Asbestos Project Manager Initial: Day 1 PDF

Asbestos Project Manager Initial: Day 1 02/03-07/2025 Instructor: Ganesh License is valid for 1 year DOH conducts training DOL Certification by the DOL (in NYS state) and they enforce (RULE 56) The DOH form is 2832 For application submit DOL proof of training sheet (PM is $150 and AST is $75) After...

Asbestos Project Manager Initial: Day 1 02/03-07/2025 Instructor: Ganesh License is valid for 1 year DOH conducts training DOL Certification by the DOL (in NYS state) and they enforce (RULE 56) The DOH form is 2832 For application submit DOL proof of training sheet (PM is $150 and AST is $75) After training, one can work for 45 days providing the. (DOH 2832) How long is Training Certification Valid for? - 1 year After training you are ok to work for how long? - 45 days NYC ENFORCES TITLE 15 CHAPTER 1 NEW YORK STATE ENFORCES CODE RULE 56: NYC DEP: - Enforces Title 15 Chapter 1 IN NYC ONLY Certification: - Supervisor o Check for city and state certifications - Handler o Check for city and state certifications - Restricted Handler - Investigator FIRMS: - Abatements o Supervisor - Non-Abatement o Affidavit of no abatement o Proof of workmen’s comp o Disability Ins ($500,000) o Renewal ($300.00)  Asbestos: (Serpentines and Amphiboles) Serpentines: - Serpentine: (Chrysotile) – white and 90% of asbestos, easy to wet. - Interwoven fiber structure Amphiboles: (Hydrophobic) - Amosite (Brown 10%) – Hydrophobic VERY DANGEROUS - Crocidolite (Blue) - Anthophyllite (No Commercial use) - Actinolite (Trace Quantities) - Tremolite Properties of Asbestos: - Fire resistant - Heat Resistant (non-conductive) - Chemically Inert - Non-conductive to electricity - Light weight - High Tensile strength - Sound proofing - Water insoluble - Cheap How Many Products Use Asbestos? - 3000 to 5000 - Health Effects: - Primary route of entry is inhalation - Ingestion - Dermal Absorption (unlikely) Diseases: - Asbestosis (chronic, cancerous, lethal, fibrotic scarring of lungs) - Lung Cancer (fatal malignant tumor growth) - Mesothelioma - Asbestos with cigarettes increase 50x95 times more - Gas exchange in alveoli - Cigarette Smoking is #1 cause of lung cancer. - - Asbestosis - Lung Cancer - Mesothelioma - What is it? - Fibrotic - Uncontrolled - Cancer of outer lining of scarring division of cells. chest cavity: Pleura/Peritoneum (malignant) - Fatal? - Chronic/fatal - Acute/fatal - Acute/fatal - Life Expectancy? - - 18 months - 4-6 months - Is it Cancer - No - Yes - Yes - Response - High - High exposure/risk - No Relationship exposure, high risk - Latency - 15-40 years - 15-40 years - 15-40 years Federal: - 40 EPA: Environmental Protection Agency - 29 OSHA: Occupational Safety Health and Association o 29 CFR 1926 (1101) o 29 CFR 1910 (1001) CFR: Code Of Federal Regulations: - 29 CFR o Construction Industry (1926-1101) o General Industry (1910 – 1001) o Maritime Industry (1915 – 1001) There is no safe level of exposure! Ambient Exposure Level: - Permissible Exposure Limit (0.1 f/cc) - PEL = 8hr time weighted average - Your exposure can go up to 1.0 f/cc over 30 mins Excursion Limit – 1 fiber per cubic centimeter - 30 mins - Employers exposing employees at the PEL initially need to provide them an initial medical examination at no cost. The medical exam includes a general questionnaire, physical examination, pulmonary function test, chest x ray) - Employers exposing employees at PEL as parts of their health and safety plan are required to have a medical surveillance program to include Yearly Monitoring, Medical recordkeeping of 30 years + employment, and a respiratory program. - Medical exam prior to exposure - Keep Abatement records for 30 years - Medical records length of employment + 30 years - Once a year medical exam - Employees exposed at PEL for 30 days in the last 360 days are required to be under the medical surveillance program.  - The medical exam includes a general questionnaire, physical examination, pulmonary function test, chest x ray). B-Reader is some sort of answer pertaining to a doctor PEL 0.1 F/CC 8 hours EL 1.0 F/CC 30 minutes 8 hours breathing exposure allows 800,000 fibers Average human consumes 1m^3 of air per hour Respirators: NIOSH: - Agency that approves respirators and filters: NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. - N95 – 95% at 0.3 - N100 – 99.97% at 0.3 micron - R100 – 99.97% at 0.3 micron - P100 – 99.97% (purple or magenta) Air Purifying respirators (take existing air and filter it) - Half Face (negative pressure) - Full Face (negative pressure) - Powered air purifying respirator (positive pressure) - For asbestos you need a particulate matter air filter - HEPA (99.97% efficient and can filter at the size of 0.3 microns) Supplied Air Respirator (positive pressure) - Air Line (300 foot maximum) o Restricts mobility, trip hazard - Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) o Cons: (weight of tank, and time the tank lasts) o Half Time Capacity (30 min tank = 15 mins of work) - Immediately dangerous (oxygen deficient, unknown contaminants) ( - Grade D air 19.5-23.5% oxygen Air moves from high pressure to low pressure or positive to negative Oxygen by volume is 20.9% at sea level, low oxygen is less than or equal to 19.5% by volume at sea level. Oxygen rich is 21.5% or higher. OSHA Respiratory Standard: - 29CFR (1910. 134) Protection Factor: - Concentration outside the respirator / concentration inside the respirator TYPE Assigned PF x PEL = MUC ½ face 10 x 0.1. 1.0 Full face 50 x 0.1 5.0 PAPR 1000 x 0.1 100.0 AIR Line 1000 x 0.1 100.0 SCBA 10,000 x 0.1 1000.0 MUC or MUL = PF x PEL ½ face PF = 10 = 1.0 / 0.1 f/cc = max = PEL In a work area, with a half face There can be up to 1.0 fibers per cubic centimeter on the outside of the mask because with a protection factor of 10, that sets the inside mask concentration at the PEL of 0.1 f/cc. IF I HAVE A FULL-FACE RESPIRATOR, with a 2.3F/CC outside concentration, what’s the inside concentration. 50 = 2.3 / Inside _________________> ( Inside = 2.3 / 50) Role Of Project Manager: - Step into shoes of business owner to make sure the work is being done according to title 56 Air Sampling/Monitoring: Interior: - OSHA to measure workers exposure (exposure monitoring/personal sampling) - Done the whole shift until enough data is gathered to extrapolate. Exterior: - EPA to make sure the asbestos leaving the building does not contaminate environment. - Done all shift every day throughout the duration of the project. Who gives you permission to wear a respirator? (doctor) The next step is respirator fit testing FIT TESTING: (Qualitative or Quantitative) Annual testing or when a change in facial structure from weight change. Qualitative: The better option  - OSHA professional or industrial hygienist can give fit test. - Quantitative: Minimal o Allowed where the fit factor is a 100 or less. o The fit factor = PF x 10 (needs to be 10 times the fit factor to be a good fit) o Half face respirator: 50 x 10 = 500 - Fit Check: Every time you put on you check fit with positive pressure and negative pressure test. - Fit Test: Initially and annually or with weight change, the fit test is qualitative or quantitative EPA Regulations: - NESHAP: National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants. o March 31st 1971 it came out before CAA. o (40 CFR Part 61 SubPart M) - CAA: Clean Air Act Section 112 (April 6, 1973) o Prohibited Visible Emissions o Prohibited Dry Removal of ACM § Below 32 degrees no need to vent with state job - Saturate the material with water and a surfactant