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Asbestos NESHAP Inspection and Safety Procedures Course. Chapter 1 Background Information. Version 2012.1. Regulatory Overview . Federal regulatory agencies Federal legislation history. Federal Regulatory Agencies. Federal Legislation. Clean Air Act. Demolition & Renovation.
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Asbestos NESHAP Inspection and Safety Procedures Course Chapter 1 Background Information Version 2012.1
Regulatory Overview • Federal regulatory agencies • Federal legislation history
Demolition & Renovation • Major requirements • Notification before disturbance • Work practices including how to address visible emissions • Waste handling • Waste disposal
Asbestos in Schools Rule (1982) • Inspect; “friable” potential asbestos-containing materials (ACM, >1%) • Laboratory analysis of samples • Notifications • Recordkeeping
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
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
Clarified applicability Increased number of required hours of training Added definitions and recordkeeping requirements Specified deadlines for states, course providers, and individuals Model Accreditation Plan 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 Additional MAP Components Interim Final Rule (1994)
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)
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!
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
Commonly Used Asbestos Products • Most commonly used ACM products in the US currently: • Roofing materials (mainly flashing & cements) • Gaskets • Friction products
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
Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act (1984) • Referred to as “ASHAA” • Grants and loans • Information and distribution • Training institutes
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
Asbestos Information Act (1988) • Required former and current manufacturers to submit product information to EPA • 1990 EPA published info
Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (1976) • Referred to as “RCRA” • Cradle-to-grave management of waste • Facility siting • Landfill operations
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (1980) • Referred to as “CERCLA” or “Superfund” • Reportable Quantity (RQ) = 1 pound • National Response Center
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