326 Ind. Admin. Code 18-4-6

Current through May 29, 2024

Section 326 IAC 18-4-6 - Initial worker 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. 6.

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

(b) A worker training course must be at least four (4) days in duration and include the following:

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

(2) Demonstrations.

(3) At least fourteen (14) hours of hands-on training, including the following:

(A) Working with asbestos-substitute material.

(B) Individual fitting and using of respirators.

(C) Use of glove bags.

(D) Donning protective clothing.

(E) Constructing a decontamination unit.

(F) Other related abatement work activities.

(4) A course review.

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

(1) Physical characteristics of asbestos to include the following:

(A) Identification of asbestos.

(B) Aerodynamic characteristics.

(C) Typical uses.

(D) Physical appearance.

(E) A summary of abatement control options.

(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 for asbestos-related diseases.

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

(3) 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 for respirators.

(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) The components of a proper respiratory protection program.

(I) Selection and use of personal protective clothing, use, storage, and handling of nondisposable clothing.

(J) Regulations covering personal protective equipment.

(4) State-of-the-art work practices to include the following:

(A) Proper work practices for asbestos abatement activities, including descriptions of proper construction and maintenance of 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) Use of wet methods.

(F) Use of negative pressure ventilation equipment.

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

(H) Proper clean-up and disposal procedures.

(I) Work practices for removal, encapsulation, enclosure, and repair of ACM.

(J) Emergency procedures for unplanned releases.

(K) Potential exposure situations.

(L) Transport and disposal procedures.

(M) Recommended and prohibited work practices.

(5) Personal hygiene to include the following:

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

(B) Use of showers.

(C) Avoidance of eating, drinking, smoking, and chewing (gum or tobacco) in the work area.

(D) Potential exposures, such as family exposure.

(6) 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.

(E) Scaffold and ladder hazards.

(F) Slips, trips, and falls.

(G) Confined spaces.

(7) Medical monitoring to include the following:

(A) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and U.S. EPA requirements for a pulmonary function test.

(B) Chest x-rays and a medical history for each employee.

(8) Air monitoring to include procedures to determine airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers, focusing on how personal air sampling is performed and the reasons for it.

(9) Relevant federal, state, and local regulatory requirements, with a discussion of procedures and standards to include 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) OSHA asbestos construction standard at 29 CFR 1926.1101 *.

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

(F) 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.

(10) Establishment of respiratory protection programs.

(11) 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 18-4-6

Air Pollution Control Division; 326 IAC 18-4-6; filed 5/9/2019, 2:28 p.m.: 20190605-IR-326090363FRA