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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

BACKGROUND INFORMATION. WHAT IS ASBESTOS? IT IS: A NATURALLY OCCURING MINERAL FOUND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD . BACKGROUND INFORMATION. HOW IS ASBESTOS PRODUCED? STRIP/OPEN MINING HOW DOES IT GET ITS NAME? GREEK ADJECTIVE- INEXTINGUISHABLE GREEK MIRACLE MINERAL. BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

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  1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION • WHAT IS ASBESTOS? • IT IS: • A NATURALLY OCCURING MINERAL • FOUND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

  2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION • HOW IS ASBESTOS PRODUCED? • STRIP/OPEN MINING • HOW DOES IT GET ITS NAME? • GREEK ADJECTIVE- • INEXTINGUISHABLE • GREEK MIRACLE MINERAL

  3. BACKGROUND INFORMATION • WHERE IS ASBESTOS PRODUCED? • FORMER SOVIET UNION • CANADA • SOUTH AFRICA • LIMITED IN USA

  4. BACKGROUND INFORMATION • WHO USES ASBESTOS NOW? • EUROPEAN, ASIAN COUNTRIES • CANADA AND MEXICO • SOUTH AMERICA • UNITED STATES • NO CURRENT BAN • ONLY A BAN ON VISIBLE EMMISSIONS • REGULATORY IMPLICATIONS LIMIT USE

  5. BACKGROUND INFORMATION • GROUPS OF ASBESTOS • SERPENTINE • SHEET/LAYERED • CHRISOTILE (95%) • AMPHIBOLE • CHAIN LIKE • AMOSITE • CROCIDOLITE • ANTHOPHYLLITE • TREMOLITE • ACTINOLITE

  6. Amphibole

  7. Serpentine

  8. BACKGROUND INFORMATION • FRIABLE VS. NON-FRIABLE • FRIABLE • CRUMBLED BY HAND PRESSURE • SANDED,GROUND • ABILITY TO BE AIRBORNE • NON-FRIABLE • HARD/ROCK LIKE

  9. Friable Non-Friable

  10. BACKGROUND INFORMATION • CATEGORIES OF ACBM/PACM • SURFACING • SPRAY/TROWLED • THERMAL SYSTEM • INHIBIT HEAT TRANSFER • MISCELLANEOUS • ANY OTHER MATERIAL

  11. BACKGROUND INFORMATION • PROPERTIES OF ASBESTOS • FIRE RESISTANT • THERMAL QUALITIES • ACOUSTICAL PROPERTIES • ELECTRICAL INSULATOR • TENSILE STRENGTH • CHEMICALLY REST

  12. BACKGROUND INFORMATION • COMMON USES OF ASBESTOS • PIPE INSULATION • BOILER BREECH/LAGGING • BOILER DOOR • FIRE PROOFING • DEC/ACOUSTICAL • CEILING TILE • ROOFING • ELECTRICAL INSULATION

  13. HEALTH EFFECTS • HARMFUL PROPERTIES • SIZE OF FIBER • DURABILITY • FIBERGLASS 2-3 YEARS • ASBESTOS >100 YEARS • SHAPE OF FIBER • BODIES ABILITY TO BREAK DOWN • NO PROOF ON DIFFERENT TOXICITY

  14. HEALTH EFFECTS • MAN-MADE MATERIALS • FIBERGLASS • ROUTES OF ENTRY • INHALATION • INGESTION

  15. HEALTH EFFECTS • RESPIRATORY SYSTEM • NATURAL DEFENSE • NASAL HAIRS • MUCUS • SILIVA • CILIA • TRACHEA • PRIMARY BRONCHI • DEEP LUNG • ALVEOLI • EXCHANGE OF GASES

  16. ASBESTOS RELATED DISEASES • ASBESTOSIS • LUNG DISEASE CALLED ASBESTOSIS DIAGNOSED IN 1900 • SCARING OR FIBROSIS OF THE LUNG TISSUE • IMPAIRS ELASTICITY RESTRICTS O2 INTAKE • LATENCY PERIOD:15-30 YEARS • IRREVERSIBLE WITH NO CURE

  17. ASBESTOS RELATED DISEASES • LUNG CANCER • MALIGNANT TUMOR OF THE BRONCHI COVERING • LATENCY PERIOD: 20-30 YEARS

  18. ASBESTOS RELATED DISEASES • MESOTHELIOMA • CANCER OF THE MESOTHELIUM • LINING OF CHEST/ABDOMEN • AT TIME OF DIAGNOSES USUALLY FATAL • NO DOSE RESPONSE EFFECT • LANTENCY PERIOD: 30-40 YEARS • OTHER DISEASES

  19. HEALTH EFFECTS • SYNERGISTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ASBESTOS AND SMOKING • 20 CIGARETTES/DAY • 10X FOR LUNG CANCER • ASBESTOS ONLY • 5X FOR LUNG CANCER • CIGARETTES + ASBESTOS 90X GREATER

  20. REGULATIONS • AHERA (For all K-12 Public and Private) • INSPECTION • REINSPECTION • SAMPLING • ANALYSIS • ASSESSMENT • ASSESSMENT CATEGORIES • TRAINING • MANAGEMENT PLAN

  21. REGULATIONS • DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES • DHFS • STATE EPA • WORKER CERTIFICATION • DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

  22. OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE PROGRAM • PURPOSE • MAINTAIN ACM NON-FRIABLE • RESPOND TO DAMAGED ACM • MAJOR COMPONENTS • DECON/CLEANING • GENERAL MAINT/CLEANING

  23. OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE PROGRAM • EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES • PERIODIC SURVEILLANCE • REINSPECTION • RECORD KEEPING • WASTE MANIFEST • O&M FORMS

  24. OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE PROGRAM • REFER TO INSP/MGMT PLAN/SURV. • IF IN DOUBT - SAMPLE • REFER TO D.P. • O&M vs. PLANNED ABATEMENT • INTENT • BLUEPRINTS • QUANTITY • ONE GLOVEBAG

  25. OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE PROGRAM • REMOVE ONLY WHAT IS DAMAGED • FLOOR TILE • EXAMPLES • COIL REPLACEMENT • UNIVENT LEAK • ROOF LEAK

  26. ASBESTOS REMOVAL • PLANNED ABATEMENT: • STATE NOTIFICATION • NEGATIVE PRESSURE CONTAINMENT • DECONTAMINATION SUITE • CERTIFIED WORKERS • PROPER TECHNIQUES • CLEARANCE AIR TESTING

  27. OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE PROGRAM • EMERGENCY RESPONSE • MINOR RELEASE • < 3 FT2 OR 3 LF • IN-HOUSE • MAJOR RELEASE • > 3FT2 OR 3LF • PROJECT DESIGN/RESPONSE ACTION • ISOLATE AREA • SHUT DOWN HVAC • CALL EMC

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