Section 02080- ASBESTOS ABATEMENT
1. General – This section describes detailed requirements and procedures in order to successfully comply with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, ordinances and rules, as they pertain to the abatement, storage, and disposal of asbestos containing materials within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
2. Contractor Qualification – Only contractor’s who maintain current licensure
from the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation as a “Commonwealth of Virginia Asbestos Abatement Contractor”, and can document at least a minimum of three (3) years experience in performing similar projects in size and scope, are to be considered as qualified to perform the work described in this section.
3. Scope of Work for Mountain View Apartments, Waynesboro, Virginia -
Removal and disposal of limited quantities of joint compound, joint compound ceiling texture, vibration isolators on heating ventilating units,
miscellaneous sheet goods, and exterior caulking at windows and doors.
The materials are, both friable and non-friable, Class I and Class II asbestos containing materials.
All work will be phased to accommodate construction/renovation schedules described elsewhere in the construction documents.
Generally, only one building will be released as the construction project building. Asbestos activities will be limited to only the active construction project building.
Only the materials that are specifically affected by renovation modifications are included in this project. These modifications include, but are not limited to, new plumbing piping, new HVAC ductwork, new electrical wiring, new windows and doors.
The apartment complex has eleven (11) buildings. Each building contains from eight (8) to sixteen (16) two-bedroom apartment units; for a total of 130 units.
Materials – The contractor shall be responsible for verifying all quantities.
Review project plans for demolition notes and directives.
1625 Wickham Lane – Twelve Units
Vibration Isolators at Heating Ventilators – Friable – Class II
Apartments 118 thru 129
Exterior Caulking at Windows and Doors – Non-Friable – Class II
All
1635 Wickham Lane – Eight Units
Vibration Isolators at Heating Ventilators – Friable – Class II
Apartments 110 thru 117
Joint Compound / wallboard – Friable – Class II
Apartments 111, 114, 115
1641 Wickham Lane – Ten Units
Maintenance (110) – Two Light Fixture Heat Shields – Friable – Class I
Joint Compound / Ceiling Texture - Friable – Class I
Joint Compound / wallboard – Friable – Class II
Apartments – 101 thru 110
1649 Wickham Lane – Fourteen Units
Exterior Caulking at windows and doors
All
1630 Wickham Lane – Twelve Units
Joint Compound / wallboard – Friable – Class II
Vibration Isolators at Heating Ventilators – Friable – Class II
Apartments 59-70
51 Anthony Circle – Eight Units
Joint Compound / wallboard – Friable – Class II
Apartment 6
Sheet goods – Mechanical Equipment Room – Non-friable – Class II
Apartment 7
101 Anthony Circle – Sixteen Units
Sheet goods – Mechanical Equipment Room – Non-friable – Class II
1621 New Hope Road – Twelve Units
Joint Compound / wallboard – Friable – Class II
Apartment 9, 12, 15, 18
1661 New Hope Road – Twelve Units
Joint Compound / wallboard – Friable – Class II
Apartment 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44
4. Definitions-
Amended water means water to which a surfactant (wetting agent) has been added to increase the ability of the liquid to penetrate ACM.
Asbestos includes chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite asbestos, anthrophyllite asbestos, actinolite asbestos, and any of these minerals that has been chemically treated and/or altered.
Asbestos-containing material (ACM) means any material containing more than one percent (1%) asbestos.
Class I asbestos work means the activities involving the removal of TSI and surfacing ACM and PACM.
Class II asbestos work means activities involving the removal of ACM which is not thermal system insulation or surfacing material. This includes, but is not limited to, the removal of asbestos-containing wallboard, floor tile and sheeting, roofing and siding shingles, and construction mastics.
Class III asbestos work means repair and maintenance operations, where “ACM”, including TSI and surfacing ACM and PACM, is likely to be disturbed.
Clean room means an uncontaminated room having facilities for the storage of employees’ street clothes and uncontaminated material and equipment.
Competent person means, in addition to the definition in 29 CFR 1926.32 (F), one who is capable of identifying existing asbestos hazards in the workplace and selecting the appropriate control strategy for asbestos exposure, who has the authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them, as specified in 29 CFR 1926.32 (F): in addition for class I and class II work work who is specially trained in a training course which meets the criteria of EPA’s Model Accreditation Plan (40 CFR 763) for supervisor, or its equivalent and, for class III and Class IV work, who is trained in a manner consistent with EPA requirements for training of local education agency maintenance and custodial staff as set forth at 40 CFR 763.92 (a)(2).
