ASTM Standards for Asbestos Control

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About the Course

This course covers the latest ASTM practices and test methods for asbestos control, including:

• Asbestos survey and assessment methodologies that provide more information than the AHERA protocols taught in most training courses
• New quantitative assessment protocol that uses an innovative graphical technique to help you decide whether to remove asbestos-containing material or manage it in place
• Project design surveys that provide information needed to prepare plans and specifications for abatement
• Negative Exposure Assessments that provide relief from certain provisions of OSHA regulations while remaining in compliance with them
• Work practices for asbestos-cement products -- the most common use of asbestos fiber worldwide

Who Should Attend

• Consultants acting as inspectors, project designers and project monitors
• Managers and supervisors in consulting and abatement contracting firms
• Regulatory agency personnel responsible for enforcement and consultation
• Attorneys, property managers and construction management staff
• Building and facility owners and managers responsible for abatement projects and O & M programs
• Training providers who offer courses for accreditation and licensing

Course Description

ASBESTOS SURVEYS (E2356): includes group workshop

• Baseline Surveys: long-term management of asbestos-containing materials
• Planning and Costs: how to prepare for a comprehensive survey
• Field Work: how many samples to take of different materials and how to collect them
• Sample Collection: how many samples to take of different materials and how to collect them
• Analytical Methods: when and how to use Polarized Light Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy
• Report Preparation: going beyond the laboratory results to thoroughly document the survey
• Assessment Protocols: an innovative quantitative method to help prioritize removal decisions

ABATEMENT PROJECTS (E1368 & E2356): includes group workshop

• Project Design Surveys: getting the information needed to prepare plans and specifications
• Project Design and Bid Solicitation: drawings, specifications and other contract document
• Project Monitor Responsibilities: on-site surveillance and air monitoring for the building owner during the entire project
• Visual Inspection of Preparations, Removal and Clean-Up: procedures and criteria
• Air Monitoring and Clearance Sampling: before, during and at the end of the project
• Special Abatement Techniques: glove bags, mini-enclosures, floor tile, crawl spaces, encapsulation (E1494 & E736)
• Documentation: including Certificate of Completion when work is completed
• Unexpected Situations: why things go wrong and what to do about it

OPERATIONS and MAINTENANCE

• Setting Up an O&M Program: in-house and outsourced approaches
• Visual Inspection for O&M (E1368): including planned work and fiber release episodes
• Negative Exposure Assessments: how to conduct the test and apply NEAs to your work

ASBESTOS-CEMENT PRODUCTS (E2394)

• World-Wide Importance: most common asbestos-containing material used
• Types of Asbestos-Cement Materials: roofing, siding, pipes, Transite, and more
• Potentially-Hazardous Operations: cutting, drilling, sanding and other work that disturbs asbestos
• Dust and Fiber Control Measures: emphasis on hand tools and wet methods
• Procedures for Specific Materials: underground pipes and ducts, wall and ceiling panels

Fee Includes

• Referenced documents
• Course notes
• A Certificate of Completion and 0.7 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
• Certified Industrial Hygienists, certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene, will receive 1.0 Certification Maintenance Points

About the Instructor

Andrew F. Oberta, MPH, CIH holds the unique combination of Aeronautical Engineering and Master of Public Health degrees. He is an internationally-recognized expert on asbestos control, having consulted and lectured in Germany, Greece, Brazil, Israel, Japan and Canada as well as in the United States.

Oberta was chair of the ASTM task group that developed the E1368, E2356, and E2394 standards covered in this course. He is also the author of the ASTM Manual on Asbestos Control. He held numerous offices in the National Asbestos Council and eventually served as president of the Environmental Information Association. He also chaired the Asbestos Subcommittee of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. He has served on an advisory panel that developed the Asbestos Strategies document to guide EPA in formulating asbestos policies and an EPA expert panel on sampling and analysis of vermiculite attic insulation.

About ASTM and Sponsoring Committee E06

ASTM is a world leader in the development of voluntary consensus standards. The 82-volume Annual Book of ASTM Standards contain 12,000 standards written by 140 ASTM technical committees. Committee, E06 on Performance of Buildings is the sponsor of this course. For more information on Committee E06, contact Steve Mawn at (610) 832-9726 or go to our E06 technical committee page.

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