposure assessment
immediately before the initiation of any asbestos work.
6.1.5 Unless a negative exposure assessment is determined,
personal monitoring shall be conducted to assess employee exposures.
6.1.6 Vacuums equipped with HEPA filters shall be used to collect
all dust and debris containing ACM.
6.1.7 Sanding, dry sweeping or other dry clean up, compressed
air, mechanical chipping, or other abrasive methods shall be prohibited on all ACM or
PACM.
6.1.8 Wet methods, or wetting agents shall be used on all
asbestos work.
6.1.9 Breaking, crumbling, or any other activity that generates
airborne asbestos fibers shall be avoided to the extent feasible.
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7.0 Requirements for Class IV Asbestos Work
Class IV asbestos work consists of maintenance or custodial
activities during which employees contact but do not disturb ACM or cleanup waste and
debris resulting from Class I through III activities. Class IV work includes the following
additional requirements:
7.1 When asbestos containing roofing material is removed, it
shall not be dropped or thrown to the ground, but shall be hand carried to the ground or
lowered to the ground in a covered, dust-tight chute. Such material must be removed no
later than the end of the work shift.
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8.0 Personal Protective Equipment
As university personnel do not perform Class I, II, or III asbestos
work, it is not expected that respirator use will be required.
Non-university workers who
perform abatement work at BYU-Idaho facilities will be responsible for their own
respiratory protection programs. Should it become necessary for university
personnel to wear
respirators for asbestos concerns, the applicable portions of the BYU-Idaho
Respiratory Protection Program will be followed.
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9.0 Training
Training will be provided to all university employees engaged in Class
IV asbestos work.
9.1 Training will be provided prior to the initial assignment and
at least annually thereafter.
9.2 Training for Class IV workers will be asbestos awareness
training and will consist of approximately 2 hours of training.
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10.0 Waste Disposal
ACM waste shall be collected and disposed of in sealed, labeled,
impermeable bags or other containers. Asbestos abatement contractors shall dispose of the
asbestos waste in accordance with all federal, state, and local regulations.
The BYU-Idaho Safety Office shall ensure that asbestos waste from
university facilities is disposed of properly.
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11.0 Notification to Regulatory
Agencies
Prior to any demolition or renovation project, the
university safety office or an asbestos contractor will make a determination of the total quantity of RACM
that will be disturbed or removed during the project. He will insure that proper
notifications are sent (by himself or by the Asbestos Abatement Contractor) to the
Division of Air Quality if at least 80 linear meters (260 linear feet) on pipes or at
least 15 square meters (160 square feet) on other facility components, or at least 1 cubic
meter (35 cubic feet) of facility components where the length or area could not be
measured previously, are stripped, removed, dislodged, cut, drilled, or similarly
disturbed.
11.1 The following information will be included in the
notification:
11.1.1 An indication of whether the notice is the original or a
revised notification.
11.1.2 Name, address, and telephone number of both the facility
owner and operator and the asbestos removal contractor owner or operator.
11.1.3 Type of operation: demolition or renovation.
11.1.4 Description of the facility or affected part of the
facility including the size (square meters (square feet) and number of floors), age, and
present and prior use of the facility.
11.1.5 Procedure, including analytical methods, employed to
detect the presence of RACM and Category I and Category II non-friable ACM.
11.1.6 Estimate of the approximate amount of RACM to be removed
from the facility in terms of length of pipe in linear meters (linear feet), surface area
in square meters (square feet) on other facility components, or volume in cubic meters
(cubic feet) if off the facility components. Also, estimate the approximate amount of
Category I and Category II non-friable ACM in the affected part of the facility that will
not be removed before demolition.
11.1.7 Location and street address (including building number or
name and floor or room number, if appropriate), city, county, and state, of the facility
being demolished or renovated.
11.1.8 Scheduled starting and completion dates of asbestos
removal work (or any other activity, such as site preparation that would break up,
dislodge, or similarly disturb asbestos material) in a demolition or renovation; planned
renovation operations involving individual nonscheduled operations shall only include the
calendar year included from January 1 to December 31 as the beginning and ending dates of
the report period.
11.1.9 Scheduled starting and completion dates of demolition or
renovation.
11.1.10 Description of planned demolition or renovation work to
be performed and method(s) to be employed, including demolition or renovation techniques
to be used and description of affected facility components.
11.1.11 Description of work practices and engineering controls to
be used to comply with the requirements of this subpart, including asbestos removal and
waste-handling emission control procedures.
11.1.12 Name and location of the waste disposal site where the
asbestos - containing waste material will be deposited.
11.1.13 A certification that at least one person trained as
required by the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants will supervise the
stripping and removal described by this notification.
11.1.14 Description of procedures to be followed in the event
that unexpected RACM is found or Category II non-friable ACM becomes crumbled, pulverized,
or reduced to powder.
11.1.15 Name, address, and telephone number of the waste
transporter.
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12.0 Communication of Asbestos Hazards
Before any asbestos work is begun, BYU-Idaho
safety personnel shall determine the presence, location, and quantity of ACM or PACM.
