Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 50 - Environmental health › Subchapter 15 - HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - Asbestos Control › Section 216-RICR-50-15-1.22 - Hazard Assessment Criteria .1 Inspection of Buildings

Current through June 14, 2024
1.22.1 Inspection of Buildings
A. General Requirement. Inspections of
				  buildings for making the following determinations shall be conducted in
				  accordance with the requirements contained in §
											1.22   of this Part: the
				  asbestos content of materials; conducting information surveys for asbestos
				  containing materials.
B.
				  Establishing the Asbestos. Content of Materials Bulk sampling of materials
				  suspected of containing asbestos shall be conducted in accordance with the
				  procedures contained in §
											1.23   of this Part. Analysis
				  of bulk samples shall be performed by a laboratory certified in accordance with
				  §
											1.20   of
				  this Part.
C. Conducting
				  Information. Surveys for Asbestos Containing Materials Asbestos inspections for
				  schools subject to the AHERA regulations shall be in accordance with
				   40 C.F.R. §
												763.85  incorporated by reference at §
											1.2(K)   of
				  this Part and 763.86 incorporated by reference at §
											1.2(L)   of
				  this Part. In all other cases, information to be collected for the evaluation
				  of asbestos hazards in buildings shall be conducted on forms required by the
				  Department.
D. Determining the
				  Degree of Hazard Posed by Asbestos Containing Materials. The degree of hazard
				  posed by asbestos containing materials in school buildings subject to the AHERA
				  regulations shall be evaluated in accordance with
				   40 C.F.R. §
												763.88  incorporated by
				  reference at §
											1.2(M)   of
				  this Part. In all other cases, the degree of hazard posed by asbestos
				  containing materials in buildings shall be evaluated using the following
				  algorithm:
1. Range or Extent of Material
				  Condition Deterioration/Damage.
a. None:
				  Score 0
b. Moderate/Small Area:
				  Score 2
c. Moderate/Large Area:
				  Score 3
d. Severe/Small Area: Score
				  4
e. Severe/Large Area: Score
				  5
f. For the purposes of
				  §§1.22.1(D)(1)(b) through (e) of this Part:
(1) Moderate means any uncovered pipe and/or
				  delamination, crack, etc. in a surface that is basically intact.
(2) Severe means obvious deterioration or
				  physical separation that is not easily repaired.
(3) Small Area means any area less than or
				  equal to ten (10) liner feet for pipes or twenty-five (25) square feet for
				  surfaces other than pipes.
(4)
				  Large Area means any area greater than ten (10) liner feet for pipes or
				  twenty-five (25) square feet for surfaces other than
				  pipes.
2.
				  Material Condition Rating.
a. Water Damage:
(1) None: Score 0
(2) Damage over Small Area or No Damage but
				  with flat roof immediately overhead: Score 1
(3) Damage over Small Area with flat roof
				  immediately overhead or Damage to Large area regardless of roof type: Score
				  2
b. Exposed Surface Area
(1) Not exposed (i.e. located above suspended
				  ceiling and/or not visible without removing panels or ceiling sections: Score
				  0
(2) 10% or less of the material
				  is exposed: Score 1
(3) 10%-100% of
				  the material is exposed: Score 4
3. Accessibility.
a. Not accessible: Score 0
b. Low (access requires removal of temporary
				  barrier such as drop-ceiling: Score 1
c. Low-Moderate (accessible only with devices
				  or equipment not common to the area: Score 2
d. Moderate (accessible only with devices or
				  equipment common to the area: Score 3
e. High (accessible with no additional
				  devices or equipment: Score 4
4. Activity and Movement.
a. None or Low (sedentary activities only):
				  Score 0
b. Moderate (ordinary
				  movement, more walking than sitting): Score 1
c. High (elevated levels of physical activity
				  such as running, jumping, or manual labor): Score 2
5. Air Plenum or Direct Air Stream.
a. None: Score 0
b. Present: Score 1
6. Friability.
a. Not Friable: Score .1
b. Potentially Friable (difficult but
				  possible to damage by hand and/or material that has been properly encapsulated
				  or enclosed): Score 1
c. Moderately
				  Friable (easy to dislodge and crush): Score 2
d. Highly Friable (fluffy, spongy, or flaking
				  and/or pieces hanging and/or falls apart when touched): Score 3
7. Asbestos Content.
a. Trace to <1%: Score 0
b. 1% to 50%: Score 2
c. 50% to 100%: Score 3
8. Occupancy and Use.
a. Low Priority Buildings: Score 0
b. Low Priority Areas: Score 0
c. Restricted Use Areas: Score 0
d. High Priority Areas of Intermediate
				  Priority Buildings: Score 8
e. High
				  Priority Areas of High Priority Buildings: Score 12
9. Total Degree of Hazard shall equal the sum
				  of the scores for §§1.22.1(D) (1) through (5) of this Part,
				  multiplied by the score for §1.22.1(D)(6) of this Part, multiplied by the
				  score for §1.22.1(D)(7) of this Part, plus the score for
				  §1.22.1(D)(8) of this Part.
10. Notwithstanding the requirements of
				  §§1.22.1(C) and 1.22.1(D) of this Part, assessments of schools shall
				  also be conducted in accordance with §1.22.1(D) of this Part for
				  determining eligibility for funding in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
												23-24.5-19 and regulations adopted thereunder.