which lowers surface tension. - Increases surface capability ACM: Asbestos containing material: - Material that contains greater than 1% by weight of asbestos. Friable: - Material that can be crushed and turned into a powder with hand pressure. - Large Asbestos Project: - According to EPA, all friable projects where ACM is moved or disturbed is…. o Greater than 260 Linear Feet o Greater than 160 square feet o Greater than 35 cubic feet. o (Building occupants and EPA MUST NOTIFIED 10 DAYS IN ADVANCE) Minor Asbestos Project: - Less than 10 square feet - Less than 25 square feet  Notice Of Abatement: - Written in English and any other language necessary. All ACM Waste: - Disposed of in a landfill permitted by EPA. - Double Bagged - 6 Mill - Waste Generators Name - Location Of Abatement Asbestos Project Manager Initial: Day 2 02/03-07/2025 Instructor: Vincent El Bandido Garzon Air Sampling: - Asbestos is an airborne fiber; it can float in the air for up to 72 hours. - Breathing zone is from top of chest to eyebrows - Sampling is done daily (PERSONAL AIR SAMPLING) - 20% of the workers are chosen for personal air sampling - Low Volume pump (0.5 – 2.5 LPM) - TWA = Time Weighted Average - PEL = 0.1 fiber/cubic cent/ 8 hour Permissible exposure limit - EL = 1.0 fiber/cubic cent/ 30 mins (Excursion Limit) Summary Of Notifications: Project Size EPA Notification NYS NYC Notification Notification Large Project (Question) 10 days 10 days 7 days Less than 160 sqft Less than 260 linear ft Less that 35 cubic feet Small Projects (Question) No Notification No Notification 7 Days 11-159 sqft - 26-259 linear ft Minor Project (Question) No Notification No Notification No Notification, but ACP investigator signs. Less than or = 10 sqft Less than = to 25 Linear feet Fees/Money with notification No Fees $100 - $1000 $200 - $1200 Negative Pressure: - Low pressure air - -0.02 inches water column - Uses a manometer - Fill with a specific type of oil Negative Air Filtration Unit: - Series of 3 filters - Must work continuously 24 hours a day until you get final clearance - Placement is opposite/ far as possible from decon unit o Changes the air in the work area every 15 mins, or 4 times an hour. - Must always have an extra back up unit - Number = ((Volume of area (LxWxH) / CFM x 15)) o EX: If a room is 200 feet long, 40 feet wide, and 12 feet high with CFM of microtrap at 1500 cfm. Number = 96000/222500 which is 4.267 or 5 exchanges and then add 1 for the spare unit. Answer = 6 exchanges - Pre filter must be changed every 15 mins - One secondary filter changed every 24 hours - Primary filter (HEPA) changed every 500-700 hours. - You can exhaust up to 5 air exchange units to the same exhaust location. - The length of the exhaust o 25 feet long at 12 inches wide o 50 feet long at 14 inches wide o 100 feet long at 16 inches wide Asbestos Abatement Methods: (Repairing Operations and Maintenance) - Removal o permanent solution - Enclosure o Solid, rigid barrier as a temporary solution. (plywood) - Encapsulation o Liquid coated covering (temporary) o Bridging (membrane goes around asbestos) o Penetration (solid mass penetrates asbestos, makes it last longer) Decontamination Unit: (DECON) - Before preparation of the work area. o Clean room I Shower Room I Equipment Room I Work Area o Clean Room has 3 curtain doorways o In between the shower room and equipment room is air locked 3 feet wide - NEW YORK STATE CODE RULE 56 (going into work area) o Everybody Sign logbook and leave license o Ceiling/walls get one layer of poly. 6 mil thick and fire retardant. o Floor gets 2 layers of poly. o 6 mil, reinforced and fire retardant o 2 total air locks o Total of 16 curtains o Needs to be locked in NYC o CLEAN ROOM 32 square feet per 6 workers Title 56  o 3 workers or less 