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Asbestos NESHAP Inspection and Safety Procedures Course
Chapter 1Background Information
Version 2012.1
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Regulatory Overview
• Federal regulatory agencies
• Federal legislation history
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Federal Regulatory Agencies
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Federal Legislation
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Clean Air Act
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Demolition & Renovation
• Major requirements
– Notification before disturbance
– Work practices including how to address
visible emissions
– Waste handling
– Waste disposal
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Toxic Substances Control Act
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Asbestos in Schools Rule (1982)
• Inspect; “friable” potential asbestos-containing materials (ACM, >1%)
• Laboratory analysis of samples• Notifications• Recordkeeping
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Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (1986)
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Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule (1987)
• AHERA – public/private K-12 schools• Requires:
– Inspections; friable and non-friable asbestos-containing building materials (ACBM)
– Management plans– Response actions– Re-inspections – 3 year; periodic surveillance– Notifications
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Model Accreditation Plan (1987)
• Referred to as the “MAP”• Initial training and annual refreshers• Five disciplines
– Inspector– Management planner– Project designer– Supervisor (contractor)– Worker
• Many states also instituted licensing requirements
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Model Accreditation Plan Interim Final Rule (1994)
• Clarified applicability• Increased number of required hours of
training• Added definitions and recordkeeping
requirements• Specified deadlines for states, course
providers, and individuals
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Additional MAP Components Interim Final Rule (1994)
• Training distinctions for five disciplines• New project designer topics• New enforcement criteria and Federal
procedures for withdrawing approval• Persons• Programs
• New training certificate requirements
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Worker Protection Rule (2000)
• Referred to as “WPR”• State & local (city/county) employees• Provides asbestos-related OSHA
protection (general and construction standards)
• Construction, custodial, automotive (brake/clutch repair)
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Asbestos Ban and Phase-out Rule (1989)
• Promulgated in 1989• Overturned by the 5th Circuit Court in 1991• Multi-stage approach
– Manufacture, import, processing and distribution in commerce ban
• Many in the public have the impression this rule passed and that ACM was banned long ago. Not true!
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Asbestos NESHAP ACM Bans
• 1973 – Spray and trowel-applied fireproofing• 1975 – Wet applied and pre-formed pipe, boiler
and tank insulation; acoustical• 1978 – Decorative uses• Also: 1977 – CPSC banned wallboard patching
compounds (spackling, tape) and asbestos embers
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Commonly Used Asbestos Products
• Most commonly used ACM products in the US currently:– Roofing materials (mainly flashing & cements)– Gaskets– Friction products
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Other marketed asbestos products
• Asbestos-cement products• Asbestos clothing• Pipeline wrap (typically asphaltic)• Flooring materials• Caulks/putties/mastics (glues)
• On rare occasions banned materials like pipe insulation are imported and installed
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Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act (1984)
• Referred to as “ASHAA”
• Grants and loans
• Information and distribution
• Training institutes
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Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Re-authorization Act (1990)
• Referred to as “ASHARA”• Grants and loans• MAP revisions
– Training required for asbestos-related work in public, commercial and industrial buildings• Inspector, Project Designer, Supervisor, Worker• Management planner training remained an AHERA
issue
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Asbestos Information Act (1988)
• Required former and current
manufacturers to submit product
information to EPA
• 1990 EPA published info
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Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (1976)
• Referred to as “RCRA”
• Cradle-to-grave management of waste
• Facility siting
• Landfill operations
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act (1980)
• Referred to as “CERCLA” or “Superfund”
• Reportable Quantity (RQ) = 1 pound
• National Response Center
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Safe Drinking Water Act (1974)
• Established to help prevent the possibility of injury due to ingestion of asbestos from water supplies
• Standard – 7 million fibers/liter
Asbestos cement drinking water line
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Questions?