Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-3-14-.06 - Asbestos Abatement Training Criteria
(1) Contractors and supervisors must have
completed initial and annual update courses approved by the Director in
supervision of asbestos abatement projects and have satisfactorily completed an
examination with a passing grade of at least 70 percent. To be approved, the
training shall meet or exceed the following criteria:
(a) The initial training course shall consist
of 32 hours or more, and provided, at a minimum, information on the following
topics:
1. The physical characteristics of
asbestos including fiber size, aerodynamic characteristics and physical
appearance;
2. The health hazards
of asbestos including the nature of asbestos related diseases, routes of
exposure, dose-response relationships, synergism between cigarette smoking and
asbestos exposure, latency period for disease and health basis for
standards;
3. Employee personal
protective equipment including the classes and characteristics of respirator
types, limitations of respirators, proper selection, inspection, donning, use,
maintenance and storage procedures, methods for field testing of the face
piece-to-face seal (positive and negative pressure fitting tests), qualitative
and quantitative fit testing procedures, variability between field and
laboratory protection factors, factors that alter respirator fit (e.g., facial
hair), the components of a proper respiratory protection program, selection and
use of personal protective clothing, use, storage and handling of launderable
clothing, non-slip footwear, gloves, eye-protection and hard hats, procedures
and requirements of 29 CFR
1926.58 and
29 CFR
1910.134, benefits of medical monitoring and
employee access to records;
4. Air
monitoring procedures and requirements included under
29 CFR
1926.58 including a description of equipment
and methods, reasons for air monitoring, types of samples and current standards
with proposed changes;
5.
State-of-the-art work practices for asbestos abatement activities including
purpose, proper construction and maintenance of barriers and decontamination
enclosure systems, posting of warning signs, electrical and ventilation system
lock-out, proper working techniques of minimizing fiber release, use of wet
methods and surfactants, use of negative pressure ventilation equipment, use of
HEPA vacuums and proper clean-up disposal procedures. Work practice
requirements as they apply to removal, encapsulation, enclosure and repair
shall be discussed individually;
6.
Personal hygiene including entry and exit procedures for the work area, use of
showers and prohibition of eating, drinking, smoking and chewing (gum or
tobacco) in the work area;
7.
Additional safety hazards that may be encountered during abatement activities
and how to deal with them including electrical hazards, heats stress, air
contaminants other than asbestos, fire and explosion hazards, scaffold and
ladder hazards, slips, trips and falls confined spaces and noise; and
(b) The annual update course shall consists
of 8 hours or more and at a minimum. adequately review the topics in subsection
(a), update information on state-of-the-art procedures and equipment and review
regulatory changes and interpretations. Such training shall have been completed
within 12 months of completion of previous training.
2. Approval of initial and update courses.
(a) Any person responsible for conducting
asbestos abatement training and examination who has received approval from the
State of Georgia for such training and examination prior to April 1, 1996 shall
be considered to have approval from the Director under these Rules and
Regulations.
(b) After April 1,
1996, persons responsible for conducting asbestos abatement training and
examination shall submit adequate documentation of the course content and
coverage, as well as examination practices, top enable the Director to
determine that the course meets the requirements of their Rule. Approval will
be granted by a letter from the Director, with any conditions or term limits
deemed appropriate by the Director.
Notes
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