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What are the health risks if I have asbestos in my home, building, apartment, or school?
Asbestos that is in good condition and left undisturbed is unlikely to present a health risk. The risks from asbestos occur when it is damaged or disturbed where asbestos fibers become airborne and can be inhaled. Managing asbestos in place and maintaining it in good repair is often the best…
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How should the periodic surveillance results be documented pursuant to the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)? How detailed does the information have to be and what constitutes adequate records?
40 CFR part 763.94(d) of the asbestos in schools rule pursuant to the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) requires local education agencies (LEAs) to “record the name of each person performing the [periodic] surveillance, the date of the surveillance, and any changes in the conditions of the materials.” A…
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How soon must a local education agency (LEA) inspect a school leased or acquired after October 12, 1988 that is to be used as a school building?
An LEA must inspect such a building anytime prior to its use as a school building. In the event that emergency use of an uninspected school building is necessitated such buildings shall be inspected 30 days after commencement of such use. (40 CFR part 763.85(a)(2)) Other Frequent Questions about Asbestos…
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Under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), does the recommendation that the management planner provides to the local education agency (LEA) need to include a date for implementation of the response action?
No. However, the management plan must include a schedule for completing the response actions. (40 CFR part 763.93(e)(6)) Accordingly, the dates of implementation can be discussed between the management planner and the LEA. Other Frequent Questions about Asbestos Learn About Asbestos Asbestos and School Buildings Information for Owners and Managers…
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Under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), can someone collect more than five samples inside the asbestos abatement site and pick the best of the results for the clearance test?
No. An equal number of samples must be taken inside and outside the asbestos abatement site for clearance. The minimum number is five inside and five outside (40 CFR part 763.90(i)(3)). The asbestos-containing materials in schools rule does not prohibit the collection of more than five samples inside and an…
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Who is responsible for overseeing the asbestos-in-schools regulations?
EPA is the primary governmental agency responsible for enforcing the regulations promulgated under AHERA. However, if your State has been issued a "waiver" (or delegation of program authority), the State agency then becomes responsible for enforcing these requirements. The states that currently have waiver programs are: Connecticut, Colorado, Louisiana, Massachusetts…
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Under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), how does one determine the amount of air to sample for the phase contrast microscopy (PCM) analysis to maintain a limit of quantification of 0.01 f/cm3?
Follow the procedure in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Silver Book, or “Measuring Airborne Asbestos Following an Abatement Action (EPA-600/4-85-049)” specifically outlined in Chapter 4, page 5. The volume required to reliably quantify fibers down to 0.01 f/cm3 may be calculated using the first formula on this page. Note that…
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Under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), how many samples do you have to take for non-friable suspected asbestos-containing building material?
40 CFR part 763.86(d) says that “...an accredited inspector shall collect, in a manner sufficient to determine whether the material is asbestos-containing material or not asbestos-containing material, bulk samples [plural] from each homogeneous area of non-friable suspected asbestos-containing building material that is not assumed to be asbestos-containing material.” Therefore, at…
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During an inspection, can a local education agency (LEA) just assume that some or all homogeneous areas of friable and nonfriable suspected ACBM are ACM rather than take samples?
Yes. 40 CFR part 763.85(a)(4)(iv) explicitly permits homogeneous areas of friable and non-friable suspected asbestos-containing building material (ACBM) to be assumed to be asbestos-containing material (ACM). (See also 40 CFR part 763.86(a), (b), (c), and (d)). Other Frequent Questions about Asbestos Learn About Asbestos Asbestos and School Buildings Information for…
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Under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), must a local education agency's (LEA's) Designated Person be an employee of the LEA, or can this person be an outside consultant, available on a part-time basis?
The Designated Person does not have to be an LEA employee. The designated person can be an outside consultant and does not have to be on-site at the LEA. Other Frequent Questions about Asbestos Learn About Asbestos Asbestos and School Buildings Information for Owners and Managers of Buildings that Contain…
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If a non-friable component such as a piece of floor tile is broken into small pieces in a removal process and the resulting pieces still can't be reduced to powder by hand pressure, does EPA require accredited workers?
If floor tiling is removed by a method that does not render it friable (not able, when dry, to be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure) then removal is not considered to be a response action that requires workers accredited under the Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan (MAP)…
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How can we have the air tested in my school?
The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) only requires air testing following an asbestos response action (e.g., asbestos repair or removal activity) to determine whether the activity has been properly completed. This is done by measuring the amount of asbestos in the air where the asbestos response action took place…
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How can I determine whether or not an individual instructor's credentials are sufficient for purposes of presenting asbestos abatement courses under the Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan (MAP)?
40 CFR part 763, subpart E, Appendix C, Unit I.B of the Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan (MAP) requires that all instructors be approved before they present material in a classroom for the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) accreditation purposes. In determining the adequacy of an individual instructor’s credentials, it…
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Will areas of newly friable asbestos-containing building material (ACBM) or newly friable assumed ACBM be required to undergo initial cleaning in accordance with 40 CFR part 763.91?
Yes, the following requirements as stated in 40 CFR part 763.91(c)(1) of the asbestos in schools rule will apply: “Initial Cleaning. Unless the building has been cleaned using equivalent methods within the previous 6 months, all areas of a school building where friable ACBM, damaged or significantly damaged thermal system…
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I am thinking about buying a house but it has vermiculite attic insulation in it. Should I have it removed before or after I buy the house?
Removal of the vermiculite insulation may not be necessary if it is confined in a manner where it will be left undisturbed. If you choose to have the vermiculite insulation removed, the EPA recommends that you use a trained and accredited asbestos contractor that is separate and independent from the…
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