AHERA Initial Supervising
Asbestos
Abatement Projects
June 14-18, 2010
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
This
4 1/2 day course provides a comprehensive discussion
of the practices and procedures used in asbestos
abatement
projects. It is designed to meet the OSHA requirement
for a "competent person" and the EPA requirement for an
"accredited supervisor" to supervise asbestos abatement
projects.
An
EPA approved course for those supervising asbestos abatement
projects as required by AHERA. Includes techniques on
set-up, sampling, respiratory protection and other key
aspects to assist in understanding the principles and
practices of worker health and safety in asbestos-related
work.
This
course is an EPA-approved course and is approved
by the State of North Carolina. If you are
involved in asbestos abatement outside North Carolina,
please check with that
state to verify this University of North Carolina
course will be accepted in that state. You
may check the status of Training Providers on
the EPA
website.
Agenda
Day
1
- Registration
-
Welcome and Orientation
-
Introduction to Asbestos
- Background and History
- Physical Characteristics of Asbestos
-
Health Effects of Asbestos Exposure
-
Medical Monitoring and Surveillance
-
Additional Safety Hazards Other than Asbestos
-
Personal Hygiene
- Entry and Exit Procedures
- Drinking, Smoking and Eating
- Family Exposure
-
Federal State and Local Regulations
- TSCA Title II
- 40 CFR 763 Subpart E
- 40 CFR Part 61 NESHAPS
- OSHA Standards 29 CFR 1910.134
- OSHA Standards 1926.1101
- State of North Carolina Regulations
-
Homework
Day
2
- Homework Review
-
Overview of Asbestos Abatement Projects
- Contract Specifications
- Project Cost Estimation
- Project Phases
-
Setting up the Abatement Project Lecture
-
Employee Personal Protective Equipment
- Respiratory Protection Programs
- Fit Testing Procedures
- Personal Protective Clothing
- Establishing a Type C Supplied Air System
-
Fit Testing Workshop
-
Clean and Maintain Respirators-Workshop
-
Homework
Day
3
- Homework Review
-
State of the Art Work Practices, Removal Techniques
Lecture
-
Legal Considerations
- Liabilities
- Insurance Coverage
- Exclusions
-
Air Monitoring and Bulk Sample Analysis
- Confining and Minimizing Airborne Fibers
-
Air Monitoring Workshop
-
Glove Bag Techniques Workshop
- Uses of Glove Bags
- Mini-Enclosures
- Other Removal Techniques
-
Review of Cleaning and Maintaining Respirators
-
Homework
Day
4
- Homework Review
-
Review of Glove Bags and Setting up the Asbestos Project
-
Glove bag Workshop (Chadyru)
-
State of the Art Work Practices (Chadyru)
- Removal Techniques Review Workshop
- Building the Decontamination Unit
- Prepping the Work Area
-
Homework
Day
5
- Homework Review
-
Clean-up and Disposal Workshop (Chadyru)
-
Clean and Maintain Respirators Workshop (Chadyru)
-
Supervisory Techniques
-
Recordkeeping for the Abatement Project
-
Review of Asbestos Projects
- Pre-work Activities
- Prepare Work Area and Decontamination Unit
- Protect Workers and Others
- Clean up and Disposal
-
Course Review
-
Closed Book Examination
Credit
5.0 ABIH Certification Maintenance
Points awarded.
Tuition
and Registration
Please
review our Registration
Policies.
Tuition
for this course
is $990.
To
register online, go to the AHERA
Registration Form. You may also submit your registration
via email; please
be sure to include the course title and date.
For further information on this course, contact
the NC ERC office at osherc@unc.edu,
or call us at 919-962-2101, toll free at 888-235-3320. | 
