(1) General. For
all construction and shipyard work covered by this standard, the employer must
designate a competent person, having the qualifications and authorities for
ensuring worker safety and health as required by chapter
296-155 WAC.
(2) Required inspections by the competent
person. WAC
296-155-110(9)
which requires health and safety prevention programs to provide for frequent
and regular inspections on the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made
by the competent person, is incorporated.
(3)
Additional inspections. In addition, the competent person must
make frequent and regular inspections of the job sites in order to perform the
duties set out below in this section. For Class I jobs, on-site inspections
must be made at least once during each work shift, and at any time at employee
request. For Class II and III jobs, on-site inspections must be made at
intervals sufficient to assess whether conditions have changed, and at any
reasonable time at employee request.
(4)
On all worksites where employees are engaged in Class I or II
asbestos work, the competent person designated in accordance with WAC
296-62-07712
must perform or supervise the following duties, as applicable:
(a) Set up the regulated area, enclosure, or
other containment;
(b) Ensure (by
on-site inspection) the integrity of the enclosure or containment;
(c) Set up procedures to control entry and
exit from the enclosure and/or area;
(d)
Supervise all employee exposure monitoring required by this
section and ensure that it is conducted as required by WAC
296-62-07709;
(e) Ensure that employees working within the
enclosure and/or using glovebags wear protective clothing and respirators as
required by WAC
296-62-07715
and
296-62-07717;
(f) Ensure through on-site supervision, that
employees set up and remove engineering controls, use work practices and
personal protective equipment in compliance with all requirements;
(g) Ensure that employees use the hygiene
facilities and observe the decontamination procedures specified in WAC
296-62-07719;
(h) Ensure that through on-site inspection
engineering controls are functioning properly and employees are using proper
work practices; and
(i) Ensure
that notification requirements in WAC
296-62-07721
are met.
(5) Training
for competent person.
(a) For Class I and II
asbestos work the competent person must be trained in all aspects of asbestos
removal and handling, including:
(i)
Abatement;
(ii)
Installation;
(iii) Removal and
handling;
(iv) The contents of
this standard;
(v) The
identification of asbestos;
(vi)
Removal procedures where appropriate; and
(vii)
Other practices for reducing the hazard. Such training must be
the certified asbestos supervisor training specified in WAC
296-65-003,
296-65-012,
and
296-65-030.
(b) For Class III and IV asbestos
work:
(i) The competent person must be
certified as an asbestos supervisor as prescribed in WAC
296-65-012
and
296-65-030
for Class III and IV work involving an asbestos project of 3 square feet or 3
linear feet or more of asbestos containing material.
(ii) For Class III and IV asbestos work
involving less than 3 square feet o r 3 linear feet of asbestos contain ing
material, the competent person must be trained in:
(A)
Aspects of asbestos handling appropriate for the nature of the
work, to include procedures for setting up glove bags and
mini-enclosures;
(B) Practices for
reducing asbestos exposures;
(C)
Use of wet methods;
(D) The
contents of this standard; and
(E)
The identification of asbestos.
Such training must include successful completion of a course
equivalent in curriculum and training method to the 16-hour Operations and
Maintenance course developed by EPA for maintenance and custodial workers (see
40 C.F.R.
763.92(a)(2)) or its
equivalent in stringency, content and length.
