Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services § DHS 159.35 - Curriculum requirements for asbestos project designer initial course
The initial training course for the asbestos project designer discipline shall be 3 training days in length. Course instruction shall include lecture supplemented by audiovisual materials; learning exercises and activities; at least 2 hours of hands-on skills training and practice; demonstrations; a field trip; 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 asbestos project designer initial training course shall address all of the following:
(1)
ASBESTOS CHARACTERISTICS. Physical characteristics of asbestos, including all
of the following:
(a) Identification of
asbestos.
(b) Typical uses of
asbestos-containing materials.
(c)
Physical appearance.
(d) Overview
of abatement control options.
(e)
Hazard assessment considerations, including friability.
(2) HEALTH EFFECTS. Potential health effects
related to asbestos exposure, including all of the following:
(a) The nature of asbestos-related
diseases.
(b) Routes of
exposure.
(c) Dose-response
relationship and the lack of a safe exposure level.
(d) Synergistic effect between cigarette
smoking and asbestos exposure.
(e)
Latency periods for asbestos-related diseases.
(f) Relationship of asbestos exposure to
asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and cancers of other organs.
(3) ABATEMENT CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS. Overview of abatement projects including the following:
(a) Abatement as a portion of a renovation
project.
(b) OSHA requirements for
notification of other contractors on a multi-employer site under .
(4) SAFETY DESIGN FOR ABATEMENT.
Safety system design specifications, including all of the following:
(a) Assessment of the work area, including:
1. Site preparation considerations.
2. Considerations for areas adjacent to the
regulated asbestos work.
3.
Occupant protection considerations for work in occupied building.
(b) Isolating the work area,
preparation and set-up, including:
1. Design,
construction and maintenance of barriers, containments, and decontamination
enclosure systems.
2. Positioning
of warning signs.
3. Lock-out of
electrical and ventilation systems.
4. Proper techniques for initial
cleaning.
(c) Proper
abatement work techniques to minimize fiber release, including:
1. Use of wet methods.
2. Use of negative pressure ventilation
equipment.
3. Use of HEPA
vacuums.
4. Work practices for
removal, encapsulation, enclosure and repair.
5. Glove bag use and methods including a
demonstration.
6. Encapsulation,
enclosure, and repair of asbestos-containing material.
(d) Proper worksite cleanup, waste handling
and decontamination, including:
1. Proper
clean-up and disposal procedures.
2. Use of HEPA vacuums.
3. Transport and disposal
procedures.
4. Entry and exit
procedures for the work area.
(5) FIELD TRIP. Field trip to an abatement
site or other suitable building site, including all of the following:
(a) On-site discussion of abatement
design.
(b) Walk-through inspection
of the structure.
(c) Discussion of
the rationale for functional spaces during the walk-through.
(6) 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
facepiece-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.
(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) Air contaminants other than asbestos.
(d) Fire and explosion
hazards.
(e) Scaffold and ladder
hazards.
(f) Slips, trips and
falls.
(g) Confined
spaces.
(8) CONTROLLING
AIRBORNE ASBESTOS FIBERS. Fiber aerodynamics and control, including all of the
following:
(a) Aerodynamic characteristics of
asbestos fibers.
(b) Importance of
proper containment barriers.
(c)
Settling time for asbestos fibers.
(d) Wet methods in abatement.
(e) Aggressive air monitoring following
abatement.
(f) Aggressive air
movement and negative pressure exhaust ventilation as a clean-up
method.
(9) DESIGNING
ABATEMENT SOLUTIONS. Designing abatement projects, including a discussion of
removal, enclosure and encapsulation methods and asbestos waste
disposal.
(10) OCCUPIED BUILDINGS.
Designing asbestos abatement activities for occupied structures, including all
of the following:
(a) Special design
procedures required in occupied structures.
(b) Education of occupants.
(c) Extra monitoring recommendations.
(d) Staging of work to minimize
occupant exposure.
(e) Scheduling
of renovation to minimize exposure.
(11) FINAL CLEARANCE. Final clearance
process, including all of the following:
(a)
Discussion of the need for a written sampling rationale for aggressive final
air clearance.
(b) Requirements of
a complete visual inspection.
(c)
The relationship of the visual inspection to final air clearance.
(d) Recommended use of transmission electron
microscopy in air clearance.
(e)
Sample analysis recommended by EPA be performed by laboratories accredited by
the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) National Voluntary
Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP).
(12) COST ESTIMATION. Budgeting and cost
estimation for asbestos management and abatement projects, including all of the
following:
(a) Developing cost
estimates.
(b) Present cost of
abatement versus future operations and maintenance costs.
(c) Setting priorities for abatement jobs to
reduce cost.
(13)
ABATEMENT SPECIFICATIONS. Writing abatement specifications, including all of
the following:
(a) Preparation of and the
need for written project design.
(b) Means and methods specifications versus
performance specifications.
(c)
Design of abatement in occupied structures.
(d) Modification of guide specifications for
a particular structure.
(e) Worker
and occupant health and medical considerations.
(f) Replacement of asbestos-containing
materials with non-asbestos substitutes.
(g) Hands-on skills training and practice to
include: Developing a written abatement design and specifications for an
occupied structure with a combination of friable and non-friable asbestos,
including site considerations, containment, abatement methods, safety issues,
clean-up and clearance.
(14) ABATEMENT DRAWINGS. Preparing abatement
drawings, including all of the following:
(a)
The significance and need for drawings.
(b) Use of as-built drawings as base
drawings.
(c) Use of inspection
photographs and on-site reports.
(d) Methods of preparing abatement
drawings.
(e) Diagramming
containment barriers.
(f)
Relationship of drawings to design specifications.
(g) Particular problems related to abatement
drawings.
(15)
CONTRACTS. Contract preparation and administration.
(16) LEGAL ISSUES AND INSURANCE. Insurance
and legal liabilities of project designers, including all of the following:
(a) Liability, including tort, regulatory and
contractual law.
(b) Insurance
considerations for the project designer including claims made and occurrence
policies, comprehensive general liabilities policies, environmental and
pollution liability policy coverage and exclusions, use of abatement
contractor's liability insurance, and hold harmless clauses.
(c) Bonding issues.
(17) ROLE OF OTHER CONSULTANTS. Roles other
consultants may perform in developing and designing abatement projects,
including the following:
(a) The development
of technical specifications sections by industrial hygienists or
engineers.
(b) The
multidisciplinary team approach to abatement design.
(18) REGULATIONS. Relevant federal, state and
local regulatory requirements, including all of the following:
(b) EPA National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants ( 40 CFR part 61 ), Subparts A (General Provisions)
and M (National Emission Standard for Asbestos).
(c) EPA Asbestos-Containing Materials in
Schools ( 40 CFR 763, Subpart E).
(d) EPA Worker Protection Rule ( 40 CFR 763,
Subpart G).
(e) OSHA Asbestos
Construction Standard (
29 CFR
1926.1101 ), Hazard Communication Standard (
29 CFR
1926.59 ), and Respiratory Protection (
29 CFR
1910.134 ).
(f) Asbestos training, certification,
provisional certification, and notification requirements and responsibilities
under this chapter, including procedures for submitting certification
applications and project notifications, and required fees.
(g) Department of safety and professional
services asbestos regulations for public sector employees under ch. SPS
332.
(h) Department of natural
resources regulations for the control of asbestos emissions under ch. NR
447.
(i) Collection and
transportation of asbestos waste under s.
NR
502.06(3).
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