Introduction

1. Introduction • LARRY HOLBROOK • DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY • UNIVERSITY ASBESTOS PROGRAM MANAGER • PURPOSE • INFORM STATE EMPLOYEES ABOUT: • HAZARDS • CAMPUS LOCATIONS • STATE PROGRAM

2. Topics of Discussion • PROGRAM REVIEW • WHAT ASBESTOS IS/HOW USED • HEALTH EFFECTS • MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE • HAZARD RECOGNIZATION

3. PROGRAM REVIEW • STATE OF MARYLAND ASBESTOS SAFETY & HEALTH PROGRAM (ASHP) • EXECUTIVE ORDER - 1983 PURPOSE WAS TO EDUCATE ALL STATE EMPLOYEES ABOUT THE POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS AND TO ESTABLISH AN ASBESTOS SAFETY PROGRAM • EXECUTIVE ORDER 1987 ESTABLISHED THE ASBESTOS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WHICH COORDINATES ALL STATE-RELATEDASBESTOS ACTIVITIES. • TRACOR JITCO SURVEY- ID ACM IN STATE FACILITIES(mid 1980s)

4. PROGRAM REVIEW • ESTABLISHED THREE GROUPS: • LEVEL I (MAINTENANCE) WORKS AROUND IT BUT DOES NOT PHYSICALLY DISTURB. • LEVEL II (MAINTENANCE) AFTER REQUIRED TRAINING, MEDICAL MONITORING, FIT TESTING AND INCIDENTAL TO JOB, PHYSICALLY DISTURBS ACM. • LEVEL II (AUTOMOTIVE) SAME AS ABOVE BUT INVOLVES AUTOMOTIVE PARTS THAT CONTAIN ACM

5. PROGRAM REVIEW • DEFINITIONS • ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIAL (ACM): • ANY MATERIAL THAT CONTAINS >1% ASBESTOS • MD has adopted the above effective 2009 • FRIABILITY • ABLE TO BE PULVERIZED, CRUMBLED OR REDUCED TO A POWDER BY HAND PRESSURE WHEN DRY.

6. PROGRAM REVIEW • ASBESTOS REGULATIONS: • STATE OF MARYLAND • COMAR 26.11.23 • EPA • CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) • NESHAPS • AHERA • OSHA • 29CFR1926.1101 • PEL: .1f/cc • DOT

7. ASBESTOS • COMMON NAME FOR A GROUP OF NATURALLY OCCURRING MINERALS (MINED) • CHRYSOTILE (WHITE): 85-90% • AMOSITE(BROWN): 7-10% • CROCIDOLITE (BLUE): 1-3% • TREMOLITE • ANTHOPHYLLITE • ACTINOLITE • CHARACTERISTICS: • FIREPROOFING • CHEMICAL RESISTANT • HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH • NON-CONDUCTIVE • DURABILITY • LOW COST • HIGH HEAT RESISTANCE

8. ASBESTOS • CURRENT USES ON CAMPUS • FIRE DOORS • INSULATION (PIPES) • FIRE PROOFING • ASBESTOS CEMENT PRODUCTS (TRANSITE) • BRAKES/FRICTION PRODUCTS • ROOFING • FLOOR TILE/MASTIC • TROWELED ON PLASTER

9. HEALTH EFFECTS • RISK FACTORS • FIBER SIZE(.3 MICRONS) • LENGTH OF EXPOSURE • DENSITY OF DUST(CONCENTRATION) • SMOKING • PERSONAL SUSCEPTIBILITY

10. HEALTH EFFECTS • THERE IS NO SAFE LEVEL OF ASBESTOS EXPOSURE. • LATENCY PERIOD: 10-40 YEARS • DISEASES • ASBESTOSIS: SCARRING OF THE LUNGS • HIGH LEVELS OF EXPOSURE OVER LONG PERIODS OF TIME

11. HEALTH EFFECTS • DISEASES • MESOTHELIOMA: CANCER OF THE PLEURAL LINING • LOW LEVEL OF EXPOSURE • LIFE EXPANCY AFTER DIAGNOSIS: • 6 MONTHS – TWO YEARS

12. HEALTH EFFECTS • LUNG CANCER: SMOKING & WORKING W/ ASBESTOS INCREASES RISK: • 5X GREATER PROBABILITY THAN NON-ASBESTOS WORKER • 22X GREATER PROBABILITY THAN NON-SMOKER • 90X GREATER- COMBINATION OF THE TWO(SYNERGISTIC EFFECT).

13. HEALTH EFFECTS • DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER: INGESTION • ESOPHAGUS • STOMACH • COLON • RECTAL

14. MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE • FREE TO STATE EMPLOYEES • LEVEL I EMPLOYEES: • EVERY 1-5 YEARS (BASED ON AGE/EXPOSURE) • CONCENTRA MEDICAL CENTER (SCHEDULED BY MDE) IF YOU CANNOT MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT, MUST CONTACT EHS (x4-2949) TO CANCEL

15. MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE • INCLUDES: • PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST (PFT) • MEDICAL EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE • GENERAL PHYSICAL • X-RAYS (PHYSICIANS DISCRETION) • ANY OTHER TESTS DEEMED NECESSARY

16. HAZARD RECOGNIZATION • PHYSICAL DAMAGE • GOUGED • BROKE • TORN • WATER DAMAGE • DETERIORATION • DELIMINATION CONTACT EHS (x4-2949)

17. UPDATE • ASBESTOS LOCATION LIST CHANGES • Richmond/Newell • Ward/West • SCHEDULED PROJECTS • TBD

18. QUESTIONS ????? • CONTACT EHS AT: • x4-2949/3806OR • EMAIL(safety@towson.edu) • EHS WEB SITE (www.towson.edu/admfinance/facilities/ehs) MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SIGNED IN!!!!!