Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services § DHS 159.29 - Curriculum requirements for exterior asbestos worker course
The training course for the exterior asbestos worker discipline shall be one training day in length. Course instruction shall include: lecture, supplemented with audiovisual materials, and learning exercises and activities; at least 3 hours of hands-on skills training and practice; course review with time to answer questions; a written course test that meets requirements under s. DHS 159.22(16); and time to assist students to complete the department application for certification. Course instruction for the exterior asbestos worker discipline shall address all of the following topics:
(1) ASBESTOS
CHARACTERISTICS. The physical characteristics of asbestos, including all of the
following:
(a) Identification of
asbestos.
(b) Aerodynamic
characteristics.
(c) Friable and
non-friable asbestos-containing materials.
(d) Typical asbestos uses on the exterior of
structures including NESHAP category I and II non-friable asbestos-containing
material (e.g., built-up roofing materials, cementitious roofing materials,
cementitious siding materials) and incidental asbestos-containing exterior
building products.
(e) Overview of
abatement control options.
(2) HEALTH EFFECTS. Potential health effects
related to asbestos exposure, including all of the following:
(a) The nature of asbestos-related
diseases.
(b) Dose-response
relationship and lack of a safe exposure level.
(c) Synergistic effect between cigarette
smoking and asbestos exposure.
(d)
Routes of exposure.
(e) Latency
period of asbestos-related diseases.
(f) Relationship of asbestos exposure to
asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and cancers of other organs.
(3) PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
The use of personal protective equipment, including all of the following:
(a) Classes and characteristics of
respirators, including respirator protection factors.
(b) Limitations of respirators.
(c) Proper respirator selection, inspection,
donning, use, maintenance, and storage procedures.
(d) Selection of cartridges.
(e) Methods for field testing of the face
piece-to-face seal, including positive and negative pressure fit
checks.
(f) Qualitative and
quantitative fit testing procedures.
(g) Variability between field and laboratory
protection and factors that alter respirator fit, such as facial
hair.
(h) Components of a proper
respiratory protection program and employer responsibilities.
(i) Selection and use of disposable and
non-disposable personal protective clothing.
(j) Regulations covering personal protective
equipment.
(k) A demonstration of
donning, fit checking and fit testing.
(L) Hands-on skills training and practice in
the following:
1. Selecting proper
respirators and cartridges.
2.
Inspecting, disassembling, cleaning and assembling half-face
respirators.
3. Donning and doffing
personal protective clothing.
(4) MEDICAL MONITORING. Medical monitoring,
including worker protection requirements under OSHA and EPA for physical
examinations, pulmonary function test, chest e-rays and medical history for
each employee.
(5) EXTERIOR
ABATEMENT WORK PRACTICES. State-of-the-art work practices for exterior
abatement projects, including all of the following:
(a) Proper construction and maintenance of
regulated areas.
(b) Positioning of
warning signs.
(c) Sealing openings
to the building.
(d) Proper working
techniques for minimizing fiber release.
(e) Use of wet methods.
(f) Use of HEPA vacuums.
(g) Proper clean-up and disposal
procedures.
(h) Work practices for
removal, enclosure and repair of asbestos-containing material.
(i) Emergency procedures for sudden
releases.
(j) Potential exposure
issues.
(k) Transport and disposal
procedures.
(L) Recommended and
prohibited work practices.
(m)
Controlling for possible impact of roofing and siding activities on interior
asbestos-containing materials.
(n)
Proper use of power equipment and other tools.
(o) Proper waste handling and disposal,
including systems for lowering roofing and siding materials to minimize
breakage.
(p) Decontamination
requirements.
(q) Hands-on skills
training and practice in the following:
1.
Establishing regulated areas.
2.
Positioning warning signs.
3.
Selecting proper tools.
4. Using
wet methods.
5. Proper use of HEPA
vacuums.
6. Waste handling and
disposal.
7. Decontamination of
tools and person.
(6) PERSONAL HYGIENE. Personal hygiene,
including all of the following:
(a) Entry and
exit procedures for the work area.
(b) Proper use of decontamination.
(c) Avoidance of eating, drinking, smoking,
and chewing gum or tobacco in the work area.
(d) Potential exposures, such as family
exposure.
(7) OTHER
SAFETY HAZARDS. Additional safety hazards encountered during abatement
activities and how to deal with them including all of the following:
(a) Electrical hazards.
(b) Heat stress.
(c) Fire and explosion hazards.
(d) Scaffold and ladder hazards.
(e) Slips, trips, and falls.
(8) ASBESTOS REGULATIONS.
Asbestos-related regulations for workers, including all of the following:
(a) Overview of federal and state government
agencies that regulate asbestos removal.
(b) Overview of EPA national emission
standards for hazardous air pollutants under subparts A, general provisions,
and M, national emissions standards for asbestos.
(c) OSHA regulations for worker protection
under , asbestos construction standard, , hazard communication standard, and ,
respiratory protection standard.
(d) The OSHA roofing settlement
agreement.
(e) Overview of current
state asbestos-related regulations of the department of safety and professional
services under ch. SPS 332, department of natural resources under ch. NR 447,
and this chapter, including asbestos training and certification requirements,
procedures for submitting an application for certification, required fees, and
provisional certification.
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