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course requirements. The inspector training course must be at least three days long and must include lectures, demonstrations, four hours of hands-on training, individual respirator fit testing, course review, and a written examination. The following topics must be included: (1) Background information on asbestos: (a) Identification of asbestos; (b) Examples and discussion of the uses and locations of asbestos in buildings; (c) Physical appearance of asbestos; (2) Potential health effects related to asbestos exposure: (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) Functions, qualifications, and role of inspectors: (a) Discussions of the functions of an accredited inspector as compared to those of an accredited management planner; (b) Discussion of inspection process, including inventory of ACM and physical assessment; (4) Legal liabilities and defenses: (a) Responsibilities of the inspector and management planner; (b) A discussion of comprehensive general liability policies, claims-made and occurrence policies, and environmental and pollution liability policy clauses; (c) State liability insurance requirements; (d) Bonding and the relationship of insurance availability to bond availability; (5) Understanding building systems: (a) The interrelationship between building systems, including the following: (i) An overview of common building physical plan layout; (ii)Heat, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system types; (iii) Physical organization; (iv) Where asbestos is found on HVAC components; (b) Building mechanical systems: (i) Types and organization; (ii)Where to look for asbestos on such systems; (c) Inspecting electrical systems, including the following: (i) Appropriate safety precautions; (ii)Reading blueprints and as-built drawings; (6) Public, employee, and building occupant relations: (a) Notifying employee organizations about the inspection; (b) Posting signs to warn building occupants; (c) Dealing with occupants and the press; (d) Scheduling inspections to minimize disruption; (e) Education of building occupants about actions being taken; (7) Preinspection planning and review of previous inspection records: (a) Scheduling the inspection and obtaining access; (b) Building record review; (c) Identification of probable homogeneous areas from blueprints or as-built drawings; (d) Consultation with maintenance or building personnel; (e) Review of previous inspection, sampling, and abatement records of a building; (f) The role of the inspector in exclusions for previously performed inspections; (8) Inspecting for friable and nonfriable asbestos-containing material and assessing the condition of friable ACM: (a) Procedures to follow in conducting visual inspections for friable and nonfriable ACM; (b) Types of building materials that may contain asbestos; (c) Touching materials to determine friability; (d) Open return air plenums and their importance in HVAC systems; (e) Assessing damage, significant damage, potential damage, and potential significant damage: (i) Amount of suspected ACM, both in total quantity and as a percentage of the total area; (ii)Type of damage; (iii) Accessibility; (iv) Material's potential for disturbance; (v) Known or suspected causes of damage or significant damage; (vi) Deterioration as an assessment factor; (9) Bulk sampling and documentation of asbestos in schools: (a) Detailed discussion of the EPA booklet "Asbestos in Buildings: Simplified Sampling Scheme for Friable Surfacing Materials"; (b) Techniques to ensure sampling in a randomly distributed manner for other than friable surfacing materials; (c) Sampling of nonfriable materials; (d) Techniques for bulk sampling; (e) Sampling equipment the inspector should use; (f) Patching or repair of damage done in sampling; (g) An inspector's repair kit; (h) Discussion of polarized light microscopy; (i) Choosing an accredited laboratory to analyze bulk samples; (j) Quality control and quality assurance procedures; (10) Inspector respiratory protection and personal protective equipment: (a) Classes and characteristics of respirators; (b) Limitations of respirators; (c) 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 (hands-on-training); (f) Variability between field and laboratory protection factors; (g) Factors that alter respirator fit, for example, facial hair; (h) The components of a respiratory protection program; (i) Selection and use of personal protective clothing; (j) Use, storage, and handling of nondisposable clothing; (k) Regulations found in subdivision (12) of this section covering personal protective equipment; (11) Record keeping and writing the inspection report: (a) Labeling of samples and keying sample identification to sampling location; (b) Recommendations on sample labeling; (c) Detailing of ACM inventory; (d) Photographs of selected sampling areas and examples of ACM condition; (e) Information required for inclusion in the management plan by AHERA, § 203(i)(1); (12) Regulatory review: (a) EPA worker protection rule in 40 C.F.R. § 763, Subpart G (July 1, 1990); (b) AHERA; (c) OSHA asbestos construction standard in 29 C.F.R. § 1926.58 (July 1, 1993) as amended by 59 Fed. Reg. 40,964 to 41,162, inclusive (August 10, 1994); (d) OSHA respirator requirements in 29 C.F.R. § 1910.134 (July 1, 1993) as amended by 59 Fed. Reg. 40,964 to 41,162, inclusive (August 10, 1994); (e) Friable asbestos-containing materials in schools rule in 40 C.F.R. § 763, Subpart F (July 1, 1993); (f) Applicable rules in chapter 74:36:08 and local regulations; (g) Difference in federal and state requirements where they apply and the effects, if any, on public and nonpublic schools; (13) Field trip: (a) A hands-on field exercise including: (i) A walk-through inspection; (ii)On-site discussion on information gathering and determination of sampling locations; (iii) On-site practice in physical assessment; (b) Classroom discussion of field exercise; (14) Course review -- a review of key aspects of the training course.
Source: 14 SDR 164, effective June 5, 1988; 18 SDR 95, effective December 2, 1991; 21 SDR 101, effective December 4, 1994.