ASBESTOS REMOVAL PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES

The site supervisor should be familiar with EPA and OSHA regulations designed to minimize exposure to, and release of, asbestos. Some of these requirements are discussed below.

Worker Protection Practices

Are exposure assessments and monitoring conducted as required? Your facility is required to perform air surveillance activities in work areas where asbestos is being removed, including meeting the general monitoring criteria, conducting initial exposure assessments, and performing daily and periodic monitoring.

The facility must inform workers of the monitoring results that represent each worker’s asbestos exposure, and allow workers an opportunity to observe any monitoring of worker exposure to asbestos.

In addition, the facility must keep an accurate record of all measurements taken to monitor worker exposure to asbestos.

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