Wis. Admin. Code DHS § DHS 159.30

Current through December 30, 2024

Section DHS 159.30 - Curriculum requirements for exterior asbestos supervisor initial course

The initial training course for the exterior asbestos supervisor discipline shall be one training day in length. Course instruction shall include: lecture, supplemented with audiovisual materials, and learning exercises and activities; at least 3 hours of hands-on skills training and practice; course review with time to answer questions; a written course test that meets the requirements under s. DHS 159.22(16); and time to assist students to complete the department application for certification. Instruction for the exterior asbestos supervisor initial training course shall address all of the following topics:

(1) BULK SAMPLING. Bulk sampling of non-friable exterior suspect asbestos-containing materials, including all of the following:

(a) Understanding roofing and siding systems.

(b) Techniques to ensure sampling in a randomly distributed manner for other than friable surfacing materials.

(c) Techniques for bulk sampling.

(d) Sampling and repair equipment.

(e) Patching or repair of damage from sampling.

(f) Discussion of polarized light microscopy.

(g) Choosing an accredited laboratory to analyze bulk samples.

(h) Quality control and quality assurance procedures.

(i) Sample analysis recommended by EPA be performed by laboratories accredited by the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP).

(j) Hands-on instruction in all of the following:

1. Determining homogeneous areas.

2. Determining proper number of samples to take and locations for taking bulk samples.

3. Sampling methods for non-friable materials.

4. Taking samples using a variety of tools on non-asbestos containing material.

5. Repairing damage after taking samples.

(2) AIR MONITORING. Air sampling for airborne asbestos fibers, including all of the following:

(a) Sampling equipment including high volume and low volume sampling pumps.

(b) Sampling media, including types of filter and cassettes, cassette orientation, storage, and shipment.

(c) Calibration techniques and frequency of calibration including record keeping and field work documentation and calculations.

(d) Phase contrast microscopy air sampling and its limitations including cassette overloading and inability to identify asbestos structures.

(e) OSHA air sampling requirements.

(f) Sampling strategies, types of air samples (personal breathing zone versus fixed-station area) sampling locations and number of samples to be collected, minimum and maximum air volumes.

(g) Quality assurance

(h) Hands-on skills training and practice in the following:

1. Air sampling equipment selection and set-up for area and personal air monitoring.

2. Calibration of air monitoring equipment including primary and secondary standards.

3. Determining number, locations and length of time for sampling.

4. Completing a chain of custody form for air samples.

5. Interpreting personal, area and clearance air sampling results.

(3) ABATEMENT PROJECT WORK PRACTICES. State-of-the-art work practices for asbestos abatement projects, including all of the following:

(a) Assessment of the work area, including:

1. Site preparation considerations.

2. Conducting a negative exposure assessment.

3. Considerations for areas adjacent to the regulated asbestos work.

4. Occupant protection considerations for work in occupied building.

(b) Supervisor responsibilities for isolating the work area, preparation and set-up, including:

1. Proper construction and maintenance of regulated area.

2. Positioning of warning signs.

3. Sealing openings to the building.

4. Worker personal protective equipment and other worksite safety preparations.

(c) Supervisor responsibilities for proper abatement work techniques to minimize fiber release, including:

1. Use of wet methods.

2. Use of HEPA vacuums.

3. Proper use of power equipment and other tools.

4. Work practices for removal, enclosure and repair of asbestos-containing material.

5. Recommended and prohibited work practices.

6. Controlling for possible impact of roofing and siding activities on interior asbestos-containing materials.

(d) Supervisor responsibilities for proper worksite cleanup, waste handling and decontamination, including:

1. Proper clean-up procedures.

2. Use of HEPA vacuums.

3. Waste handling procedures, including systems for lowering roofing and siding materials to minimize breakage.

4. Transport and disposal procedures.

5. Decontamination procedures, including proper doffing of personal protective clothing and respirators in decontamination units.

(e) Other asbestos worksite issues, including:

1. Emergency procedures for sudden releases.

2. Potential exposure situations on the job.

(f) Hands-on skills training and practice in the following:

1. Completing project notification form.

2. Completing occupant protection plans.

3. Completing waste handling and disposal paperwork.

(4) INSURANCE AND LIABILITY. Insurance, bonding, legal liabilities and defenses, including all of the following:

(a) Contractor issues regarding liability, including tort, regulatory and contractual.

(b) Third-party liabilities and defenses.

(c) Worker's compensation coverage and exclusions.

(d) Insurance coverage and exclusions, including claims-made and occurrence policies, comprehensive general liability policies, environmental and pollution liability policy coverage and exclusions, liability insurance requirements, and hold harmless clauses.

(e) Bonding and the relationship between insurance availability and bond availability.

(5) RECORD KEEPING AND PROJECT FORMS. Records, forms and documentation, including all of the following:

(a) Records required by federal, state and local regulations.

(b) Project notification, project logs and occupant protection plans for asbestos abatement activities.

(c) Records recommended for legal and insurance purposes.

(d) Hands-on skills training and practice for completing asbestos abatement project notification forms and occupant protection plans.

(6) SUPERVISING ASBESTOS ACTIVITIES. Activities addressed shall include all of the following:

(a) Enforcing and reinforcing required work practices and discouraging unsafe work practices.

(b) Exterior supervisor responsibility to determine if ACM or suspect ACM is friable.

(c) Exterior supervisor responsibility and authority to shut down a project to bring in a certified asbestos company if ACM or suspect ACM, which is being disturbed or removed, becomes, or is found to be, friable.

(d) Supervisor responsibility for emergency planning.

(e) Use of supervisory authority under this chapter, including stopping jobs.

(f) Ensuring each employee on the jobsite is appropriately certified.

(g) Considerations when coordinating with other contractors on site.

(7) CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS. Discussions of essential elements that may be included in contract specifications for exterior asbestos abatement projects.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 159.30

CR 08-036: cr. Register February 2009 No. 638, eff. 5-1-09.