24 square feet New York State o Shower Room: 1 shower per 6 workers. (5 micron filters) o Putting on PPE: put on coverall, then respirator, then hood. - NEW YORK STATE CODE RULE 56 (Leaving Work Area) o Walk near equipment room and dry hepa vac o Remove the gear in equip room o Take a shower o Remove wet filter from respirator o Go to clean room and dress up - NEW YORK STATE CODE RULE 56: o NYS Requires a waste decon unit for all large asbestos projects - NYC TITLE 15 CHAPTER 1: o NYC Requires a separate waste decon unit for all projects over 1000 square feet or greater than 1000 linear feet. Remote or Distant Decontamination Unit (Remote Decon) (Second Floor) - 2 suit requirement - Extra Air lock attached to the work area - Extra air lock attached to the equipment room - Take off 2nd suit in work area air lock after vacuum and put a new on on - Follow the same procedure as regular decon WORK AREA: - Warning signs in New York City must be in English and Spanish - Turn off HVAC - Lock out Tag out prevents electrocution - Get power from outside using a GFCI - Critical barriers: 2 layers of poly sealed independently with duct tape - When the open is more than 32 sqft you need to make a solid barrier. - Live electricity: 3 layers of poly - Plasticizing floors/walls: 2 layers of poly alternating application of layers. - Floor poly must go up 6 inches on wall in NYS - Floor poly must go up 12 inches on wall in NYC Safety Hazard: - SDS (safety data sheet) must always be on site, it as Chemical information. - SDS has the (composition, physical/chemical properties, storage, poison - Chemical information is found on both the container basic info and SDS. - What is the most basic thing to reduce hazard, inhalation warning sign. - How to reduce hazard: Warning signs, SDS, Employee training. Noise: - More than 90 decibels require earplugs Fire extinguishers: - A,B,C The only thing you don’t need on site is a fit test (Question) Heat Related Disorders: - Heat exhaustion o Pale and humid skin o There are not central nervous system symptoms - Heat Stroke o Red, hot, dry skin o Confusion and disorientation o Collapsing, coma, or death Preventative Measures: - Take enough breaks - Drink enough liquids (Gatorade) - Gradual Acclimatization - PAPR respirator Ladders: - What is ratio for a ladder? (Question) o 4:1 Scaffolds: - The height of the scaffold can’t be more than 4x the smallest width. (Question) - Smallest width is 1 foot? Then the height can only be 4 feet. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: - Odorless, colorless, tasteless gas - Central nervous system symptoms - Confusion, fatigue, lethargy o Oil Lubricated Compressors (supplied air respirator / Type c respirator) o Internal Combustion Engines o Open Flames o Kerosene heaters Asbestos Removal: - Wet the asbestos with amended water - Removal: Knives - Cleaning of the substrate o Scrapers, brushes, paper towel - Cleaning (3 times – 12 hours apart from each other)  o NYS Code Rule 56 NEW YORK STATE CODE RULE 56 CLEANING** - Cleaning 1: o HEPA vacuum/Wet wipe all surfaces o Encapsulate all non-abated surfaces o Critical barriers remain in once. ------WAIT 12 HOURS------ - Cleaning 2: o Remove 1st plastic o 2nd cleaning with HEPA vacuum and wet wipe all surfaces. o Critical bariers remain in place -----WAIT 12 HOURS------ - Cleaning 3 o Remove 2nd plastic o 3rd cleaning with HEPA vacuum and wet wipe all surfaces. o Visual inspection: asbestos supervisor and project monitor o Critical bariers remain in place -----WAIT 12 HOURS------ - Begin Final Air Sampling, Critical barriers removed after clearance New York City Title 15 Chapter 1 Cleaning - Cleaning 1 o HEPA vacuum/Wet wipe all surfaces o Encapsulate all non-abated surfaces o Critical barriers remain in once. ------WAIT 12 