12.1 The university safety office shall notify the
following individuals of its presence, location, and quantity:
12.1.1 Prospective employers applying or bidding for work in
areas containing such material;
12.1.2 BYU-Idaho employees who will work in or adjacent to
areas containing such material;
12.1.3 Non-BYU-Idaho employers of workers who will be
performing work in or adjacent to areas containing such materials;
12.1.4 Tenants who will occupy areas containing such materials.
12.2 In addition, all employers who discover ACM or PACM on a
worksite shall convey information concerning the presence, location, and quantity of such
newly discovered material to the Physical Plant Construction Manager
and/or the Safety Officer as soon as feasible. If asbestos is accidentally disturbed and could
present a hazard to workers or building occupants, those who disturbed or discovered the
material shall immediately contact the university safety office so that
appropriate precautions can be implemented. If Safety Office personnel are
unavailable then the Campus Police should be contacted.
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13.0 Signs and Labels
All regulated areas shall be posted with warning sign(s) in
accordance with 29 CFR 1926.1101, section k.
13.1 Signs shall also be posted at the entrance(s) to mechanical
rooms or other such areas which employees can be expected to enter and which contain
thermal system insulation or surfacing ACM or PACM.
13.1.1 These signs shall identify the material which is present,
its location, and appropriate work practices to be followed to avoid asbestos disturbance.
13.2 Labels shall be affixed to all products containing asbestos
and to all containers of ACM waste. This does not apply to asbestos fibers that have been
modified by a bonding agent or coating provided that the asbestos manufacturer
demonstrates that no fibers in excess of the PEL will be released during any reasonably
foreseeable use or handling. Labels shall be marked in accordance with 29 CFR
1926.1101,(k)(8).
13.3 Asbestos warning signs, as noted above, may be used in lieu
of labels so long as they convey the information required for labeling. Such signs and
labels shall be attached in areas where they will clearly be noticed by employees who are
likely to be exposed, such as at the entrance to mechanical rooms/areas.
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14.0 Air Monitoring
Air sampling will be conducted for university personnel
engaged in asbestos work who have the potential to be exposed to asbestos concentrations
above the PEL. This exposure determination, as well as the actual air sampling will be
performed by the Safety Office. Air monitoring will be conducted in
accordance with NIOSH or other nationally recognized methods. Sample analysis will be
performed at laboratories accredited by AIHA for asbestos analysis.
14.1 BYU-Idaho shall notify affected employees of monitoring
results as soon as possible following receipt of laboratory results.
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15.0 Responsibilities
15.1 Duties of the BYU-Idaho Safety Office:
15.1.1 Coordinate all asbestos abatement activities at
university facilities.
15.1.2 Serve as the point of contact between BYU-Idaho and regulatory
agencies.
15.1.3 Request asbestos clearance sampling from
Safety Office or from a qualified consultant.
15.1.4 Ensure that all persons performing asbestos work are
following the requirements in this plan as well as applicable State, Federal, and local
requirements.
15.1.5 Coordinate asbestos abatement activities and contracts
with non-university employers and employees and inform them of possible asbestos
hazards.
15.1.6 Ensure that ACM is disposed of in accordance with
regulations.
15.1.7 Ensure that clearance sampling is performed for all
asbestos abatement projects performed by non-university employees.
15.2 The BYU-Idaho Safety Office will
have the following duties:
15.2.1 Perform clearance sampling as requested by
university personnel
15.2.2 Conduct asbestos awareness training for
university personnel.
15.2.3 Conduct personal air sampling of
university employees
exposed to asbestos as applicable.
15.2.4 Review and/or revise the BYU-Idaho Asbestos Management
Plan on a regular (at least annual) basis.
15.2.5 Develop and maintain a current inventory of the amount,
type and location of ACM by means of surveys, analysis of material and using consultants
when necessary.
15.2.6 Attach labels and signs to ACM in accordance with section
13.
15.2.7 Perform assessments of BYU-Idaho workers involved in
asbestos activities to determine if any employees are exposed at or above the PELs.
15.2.8 Inform university employees of their exposures after
receiving sampling results.
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16.0 Non-Construction Asbestos
Activities
This section only applies to those who are engaged in asbestos
brake and/or clutch repair or custodial employees whose housekeeping or cleaning duties
entail exposure to asbestos containing material.
16.1 The Safety Office will assess the exposures of such
personnel exposed to asbestos in non-construction activities to determine if any employees
are exposed above the PELs.
16.1.1 If any university personnel are exposed at or above the PELs,
then an air monitoring program, respiratory protection program, and several additional
controls as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1001 will be implemented.
16.2 Employees engaged in ACM brake and/or clutch repair shall
receive asbestos training. This training will include the specific requirements found in
29 CFR 1910.1001, Appendix F. These requirements are found in Appendix 5 of the
BYU-Idaho Asbestos Management Plan.
16.3 For employees who perform housekeeping duties in areas which
contain ACM or PACM the following requirements shall be followed:
16.3.1 Employees shall receive asbestos hazard communication
training. They shall be informed of the presence and location of ACM and PACM in their
work areas, and steps they can take to minimize disturbing the asbestos.
16.3.2 Sanding of ACM floor tile is prohibited.
16.3.3 Stripping of finishes shall be conducted using low
abrasion pads at speeds lower than 300 rpm and wet methods.
16.3.4 Dry buffing may be performed only on ACM flooring which
has sufficient finish so that the pad cannot contact the ACM.
16.3.5 ACM that is visibly dusty or deteriorated shall not be
dusted, swept dry, or vacuumed without using a HEPA filter.
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