ࡱ> JLIU y<bjbjnn >Naay4jj <|BBBBB7 CY[[[[[[$V BB BBYYBB:E0 -  ,K1YKKK:KKK KKKKKKKKKjB : Reviewed 2020 ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: To establish proper safety procedures to follow when working with asbestos contaminated materials on the Murray State University campus. 1.0 Definitions for the purpose of this rule. 1.1 Asbestos - A naturally occurring mineral silicate which is separable into fibers and used almost exclusively for heat insulation. Asbestos is a broad name given to a family of silicate minerals which include chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite. 1.2 "Asbestos-Containing Material" is a mixture of material that contains asbestos in a one percent concentration or greater and has the potential of releasing the asbestos fibers to the environment. 1.3 Air Sampling - The gathering of representative volumes of air, in order to determine the amount of respirable asbestos fibers contained in the air. 1.4 Disposal - The transporting and deposition of asbestos-containing material in sealed fiber packs or drums to an Environmental Protection Agency approved waste site. 1.5 Encapsulation - The coating of asbestos-containing materials with a bonding agent or sealant. 1.6 Enclosure - The construction of a barrier between asbestos materials and the building environment. 1.7 HEPA means Highly Efficient Particulate Absorbing Filter. (O.3 Microns at 99.97% effective). 1.8 Level I asbestos removal operations are those operations which involve the removal of friable asbestos containing materials such as boiler jackets, pipes and sprayed-on insulation. These are large scale operations which require extensive planning and training. Murray State presently is not equipped to undertake this type of operations, but may have qualified outside contractors perform the work. 1.9 Level II asbestos removal operations are those operations which involve the removal of non-friable asbestos containing materials such as floor tile, built-up roofing and transite board. These could be large scale operations involving the removal of hundreds of square feet of this type of material. Large operations require the notification of the EPA. 1.10 Level III asbestos removal operations are those operations which generate one standard asbestos disposal bag or less of asbestos. 1.11 Level IV asbestos operations involve only the clean-up of damaged ACM. No removal is performed under Level IV. 1.12 Removal - The stripping off of asbestos-containing material to the underlying surface, collected, and placed in containers for burial in an approved waste disposal site. 2.0 Personal Protective Equipment: Employees shall wear personal protective equipment in accordance with the following rules when removing, enclosing, encapsulating, cutting, painting, sealing, bagging, or otherwise working with asbestos-containing material; or providing a support function to an operation involving an asbestos-containing material. 2.1 The employee shall wear, at a minimum, a NIOSH/MSHA approved half face respirator at all times while in an area that asbestos is being removed, enclosed, encapsulated, cut, packed, sprayed, or otherwise worked. A disposable HEPA (purple) filter shall not be used longer than one (1) work day. 2.2 An employee shall wear disposable clothing consisting of coveralls or similar whole body clothing, head covering, gloves, and boot covering when working in an area where exposures to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers are in excess of Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) level set by KOSHA. 2.2.1 The Office of Environmental Safety and Health shall determine the necessity for employees to wear special clothing by either air sampling methods or professional assessment of the situation. 2.3 This rule does not exclude or replace the wearing of additional personal protective equipment that is required by the operation (i.e., hard hat, safety shoes, safety glasses, etc.) 3.0 Workplace Procedures: 3.1 Before any work is to be performed on asbestos-containing material, or there is a reason to believe a material contains asbestos, the employee shall notify his/her supervisor. The supervisor shall then notify the Office of Environmental Safety and Health. The Asbestos Management Plan will be referred to in order to determine if the material in question is asbestos-containing material. Material will have to be sampled if not covered in the Management Plans. This will result in a delay of approximately seven to ten (7 to 10) days for analysis results. Examples of Presumed Asbestos Containing material (PACM) are: 1) Pipe insulation 2) Ceiling Tile 3) Dry Wall Mud (plaster) 4) Surfacing Material (ceilings) 5) Floor Tile/Transite 3.2 Posting - Caution signs shall be provided in the area where work on asbestos-containing materials is being performed. KOSHA approved signs shall be posted at such a distance from a work location so that an employee may read the signs and take necessary protective steps before entering the area marked by the signs. Signs shall be posted at all approaches to areas where work is being performed. 3.3 Work Practices - An employee that must perform work on an asbestos-containing material shall perform that work in a safe manner and will take efforts to minimize the airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers by the following rules. 3.3.1 Wet Methods - Asbestos removal shall be handled, mixed, applied, removed, cut, scored, or otherwise worked in a wet state sufficient to prevent the emission of airborne fibers in excess of the exposure limits prescribed by KOSHA. The water should contain an additive, or wetting agent, to enhance the penetration of the asbestos material. A fine spray of this solution must be applied to prevent fiber disturbance preceding the removal of asbestos material. Steps shall be taken to prevent electrical shock during wet removal operations by use of ground fault interrupter devices. 3.3.2 Dry Methods - Dry removal of asbestos materials is not permitted. 3.3.3 Removal of any ACM will be performed using one of the two engineering control methods indicated below. No more than three (3) linear feet or three (3) square feet of ACM will be removed by Murray State University's asbestos operations maintenance team during one given job at one given time. 3.3.3.1 Method I is for damaged ceiling tile. Wet all ACM prior to contact. As ACM removal begins use local exhaust with a HEPA vacuum to capture airborne fibers. 