HOURS------ - Cleaning 2: o Remove 1st plastic o 2nd cleaning with HEPA vacuum and wet wipe all surfaces. o Critical bariers remain in place -----WAIT 4 HOURS------ - Cleaning 3 o Remove 2nd plastic o 3rd cleaning with HEPA vacuum and wet wipe all surfaces. o Visual inspection: asbestos supervisor and project monitor o Critical bariers remain in place -----WAIT 1 HOUR AFTER DRY------ - Begin Final Air Sampling - Critical barriers removed after clearance Critical barriers, negative air filtration unit and decontamination unit remain after cleaning. FINAL CLEARANCE: - NEW YORK STATE (CODE RULE 56) o Less than 0.01 fibers per cubic centimeter o Or less than the initial background sample (whichever is greater)  - NEW YORK CITY (TITLE 15 CHAPTER 1) o Less or equal to 0.05 fibers per cubic centimeter o Or less than the initial background sample (whichever is greater) PIPE INSULATION REMOVAL: What you need - 2 workers needed: APR ½ face/suit - Warning signs - Amended water - HEPA vacuum 99.97% and 0.3 Microns - Smoke test - Glove bag is 6 mil and contains: o One brush o One knife o Scraper o Paper towels - Prohibited to do any work if the temp around the pipe if more than 150 degrees. Asbestos Waste: - 20-25 lb max - 6 mil thick bag - Goose Neck style of sealing bag with duct tape - Generators name - Location of source of the asbestos (demolition or renovation) - Approved landfill - No Accumulation is allowed in work area - One waste bag at a time, fill once you have enough to fill one bag. EPA REGULATIONS: - NISHAP (National Emission Standard Hazardous Air Pollutants) o Prohibits visible emission of asbestos into the environment - AHERA (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act) o A regulation formed dec 12th 1987. o All public and non-for-profit schools (K-12) - ASHARA (Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act) o Also includes public and commercial buildings, college/universities. Bulk Sampling: - PACM - APR, ½ face respirator / suit - 3 – 5 cm in size - PLM analysis  o Polarized Light Microscopic - PLM tells if its asbestos or not, the % of asbestos and the type. - Greater than 1% asbestos by weight is a positive result. - TEM analysis o Transmission Electron Microscopy - PCM analysis (air) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______ Asbestos Project Manager Initial: Day 3 02/03-07/2025 Instructor: Ganesh REVIEW NYS is always the bigger number: - 12,12,12 cleaning times - Code Rule 56 - 12 inches of plastic up on walls NYC is always the smaller numbers: - 12,4,1 cleaning times - Title 15 Code 1 - 6 inches plastic up on walls What is agency that oversees visual emissions: - NESHAP NYS need reporting 10 calendar days prior when the project is a large project. NYC need reporting 10 business days prior when the project is a friable large project. Building occupants need to also be notified 10 days before. Isolation Barrier: - When opening is greater than 32 square feet, with all dimensions over a foot wide. - Solid barrier is meant to structurally seal an area off. DEMOLITION: - NYC o Need a permit from the department of buildings to do demolition. o ACP 5 – Asbestos assessment report (3 possibilities) § There is no ACM § There is an ACM but in minor quantities  § There is an ACM but proposed with (PW1), doesn’t disturb ACM - ACP 21 – Project completion certificate (NYS DEP) § Online – ARTS (Asbestos Reporting & Tracking System) o STARTS WITH: § ACP-7 – Asbestos Abatement Notification § Required before starting an abatement project. § Must be submitted at least 7 days before work begins. o How Do You Know a Project is Done? § Visual Inspection (ASTM E1368) – Ensures no visible debris remains. § Wipe Sampling & Air Clearance Tests (if required) – Confirms proper cleanup. o ACP-15 – Project Monitor