Critical barrier means one or more layers of plastic sealed over all openings into a work area or any other similarly placed physical barrier sufficient to prevent airborne asbestos in a work area from migrating to an adjacent area.
Decontamination area means an enclosed area adjacent and connected to the regulated area and consisting of an equipment room, shower area, and clean room, which is used for the decontamination of workers, materials, and equipment that are contaminated with asbestos.
Demolition means the wrecking or taking out of any load-supporting structural member and any related razing, removing, or stripping of asbestos products.
Disturbance means activities that disrupt the matrix of ACM or PACM, crumble or pulverize ACM or PACM, or generate visible debris from ACM or PACM. Disturbance includes cutting away small amounts of ACM or PACM, no greater than the amount which can be contained in one standard sized glovebag or waste bag In order to access a building component. In no event shall the amount of ACM or PACM so disturbed exceed that which can be contained in one glovebag of waste bag which shall not exceed 60 inches in length and width.
Employee exposure means that exposure to airborne asbestos that would occur if the employee were not using respiratory protective equipment.
Equipment room (change room) means a contaminated room located within a decontamination area that is supplied with impermeable bags or containers for the disposal of contaminated protective clothing and equipment.
Fiber means a particulate form of asbestos, 5 micrometers or longer, with a length-to-diameter ratio of at least 3 to 1.
Glovebag means not more than a 60 x 60 inch impervious plastic bag-like enclosure affixed around an asbestos-containing material, with glove-like appendages through which material and tools may be handled.
High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter means a filter capable of trapping and retaining at least 99.97 percent of all mono-dispersed particles of 0.3 micrometers in diameter.
Homogeneous area means an area of surfacing material or thermal system insulation that is uniform in color and texture.
Industrial hygienist means a professional qualified by education, training, and experience to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and develop controls for occupational health hazards.
Intact means that the ACM has not crumbled, been pulverized, or otherwise deteriorated so that the asbestos is no longer likely to be bound with its matrix.
Negative Initial Exposure Assessment means a demonstration by the employer, that employee exposure during an operation is expected to be consistently below the Permissible
Exposure Limit (PEL).
PACM means “presumed asbestos containing material”.
Presumed Asbestos Containing Material means thermal system insulation and surfacing material found in buildings constructed no later than 1980. The designation of a material as “PACM” may be rebutted by the building owner or employer by having the material tested pursuant to the requirements of AHERA (40 CFR Part 763), which the results of these test will demonstrate that the material does not contain asbestos.
Project Designer means a person who has successfully completed the training requirements for an abatement project designer established by 40 U.S.C. Sec. 763.90(g).
Regulated area means: an are established by the employer to demarcate areas where Class I,II,III asbestos work is conducted, and any adjoining area where debris and waste from such asbestos work accumulate; and a work area within which airborne concentrations of asbestos, exceed or there is a reasonable possibility they may exceed the permissible exposure limit.
Removal means all operations where ACM and/or PACM is taken out or stripped from structures or substrates, and includes demolition operations.
Surfacing ACM means ACM that is sprayed, troweled-on or otherwise applied to surfaces (such as acoustical plaster on ceilings and fireproofing materials on structural members, or other materials on surfaces for acoustical, fireproofing, and other purposes).
Thermal system insulation (TSI/ACM) means ACM applied to pipes, fitting, boilers,breeching, tanks, ducts or other structural components to prevent heat loss or gain.
5. Contractor Submittals
5.1. Contractor license issued by VDPOR.
5.2. Project Supervisor
5.2.1. Name and current address of project Supervisor.
5.2.2. Current training certificate from an AHERA accredited training facility.
5.2.3. Supervisor license issued by VDPOR.
5.2.4. Current medical clearance issued by a physician certifying that the individual
has been cleared to use respiratory protective devices.
5.2.5 Current CPR/First Aid certification
5.2.6 Current fit test documentation per 29 CFR 1910.134
5.3 Worker documentation
5.3.1 Current training certificate from an AHERA accredited training facility.
5.3.2 Asbestos worker licenses issued by VDPOR.
5.3.3 Current medical clearance issued by a physician certifying that the individual has
been cleared to use respiratory protective devices.
