Asbestos Abatement Projects Worker Protection EPA Training requirements

Asbestos Abatement Projects Worker Protection - EPA

Training requirements v Recognize v Health asbestos effects of asbestos v Relationship between smoking and asbestos in producing lung cancer 1 a

Training requirements v Nature of operations that could result in exposure to asbestos v Importance of necessary protective controls to minimize exposure v Instruction in how to use controls and procedures 1 b

Training requirements v Respirators • Purpose • Proper use • Fitting instructions • Limitations 1 c

Training requirements v Appropriate practices work v Medical surveillance v Content of the regulation 1 d

Recognizing asbestos v Asbestos containing materials (ACBM) are found in three forms: • Sprayed or troweled on ceilings, walls • Insulation around hot/cold pipes, ducts, boilers, tanks • Other products, such as ceiling and floor tiles, wall boards 2 a

Health effects v Asbestosis v Mesothelioma 3 a

Health effects v Cancers • Lung • Esophagus • Stomach • Colon • Other organs 3 b

Relationship between smoking, asbestos, and lung cancer v The more asbestos fibers inhaled, the greater the risk of disease - smoking increases the risk v Asbestos fibers remain in air for hours; are inhaled by people 4 a

Operations that can result in asbestos exposure v Each facility is different v Custodial v Maintenance 5 a

Protective controls v Minimize exposure v Engineering v Work controls practices v Respirators 6 a

Hygiene facilities v Showers v Lockers v Must be used when exposed to asbestos 7 a

Protective clothing v Coveralls v Full-body clothing v Gloves v Head coverings 8 a

Protective clothing v Foot coverings v Face shields v Vented v Other goggles appropriate equipment 8 b

Decontamination procedures - Entry v Remove/deposit street clothing in the clean room v Put on protective clothing and respiratory protection v Enter decontamination area from the clean room 9 a

Decontamination procedures - Exit v Remove gross contamination and debris in the regulated area v Remove protective clothing and deposit it in the equipment room 9 b

Decontamination procedures – Exit v Do not remove respirators in equipment room v Shower prior to entering the clean room v Enter clean room before changing into street clothes 9 c

Emergency procedures v Each facility is different v Review entry and exit emergency response procedures 10 a

Waste disposal v Collect and dispose of: • Asbestos waste • Debris • Bags • Containers • Equipment • Contaminated clothing 11 a

Waste disposal v Seal in labeled, impermeable bags/containers v Exception: roofing operations 11 b