Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-65 - Asbestos removal and encapsulation › Section 296-65-007 - Asbestos supervisor training course content

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
An approved asbestos supervisor training course must consist of
				at least five days of training. This initial training course must include
				lectures, demonstrations, at least fourteen hours of hands-on training, course
				review and a written examination. Audio-visual materials, where appropriate,
				are recommended to complement lectures. The training course must provide, at a
				minimum, information on the following topics:
(1) The physical characteristics of asbestos
			 and asbestos-containing materials including identification of asbestos,
			 aerodynamic characteristics, typical uses, physical appearance, hazard
			 assessment considerations, and a summary of abatement control
			 options.
(2) Health effects related
			 to asbestos exposure including the nature of asbestos related diseases, routes
			 of exposure, dose-response relationships and the lack of a safe level of
			 exposure, synergism between asbestos exposure and cigarette smoking, latency
			 period, hazards to the immediate family and the health basis for the
			 standard.
(3) Employee personal
			 protective equipment including:
* Classes and characteristics of respirator types;
* Limitations of respirators;
* Proper selection, inspection, donning, use, maintenance, and
				storage procedures;
* Methods for field checking of the facepiece-to-face seal
				(positive and negative pressure checks);
* Variability between field and laboratory protection
				factors;
* Quantitative and qualitative fit test requirements;
* Factors that alter respirator fit (facial hair, scars,
				etc.);
* Components of a proper respirator program;
* Requirements for oil lubricated reciprocating
				compressors;
* Use and maintenance of full facepiece supplied-air respirator
				systems;
* Standards for breathing air;
* Selection and use of personal protective clothing;
* Use, storage, and handling of nondisposable clothing;
				and
* Regulations covering personal protective equipment.
(4) State-of-the-art work
			 practices for asbestos removal and encapsulation 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 and tools with vacuum attachments
				for minimizing fiber release;
* Use of wet methods and surfactants, use of negative-pressure
				ventilation equipment for minimizing employee exposure to asbestos fibers and
				contamination prevention;
* Scoring and breaking techniques for rigid asbestos
				products;
* Glove bag techniques;
* Use of glove bags, critical barriers and
				mini-enclosures;
* Recommended and prohibited work practices;
* Potential exposure situations;
* Emergency procedures for sudden releases;
* Use of HEPA vacuums and proper clean-up and disposal
				procedures;
* Appropriate work practices for both indoor and outdoor
				asbestos projects; and
* Individually discuss work practices requirements for removal,
				encapsulation, enclosure, repair and waste transportation.
(5) Personal hygiene including:
* Entry and exit procedures for the work area;
* Use of showers;
* Prohibition of eating, drinking, smoking, and chewing (gum
				and tobacco) in the work area; and
* Potential exposures, such as family exposure.
(6) Additional safety hazards that
			 may be encountered during asbestos abatement activities and how to deal with
			 them, including:
* Air contaminants, other than asbestos, such as silica and
				carbon monoxide;
* Electrical hazards;
* Scaffold and ladder hazards;
* Slips, trips and falls;
* Fire and explosion hazards;
* Confined spaces;
* Noise; and
* Heat stress.
(7) Medical monitoring procedures and
			 requirements, including the provisions of chapter 296-842 WAC, any additional
			 recommended procedures and tests, benefits of medical monitoring and
			 recordkeeping requirements.
(8) Air
			 monitoring procedures and requirements specified in WAC
			 296-62-07709,
			 including :
* Description of equipment;
* Sampling methods and strategies;
* Reasons for air monitoring;
* Types of samples, including area, personal and clearance
				sample;
* Description of aggressive sampling;
* Current standards with proposed changes if any;
* Employee observation and notification;
* Recordkeeping; and
* Interpretation of air monitoring results, specifically from
				analyses performed by polarized light, phase contrast, and electron
				microscopy.
(9) The
			 requirements, procedures, and standards established by:
(a) The Environmental Protection Agency, 40
			 C.F.R. Part 61, Subparts A and M, and 40 C.F.R. Part 763.
(b) The Washington state department of
			 ecology.
(c) Local air pollution
			 control agencies.
(d) Washington
			 state department of labor and industries, division of occupational safety and
			 health, chapter 49.17 RCW (Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act),
			 chapter 49.26 RCW (Health and safety-Asbestos), and ensuing
			 regulations.