326 Ind. Admin. Code 18-4-4

Current through May 29, 2024

Section 326 IAC 18-4-4 - Initial project designer training course requirements

Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-17-3-4; IC 13-17-3-11; IC 13-17-6

Affected: IC 13-17

Sec. 4.

(a) An initial project designer training course must meet the requirements of this section.

(b) A project designer training course must be at least three (3) days in duration and include the following:

(1) Lectures, including the use of audiovisual materials where appropriate.

(2) Demonstrations.

(3) A field trip.

(4) A course review.

(c) A project designer training course must adequately address the following topics:

(1) Background information on asbestos to include the following:

(A) Identification of asbestos.

(B) Examples and discussion of the uses and locations of asbestos in buildings.

(C) The physical appearance of asbestos.

(2) Potential health effects related to asbestos exposure to include the following:

(A) The nature of asbestos-related diseases.

(B) Routes of exposure.

(C) Dose-response relationships and the lack of a safe exposure level.

(D) The synergistic effect between cigarette smoking and asbestos exposure.

(E) The latency period of asbestos-related diseases.

(F) A discussion of the relationship of asbestos exposure to asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and cancer of other organs.

(3) Overview of abatement construction projects to include the following:

(A) Abatement as a portion of a renovation project.

(B) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for notification of other asbestos abatement or removal or demolition contractors on a multiemployer site at 29 CFR 1926.1101 *.

(4) Safety system design specifications to include the following:

(A) Design, construction, and maintenance of containment barriers and decontamination enclosure systems.

(B) Positioning of warning signs.

(C) Electrical and ventilation system lock-out.

(D) Proper working techniques for minimizing fiber release.

(E) Entry and exit procedures for the work area.

(F) Use of wet methods.

(G) Use of negative pressure exhaust ventilation equipment.

(H) Use of high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) vacuums.

(I) Proper cleanup and disposal of asbestos.

(J) Work practices for removal, encapsulation, enclosure, and repair.

(K) Use of glove bags and a demonstration of glove bag use.

(L) Proper techniques for initial cleaning.

(5) A field trip comprised of a visit to an abatement site or other suitable building site that includes the following:

(A) On-site discussion of abatement design, and building walk-through inspection.

(B) Discussion of rationale for the concept of functional spaces during the walk-through.

(6) Employee personal protective equipment to include the following:

(A) Classes and characteristics of respirator types.

(B) Limitations of respirators.

(C) Proper selection, inspection, donning, use, maintenance, and storage procedures.

(D) Methods for field testing of the facepiece-to-face seal (positive and negative pressure fitting tests).

(E) Qualitative and quantitative fit testing procedures.

(F) Variability between field and laboratory protection factors.

(G) Factors that alter respirator fit, for example, facial hair.

(H) Components of a proper respiratory protection program.

(I) Selection and use of personal protective clothing.

(J) Use, storage, and handling of nondisposable clothing.

(7) Additional safety hazards encountered during abatement activities and how to deal with them, including the following:

(A) Electrical hazards.

(B) Heat stress.

(C) Air contaminants other than asbestos.

(D) Fire and explosion hazards.

(8) Fiber aerodynamics and control to include the following:

(A) Aerodynamic characteristics of asbestos fibers.

(B) Importance of proper containment barriers.

(C) Settling time for asbestos fibers.

(D) Wet methods in abatement.

(E) Aggressive air monitoring following abatement.

(F) Aggressive air movement and negative pressure exhaust ventilation as a clean-up method.

(9) Designing abatement solutions to include the following:

(A) Discussions of removal, enclosure, and encapsulation methods.

(B) Asbestos waste disposal.

(10) Final clearance process to include the following:

(A) Discussion of the need for a written sampling rationale for aggressive final air clearance.

(B) Requirements of a complete visual inspection.

(C) The relationship of the visual inspection to final air clearance.

(11) Budgeting and cost estimation to include the following:

(A) Development of cost estimates.

(B) Present cost of abatement versus future operations and maintenance costs.

(C) Setting priorities for abatement jobs to reduce costs.

(12) Writing abatement specifications to include the following:

(A) Preparation of and need for a written project design.

(B) Means and methods specifications versus performance specifications.

(C) Design of abatement in occupied buildings.

(D) Modification of guide specifications to a particular building.

(E) Worker and building occupant health and medical considerations.

(F) Replacement of ACM with nonasbestos substitutes.

(13) Preparing abatement drawings to include the following:

(A) Significance and need for drawings.

(B) Use of as-built drawings.

(C) Use of inspection photographs and on-site reports.

(D) Methods of preparing abatement drawings.

(E) Diagramming containment barriers.

(F) Relationship of drawings to design specifications.

(G) Particular problems in abatement drawings.

(14) Contract preparation and administration.

(15) Legal liabilities and defenses to include the following:

(A) Insurance considerations.

(B) Bonding.

(C) Hold harmless clauses.

(D) Use of asbestos abatement contractor's liability insurance.

(E) Claims-made versus occurrence policies.

(16) Replacement of asbestos with asbestos-free substitutes.

(17) Role of other consultants to include the following:

(A) Development of technical specification sections by industrial hygienists or engineers.

(B) The multidisciplinary team approach to abatement design.

(18) Occupied buildings to include the following:

(A) Special design procedures required in occupied buildings.

(B) Education of occupants.

(C) Extra monitoring recommendations.

(D) Staging of work to minimize occupant exposure.

(E) Scheduling of renovation to minimize exposure.

(19) Relevant federal, state, and local regulatory requirements with a discussion of procedures and standards, including the following:

(A) TSCA Title II*.

(B) NESHAP at 40 CFR 61, Subpart A* and Subpart M*.

(C) OSHA respiratory protection requirements at 29 CFR 1910.134 *.

(D) Asbestos worker protection at 40 CFR 763, Subpart G*.

(E) OSHA asbestos construction standard at 29 CFR 1926.1101 *.

(F) OSHA hazard communication standard at 29 CFR 1926.59 *.

(G) 326 IAC 14-2, 326 IAC 14-10, this article, 329 IAC 10-4-2, 329 IAC 10-8.2-4, and any local or municipal regulations, ordinances, or other local laws pertaining to asbestos.

(20) A course review of the key aspects of the training course.

*Copies may be obtained from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov, or are available for review at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Legal Counsel, Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Thirteenth Floor, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

326 IAC 18-4-4

Air Pollution Control Division; 326 IAC 18-4-4; filed 5/9/2019, 2:28 p.m.: 20190605-IR-326090363FRA