Course level: Intermediate
Access duration: 1 year
Applicable states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
This training course covers the following information:
Module 1:
- What asbestos is
- Types of asbestos
- Recognizing asbestos
- Where to find asbestos during construction activities
- Health effects of asbestos exposure
- Effects of smoking and asbestos exposure
- Asbestos effects on the lungs
- Asbestos Medical Surveillance Program
- Medical surveillance requirements
- Building materials that may contain asbestos
- Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Plan
- Building management control options
Module 2:
- The purpose of respirators
- How to properly use a respirator
- How to properly fit test a respirator
- Limitations of respirators
- Respirator cartridge and canister color codes
- Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and protective control options
- Decontamination area diagram and procedures
- Decontamination hygiene facilities and hygiene practices
Module 3:
- Good housekeeping procedures when dealing with asbestos
- Basic asbestos cleanup
- Asbestos waste disposal
- Forms of air quality monitoring
- Procedures for major and minor asbestos fiber releases
- OSHA permissible exposure limits (PELs)
- Asbestos OSHA training requirements
- Asbestos EPA training requirements
- The Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan (MAP) training requirements
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