This program is based on ASTM E2356 Standard Practice for Comprehensive Building Asbestos Surveys *. This state-of-the-art approach provides more information that the “AHERA surveys” taught in most training classes. The program covers
Baseline Surveys for long-term management of asbestos-containing materials
• Planning and Costs – how to prepare for a comprehensive survey
• Scope of the survey -- accessible and excluded locations; concealed spaces
• Field Work – how many samples to take of different materials
• Report Preparation – going beyond the laboratory results to thoroughly document the survey
Sampling and analysis
• Sample collection -- friable and non-friable materials
• Analytical Methods – when and how to use Polarized Light Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy
Assessment Protocols to help prioritize removal decisions
• An innovative quantitative method to assess potential exposure to asbestos fibers
• Graphically illustrate the results to prioritize removal of different asbestos-containing materials.
• Determining the "limits of abatement" for the project
• Using destructive testing to find and sample concealed suspect materials
• Identifying factors that do not depend on the results of bulk sampling & analysis
* ASTM E2356 is not included with the program. It is available from ASTM International at www.astm.org.
The program consists of a Powerpoint presentation and a printable Instructor’s Guide in Adobe PDF format on a CD. A set of Examination Questions in MS Word format is included. To facilitate use of the quantitative Assessment Protocol, a set of templates in Excel is also included. **
The program includes video clips of sample collection like the one below.
The perfect complement to this program is Managing the Asbestos Abatement Project, a Powerpoint program that explains the use of ASTM E1368 Standard Practice for Visual Inspection of Asbestos Abatement Projects ***
Asbestos consultant Andy Oberta is the creator of this program. He is the author of the ASTM Manual on Asbestos Control* and chairs the Task Group responsible for Standards E1368 and E2356.
** MS Powerpoint, Word and Excel software is not included on the CD
*** ASTM E1368 and the ASTM Manual on Asbestos Control: Surveys, Removal and Management -- Second Edition are available from ASTM International at www.astm.org.