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Asbestos Awareness |
This class is required for all university employees who might come in contact with asbestos as part of their routine job experience, including:
- Electricians
- Plumbers
- Carpenters
- Painters
- Maintenance personnel and Trades Helpers
- Custodians and housekeepers
- EHS personnel
- HVAC personnel
- Key shop personnel
- BSG personnel
Length
Approx. 1 Hour
Outline
What is asbestos?
- Types
- ACM
Friable vs non-friable
Where is it likely to be found?
- Floor tiles
- Patching compounds made before 1977
- Wall and ceiling insulation
- Ceiling tiles
- Sprayed-on insulation on walls, ceilings, structural beams
- Insulation around pipes, ducts, furnaces, and boilers
- Some roofing shingles
- Inside fire doors
- Brake linings and clutch pads
- Lab counter tops
Activities which could result in exposure
- Drilling
- Cutting
- Hammering
- Sawing
- Disturbing/breaking ceiling tiles
- Removing/replacing insulation
- Disturbing sprayed on asbestos
Health effects
- Asbestosis
- Lung cancer
- Mesothelioma
- Effects of smoking and exposure
Hazard Communication
- Labeled buildings / mechanical rooms, etc.
Housekeeping Requirements (for Custodial staff)
- Buffing speeds
- Recognizing AC floor tiles
Safe Work Practices
- Never drill or hammer nails through ACM
- Never hang plants or anything else from ACM
- Avoid touching / disturbing ACM
- Report all spills / exposures
- Contact Physical Plant Action Desk if in doubt
Exposure Report procedures
Where to go for more Information
Materials
TV/VCR, samples of asbestos and non-asbestos containing materials, examples of asbestos warning signs
Handouts:
Asbestos Awareness
Protection Against Asbestos in the Workplace
Employee Exposure Report Form
Quiz
Videos:
Asbestos Awareness- Industrial Training Inc.
(20 min, good basics on asbestos)
Asbestos Threat - Long Island Productions
(8 min, good intro to asbestos hazards)
Miscellaneous
OSHA Asbestos Awareness Training Requirements
Asbestos Awareness
Online Training Module
Asbestos Links