Report o § Generated after visual inspection and any required air testing. § Must be issued within 21 days of project completion. o ACP-21 – Project Completion Certificate o § Issued by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). § Given after DEP reviews and approves the ACP-15 report. o NYC DEP - Asbestos Control Program (ACP) § Large Asbestos project needs 10-day notification § Small Asbestos project needs no notification § Minor Asbestos job is not considered an asbestos project. No notification. (NO ACM) ATRU PROJECT: Asbestos Technical Review Unit Order of Asbestos Project: ATRU (Asbestos Technical Review Unit) Review  - Certain projects may require a review by ATRU before filing the ACP-7. ACP-7 (Work Schedule Permit - WSP) - Asbestos Abatement Notification form. - Must be submitted at least 7 days before work begins. Abatement Work & Clearance Procedures - Work is performed per the approved ACP-7. - Final visual inspection (ASTM E1368) and clearance testing (air/wipes, if needed). ACP-15 (Project Monitor Report) - Generated after successful visual inspection and clearance testing. - Must be submitted within 21 days of project completion. ACP-21 (Project Completion Certificate) - Issued by NYS DEP after reviewing the ACP-15. - Confirms that the project is officially completed. PHASE I - A: (Survey Planning & Design) PHASE I - B: (Background Air Sampling – Baseline) PHASE 2 - A: Work Area Prep (2 hours to setup sign, Decon, and prep area) o Build decon after signs up, and before prep of the regulated abatement work area. § Build The Worker Decontamination Unit (Decon) § Preparation of the regulated abatement work area § Wait 4 hrs (NYS only Not NYC) § Seams need to be 6 feet apart PHASE 2 - B: Asbestos Removal PHASE 2 - C: Final Clean-up / Clearance PHASE 2 - D: Waste Removal o Double bag  o Goose neck o Gone in 2 weeks o Goes to permitted landfill 9 Questions on EXAM FOR SURE: - Negative air Filtration Unit: o Maintains negative pressure and air exchanges o 4 air enhances per hour (one per 15 mins) o 3 Total filters o Length of duct is 25 feet o Maximum number of 5 air filtration units exhausting to one location. o Each location needs to be 15 feet or more from each other. o The air filter needs to be as far as possible from the decon unit o To check the pressure, use a manometer o 0.02 inches water column differential o (AREA / CFM) x (15) + 1 Air Sampling: - PCM: Phase contrast microscopy (not asbestos specific) o NIOSH 7400 Fibers / Cubic Cm - TEM: Transmission Electron Microscopy (asbestos specific) o AHERA – Structures / Sqmm (recommended) o NIOSH 7402 – Fibers / Cubic Cm - Field Blanks ACCORDING TO AHERA: (TEM) o A minimum of 2 samples or 10% of the total # of samples, whichever higher. o Subject to a maximum of 10 samples. o Open both ends of the cassette and leave them in a clean are for the duration of the sampling process. - Quality control: o 5 in / 5 out and 3 blanks o 2 field blanks 1 unopened blanks. - Air Sampling Math: o Volume = flowrate x time o Liters = LPM x Min o 1000 liters is the standard § EX: 5 LPM to get to 500 Liters = 100 minutes  o Rotameter to secondary calibrate o Rotameter calibration every 3 months Methods/Jurisdiction Types Of Sampling Flow Rate Volume NIOSH 7400 (M) PCM 0.5 LPM – 16 LPM 400 Liters NIOSH 7402 (M) TEM 0.5 LPM – 16 LPM 400 Liters AHERA (M) TEM 1 LPM – 10 LPM 25mm cassette = 1199-1800L NYS – Code Rule 56 All Sampling Done By PCM Min 2 LPM – 16 LPM Follow analytical method Can Use TEM 2 LPM – 10 LPM NYC Title 15 Ch. 1 500 Liters Minimum Preabatement/During PCM 5 LPM – 15 LPM Post Abatement 1800 Liters - ACM 5 – 15 LPM Removed or disturbed PCM or equal to 10,000 LF or 1 – 10 LPM 10,000 ft2 TEM OSHA Monitoring PCM 0.5 – 2.5 LPM N/A ICR 56 Memorize Table and every footnote.