Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 391 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 391-3 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Subject 391-3-14 - ASBESTOS REMOVAL AND ENCAPSULATION › Rule 391-3-14-.06 - Asbestos Abatement Training Criteria

Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Contractors and supervisors must have
				completed initial and annual update courses approved by the Director in
				supervision of asbestos abatement projects and have satisfactorily completed an
				examination with a passing grade of at least 70 percent. To be approved, the
				training shall meet or exceed the following criteria:
(a) The initial training course shall consist
				of 32 hours or more, and provided, at a minimum, information on the following
				topics:
1. The physical characteristics of
				asbestos including fiber size, aerodynamic characteristics and physical
				appearance;
2. The health hazards
				of asbestos including the nature of asbestos related diseases, routes of
				exposure, dose-response relationships, synergism between cigarette smoking and
				asbestos exposure, latency period for disease and health basis for
				standards;
3. Employee personal
				protective equipment including the classes and characteristics of respirator
				types, limitations of respirators, proper selection, inspection, donning, use,
				maintenance and storage procedures, methods for field testing of the face
				piece-to-face seal (positive and negative pressure fitting tests), qualitative
				and quantitative fit testing procedures, variability between field and
				laboratory protection factors, factors that alter respirator fit (e.g., facial
				hair), the components of a proper respiratory protection program, selection and
				use of personal protective clothing, use, storage and handling of launderable
				clothing, non-slip footwear, gloves, eye-protection and hard hats, procedures
				and requirements of 29 CFR
				1926.58 and
				29 CFR
				1910.134, benefits of medical monitoring and
				employee access to records;
4. Air
				monitoring procedures and requirements included under
				29 CFR
				1926.58 including a description of equipment
				and methods, reasons for air monitoring, types of samples and current standards
				with proposed changes;
5.
				State-of-the-art work practices for asbestos abatement activities including
				purpose, proper construction and maintenance of barriers and decontamination
				enclosure systems, posting of warning signs, electrical and ventilation system
				lock-out, proper working techniques of minimizing fiber release, use of wet
				methods and surfactants, use of negative pressure ventilation equipment, use of
				HEPA vacuums and proper clean-up disposal procedures. Work practice
				requirements as they apply to removal, encapsulation, enclosure and repair
				shall be discussed individually;
6.
				Personal hygiene including entry and exit procedures for the work area, use of
				showers and prohibition of eating, drinking, smoking and chewing (gum or
				tobacco) in the work area;
7.
				Additional safety hazards that may be encountered during abatement activities
				and how to deal with them including electrical hazards, heats stress, air
				contaminants other than asbestos, fire and explosion hazards, scaffold and
				ladder hazards, slips, trips and falls confined spaces and noise; and
8. The requirements, procedures and standards
				established by:
(i) 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart
				M; and
(ii) 40 CFR Part 763,
				Subpart E.