Asbestos: Worker - Course 12
Asbestos: Worker
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Coordinator | Melissa Hamilton email: melissajhamilton@treeo.ufl.edu phone: (352) 392-9570 or 352-294-3879 |
Description | COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is for persons seeking to become Asbestos Workers. The course is for Class I and II Asbestos Workers performing work in K-12 schools and public and commercial buildings. In Florida, Asbestos Workers must work under the supervision of an Asbestos: Competent Person who is a Licensed Asbestos Contractor. Persons who plan to do asbestos work in other states should contact that state to verify that accreditation, licensure and other requirements are met.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Florida Board of Professional Regulation: Asbestos Licensing Unit You can contact the Florida Board of Professional Regulation: Asbestos Licensing Unit directly for answering questions concerning the scope of working with asbestos in the State of Florida. http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/asbestos-contractors-and-consultants
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Day One
- Registration and Check-in
- Physical Characteristics of Asbestos
- Identification of Asbestos
- Aerodynamic Characteristics
- Typical Uses
- Summary of Abatement Control Options
- Potential Health Effects Related to Asbestos Exposure
- Nature of Asbestos-Related Diseases
- Routes of Exposure
- Break
- Potential Health Effects Related to Asbestos Exposure (cont.)
- Dose-Response Relationships
- Lack of Safe Exposure Level
- Synergism Between Cigarette Smoking and Asbestos Exposure
- Latency Period for Diseases
- Lunch on Your Own
- Employee Personal Protective Equipment
- Classes and Characteristics of Respirator Types
- Limitations of Respirators and Their Proper:
- Selection
- Inspection
- Donning
- Use
- Maintenance
- Storage Procedures
- Employee Personal Protective Equipment (cont.)
- Methods for Field Testing of Facepiece-to-Face Seal
- Positive Pressure Fit Checks
- Negative Pressure Fit Checks
- Qualitative and Quantitative Fit Testing Procedures
- Methods for Field Testing of Facepiece-to-Face Seal
- Respiratory Protection Hands-On Training
- Break
- Employee Personal Protective Equipment (cont.)
- Variability Between Field and Laboratory Protection Factors
- Factors That Alter Respiratory Fit
- Components of a Proper Respiratory Protection Program
- Selection and Use of Personal Protective Clothing
- Use, Storage and Handling of Non-Disposal Clothing
- Regulations Covering Personal Protective Equipment
- Respirator Cleaning, Inspection and Maintenance Hands-On Training
- Adjourn
Day Two
- Review
- State-of-the-Art Work Practices
- Proper Asbestos Abatement Activities
- Proper Construction and Maintenance of:
- Barriers
- Decontamination Enclosure Systems
- Positioning of Warning Signs
- Electrical and Ventilation System Lock-Out
- Proper Asbestos Abatement Activities
- Break
- State-of-the-Art Work Practices (cont.)
- Proper Working Techniques for Minimizing Fiber Release
- Use of Wet Methods
- Use of Negative Pressure Exhaust Ventilation Equipment
- Use of High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Vacuums
- Lunch on Your Own
- Decontamination and Set-Up Hands-On Training
- Break
- Decontamination and Set-Up Hands-On Training (cont.)
- Adjourn
Day Three
- Review
- State-of-the-Art Work Practices
- Proper Clean-Up and Disposal Procedures
- Work Practices for:
- Removal
- Encapsulation
- Enclosure
- Repair
- Emergency Procedures for Sudden Releases
- Break
- State-of-the-Art Work Practices (cont.)
- Potential Exposure Situations
- Transport and Disposal Procedures
- Recommended and Prohibited Work Practices
- Work Practices Hands-On Training
- Lunch on Your Own
- Personal Hygiene
- Entry and Exit Procedures for the Work Area
- Use of Showers
- Avoidance of the Following in Work Area:
- Eating
- Drinking
- Smoking
- Chewing (Gum Or Tobacco)
- Potential Exposures
- Break
- Use of Equipment Hands-On Training
- Adjourn
Day Four
- Additional Safety Hazards
- Hazards Encountered During Abatement Activities and How to Deal With Them:
- Electrical Hazards
- Heat Stress
- Air Contaminants Other Than Asbestos
- Fire and Explosion Hazards
- Scaffold and Ladder Hazards
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Confined Spaces
- Hazards Encountered During Abatement Activities and How to Deal With Them:
- Medical Monitoring
- Air Monitoring
- Relevant Federal, State and Local Regulatory Requirements, Procedures and Standards
- EPA
- OSHA
- State
- Local
- Establishment of Respiratory Protection Programs
- Break
- Fit Testing Hands-On Activity
- Lunch on Your Own
- Glove-Bag Hands-On Training
- Break
- Course Review
- Required Exam for Worker Accreditation (50 questions)
- Adjourn