3.3.3.2 Method II is for any operation involving the cutting, drilling, sawing, chipping, etc. of ACM. A glove bag shall be used to isolate the asbestos fiber release. If a glove bag cannot be used, a mini-enclosure must be used to isolate the asbestos abatement activity. 3.3.4 Following removal, the entire area will be wet HEPA vacuumed and cleaned. After the 24-hour period to allow for dust settling, the entire area should be wet cleaned again. During this settling period, no entry, activity, or ventilation shall be allowed. 3.3.5 In the event that airborne levels exceed the KOSHA PEL, the area shall be isolated by the construction of an enclosure. All surfaces inside the enclosure shall be HEPA vacuumed and wet wiped. Additional air sampling will be performed to ensure levels are below the PEL prior to the removal of the enclosure. 3.3.6 All equipment will be cleaned of asbestos-containing material prior to leaving the work area. 3.3.7 All asbestos-containing material, disposable protective equipment, disposable barriers, etc. will be sealed in double bagged 6-mil poly bags. The bags will be labeled in accordance with EPA and KOSHA standards and drummed for transportation. 3.3.8 After the ACM material is sealed, the individuals performing the asbestos project will HEPA vacuum off properly before removing tyvek suit or respirator. 4.0 Disposal ACM shall be double bagged in sealed 6-mil poly lined drums bearing caution labels that meet the EPA and KOSHA standards and shall be delivered to an approved predesignated disposal site for burial. At the burial site, the plastic bags may be removed from the barrels, and the barrels reused providing no damage has occurred to the labeled plastic bags. 5.0 Air Monitoring: 5.1 The Office of Environmental Safety and Health may require and arrange for air monitoring of employees and the work area during the removal, repair, or cleaning of an asbestos operation. Employees and supervisors shall cooperate with monitoring efforts. 5.2 Air Monitoring results will be made available to employees upon request. Records of exposures will be kept in the employee's personal file for duration of employment plus 30 years. 6.0 Sheetrock Joint Compound 6.1 OSHA and the EPA consider sheetrock joint compound installed prior to 1980 to contain asbestos unless testing demonstrates it does not. Prior to beginning a project where sheetrock compound (plaster/mud) is going to be disturbed, contact the Office of Environmental Safety and Health so that sampling can be done to determine if asbestos is present. It will take approximately ten (10) working days for a sample to be taken and the results to become available. 6.2 Small scale jobs which involve the contact of sheetrock joint compound will be performed only by individuals who have received the appropriate asbestos training as outlined in OSHA 1910.1001 regulations (Levels I, II or III). If sheetrock is going to be cut or drilled or disturbed in any way, one of the following control methods will be used to control the dust created. 6.2.1 RECOMMENDED FOR SMALL JOBS INVOLVING HOLES OR PICTURE-HANGING FASTENERS Once the location of the hole is found, a two-inch circle of shaving foam will be sprayed directly onto the surface. The cutting or drilling will be done through the foam with more being added if necessary. The plaster and foam will be scraped off with a putty knife and placed a plastic zip-lock bag. The plastic bag will be placed in a fifty-five gallon open top drum located in the carpentry shop. The drill bit and putty scraper will be rinsed off with the rinse water allowed to do down the drain. 6.2.2 Floor or wall cutting or drilling will be done with a HEPA (Asbestos) vacuum running and the pick-up nozzle located directly under the point of the cutting operation. A plastic drop cloth will be placed on the floor under the operation and extend out four feet in all directions. Large pieces of sheetrock plaster will be placed in a plastic bag labeled for asbestos disposal, twisted and taped shut. Plaster waste will be returned to ESH at completion of the project. The plastic sheetrock shall be HEPA vacuumed off prior to disposal into a MSU solid waste dumpster. 6.2.3 Another control method involves the use of a spray bottle with soap and water in it. The suspect asbestos containing material will be wetted during the cutting or drilling process. This will be done in addition to the HEPA vacuum cleaning and plastic sheeting being used. Disposal of suspect asbestos containing material will be done as indicated in #6.2.1 above. 6.3 If cutting or drilling is done in a plaster ceiling, a PAPR respirator available from the Office of ESH will be worn. The PAPR shall be equipped with HEPA filters. The respirator is used in addition to the use of the vacuum cleaner, plastic sheeting, and spray bottle. 7.0 Training Requirements: 7.1 Personnel whose job duties may require them to work in areas which contain asbestos-containing materials will receive a minimum of two (2) hours of orientation training. (OSHA Level IV Training) 7.1.1 This training should take place within 30 days after employment or job transfer. 7.1.2 Training shall be conducted by or arranged by the Office of Environmental Safety and Health. 7.2 This training should incorporate the following elements: 7.2.1 Origin and nature of asbestos. 7.2.2 Medical aspects concerning asbestos. 7.2.3 How to identify suspected asbestos-containing materials. 7.2.4 Overview of abatement methods and techniques. 7.2.5 Overview of regulatory standards (O.S.H.A., E.P.A.). 7.3 Personnel who are required to work directly with and perform small scale removal of asbestos-containing materials must have a minimum of (16) hours training. In addition to information covered in the orientation program, this training will incorporate more specific information dealing with abatement techniques, equipment used, and precautionary measures to follow. (OSHA Level III Training) 8.0 Enforcement 8.1 ALL work activity on asbestos-containing material will be screened by the Office of Environmental Safety and Health prior to the performing of the work for the purpose of specifying environmental health precautions to be utilized during the work. 8.2 These procedures may not cover every situation in which work on asbestos-containing material must be performed, therefore, the Office of Environmental Safety and Health may require additional safety precautions to be utilized or halt work if conditions are determined to be unsafe. 8.3 The Office of Environmental Safety and Health shall require pre and/or post meetings with supervisors and work crews in order to clarify work practices to insure a safe environment. 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