5.3.4 Current fit test documentation per 29 CFR 1910.134
5.4 Copy of Hazard Communication Program (29 CFR 1910.1200)
5.4.1 Copy of Contractor’s written Hazard Communication Program.
5.4.2 Certification that all employees have been trained per 29 CFR 1910.1200
5.4.3 Material Safety Data Sheets
5.5 Copy of Contractor’s written Respiratory Protection Program per 29 CFR 1910.134
5.5.1 Site specific respirator selection procedures for Class I and Class II work.
5.6 Copy of Contractor’s Safety and Health Program.
5.7 Site specific asbestos abatement plan.
5.7.1 Personal protective equipment to be used
5.7.2 The location and description of regulated areas including clean and dirty areas, access tunnels, three-stage decontamination unit (clean room, shower room, equipment room, staging areas for load-out of ACM.
5.7.3 Negative Initial Exposure Assessment in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.1101
5.7.4 Method of notification of other employers at the worksite.
5.7.5 Abatement methods to include critical barriers, containment, and other control
procedures.
5.7.6 Location of local exhaust equipment (HEPA).
5.7.7 Sequencing of asbestos related work.
5.7.8 Storage and disposal procedures.
5.7.9 Air monitoring procedures (personnel OSHA required).
5.7.10 Fire and medical emergency response procedures.
5.7.11 Security procedures to be used for all regulated areas.
5.7.12 Lock out / Tag-out procedures for electrical connections.
5.8 Permits and Notifications
5.8.1 Copies of all permits and notifications shall be obtained by the Contractor and submitted to the owner at least 20 days prior to the commencement of asbestos activities. These will include notification to the Regional Office of the USEPA, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry / Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
5.8.2 Local building permits issued by the Building Inspector of the locality, for demolition activities, if applicable.
5.8.3 Posting locations for all permits and notifications.
5.8.4 Copies of State and Federal permits for the selected disposal Landfill designating the site as an approved Landfill that accepts asbestos waste.
5.9 Record of Existing Conditions
5.9.1 Prior to the commencement of asbestos activities, the Contractor, in the presence
of the Owners representative shall record via video tape cassette, the conditions
representing the state of the abatement area prior to abatement. The tape shall
document the date that the recording takes place. A copy shall be submitted to
the Owner.
6. Regulated Areas
6.1. All asbestos work shall be conducted within regulated areas. The regulated areas shall be demarcated to minimize the number of persons within the area and to protect persons outside the area from exposure to airborne asbestos. Access to the regulated area shall be limited to authorized persons. The Contractor shall control access to regulated areas. A log book shall be kept documenting all authorized entry into and out of the regulated area. Personnel authorized to enter the regulated area shall be trained, be cleared by a physician, and don personal protective equipment before entering a regulated area.
6.2. Warning signs and tape
6.2.1. Warning signs and barricade tape shall be provided at the boundaries
and entrances to the regulated areas. Signs shall be so located as to
allow personnel to read and take necessary protective steps required
before entering the regulated area. Warning signs shall be conform to
29 CFR 1910 and 29 CFR 1926.1101, displaying the following legend in
the lower panel:
DANGER
ASBESTOS
CANCER AND LUNG DISEASE HAZARD
AUTHORIZED PERSONNELL ONLY
RESPIRATORS AND PROTECTION CLOTHING
ARE REQUIRED IN THIS AREA
6.2.2 Warning tape shall be red in color, and display an “asbestos danger” legend.
7. Specific Engineering Controls for Class I Work
7.1. Negative Pressure Enclosure
7.1.1 Critical Barriers shall be installed on all cracks, voids, fixture devices,
mechanical penetrations, etc.
7.1.2 Temporary walls constructed of clear polyethylene sheeting shall be installed at the perimeter of the containment. Walls shall be constructed of Two (2) layers with overlaps sealed to allow for debris settlement to be directed into the containment area.
7.1.3 Local exhaust ventilators shall be installed to allow for a minimum of at least Four (4) air changes per hour. Local exhaust units shall be sufficient to maintain a minimum pressure differential of 0.02 inches of water column relative to the adjacent, unsealed areas. Pressure differential shall be continuously monitored 24 hours per day with a manometric recording device. The recording device shall be capable of printing recorded pressure differentials on a paper chart or other media, so as to provide a permanent record. Exhaust flow from the local ventilators shall be vented outside the building. At no time shall the exhaust air be allowed to flow within the building, or be directed through the building ventilation system, unless prior approval has been granted by the owner or the owners representative. The owner or owners representative shall be notified immediately if pressure differentials fall below the prescribed minimum. Upon discovery of a pressure differential below the prescribed minimum, all work activities within the containment shall cease until the situation can be corrected.