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3.5.1 Abatement, Repair and Maintenance

No work on an asbestos project shall be conducted unless it is performed by persons trained in accordance with standards established by OSHA and the EPA. Training shall be provided prior to an employee’s initial participation in Class I through Class IV asbestos operations and at least annually thereafter. All asbestos abatement work must be accomplished with at least two trained personnel. The training program shall be conducted in a manner that the employee understands.

3.5.2 Contractor Requirements

Contract specifications will ensure contractors performing asbestos work and their employee have appropriate level of training. Contractors shall submit copies of current training certifications for all employees performing asbestos work on a MAFB project to the contract manager in CEC, CEH, or AOO. These records shall be forwarded to CEV for filing.

3.5.3 OSHA

OSHA has specified training requirements based on the class of asbestos work being accomplished.

3.5.3.1 Class I Asbestos Work

Activities involving the removal of TSI, surfacing ACM, and PACM require the following training:

• The employee must meet the requirements of the EPA’s Model Accreditation Plan (40 CFR 763, Subpart E, Appendix C). This requires supervisors to take a 5- day class and workers to take a 4-day class, both including 14 hours of hands-on training.

3.5.3.2 Class II Asbestos Work

Activities involving the removal of ACM, which is not TSI 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 mastic and requires the following training:

• Employees engaging in this type of work must meet the requirements of EPA’s Model Accreditation Plan (40 CFR 763, Subpart E, Appendix C) unless the employers of Class II work with ACM involves only the removal and/or disturbance of the one generic category of building material, such as roofing materials, flooring materials, siding materials, or transit panels. The employer can provide a course containing required elements included in 29 CFR 1926.1101,

paragraph (k)(8)(vi) and paragraph (g). This course must be hands-on training and shall be at least eight hours.

3.5.3.3 Class III Asbestos Work

Repair and maintenance operations where ACM including TSI and surfacing material is likely to be disturbed will require the following training:

• Employees who engage in this type of work must have a training course equivalent in curriculum and training methods of the 16-hour O&M course developed by EPA (40CFR 763.22(a)(2)).

3.5.3.4 Class IV Asbestos Work

Maintenance and custodial activities during which employees contact ACM and PACM will require the following training:

• Employees who engage in this type of work must have training equivalent in curriculum and training method of the awareness training course developed by EPA for maintenance and custodial work in building containing ACM (40 CFR 763.22 (a)(2)). This course shall take at least 2 hours.

3.5.4 EPA Training Requirements

3.5.4.1 Accredited Asbestos Worker

Must be an accredited asbestos worker to do the following:

• A response action other than small-scale, short-duration maintenance activity. • A maintenance activity that disturbs friable ACM.

• A response action or a major fiber release episode.

To become accredited, you must attend at least a 4 day training course as outlined in 40 CFR 763, Subpart E-Appendix C and pass a written exam.

3.5.4.2 Accredited Supervisor

Must be an accredited supervisor to supervise any of the follow activities:

• A response action other than a small-scale, short-duration maintenance activity. • A maintenance activity that disturbs friable asbestos-containing building material. • A response action for a major fiber-release episode.

To become accredited, you must attend at least a 5 day training course as outlined in 40 CFR 763, Subpart E-Appendix C and pass a written exam.

3.5.4.3 Accredited Inspector

All persons who inspect for asbestos-containing building material in schools or public and/or commercial buildings shall complete at least a 3 day training course as outlined in 40 CFR 763, Subpart E – Appendix C. This includes any person who takes samples to determine if ACM is present.

3.5.4.4 Project Designer

Must be an accredited project designer to design the following activities:

• A response action other than a small-scale, short-duration maintenance activity. • A maintenance activity that disturbs friable ACM.

• A response action for a major fiber release episode.

To become accredited you must attend at least at a minimum a 3 day course as outlined in 40 CFR 763, Subpart E – Appendix C and pass a written exam.

3.5.4.5 Asbestos Awareness Training

Training for Class IV asbestos workers will be provided by CEV upon initial assignment and at least once yearly thereafter. Shop supervisors will be responsible for notifying CEV of newly hired or assigned personnel requiring training. Training will be equivalent in curriculum to the EPA Awareness training program found in 40 CFR 763.92(a)(1) and will be two hours in length. The asbestos awareness class will consist of the following five topics:

1. Asbestos And Its Various Uses And Forms

2. Health Effects Associated With Asbestos Exposure 3. Asbestos Containing Materials At McConnell AFB 4. Recognition Of Damaged And Deteriorated ACM