1. Asbestos Awareness

2. Objectives What is asbestos Where can it be found
What are the health problems associated with exposure to asbestos
How can exposure occur
OSHA Requirements
Fermilab Policy

3. Asbestos Group of Naturally Occurring Minerals Fibrous Structure
Different Types
Most Common (95%)
Chrysotile (White)
Amosite (Brown)

4. Good Things About Asbestos
Good insulator (heat and electricity)
High tensile strength
Resistant to corrosives
Doesn’t burn
Inexpensive
Fibrous – can be used in a variety of ways

5. Uses – Prior to 1980 Ceiling tiles Drywall taping compound
Adhesives and mastics
Thermal system insulation
Roofing felts
Gaskets
Vibration dampers
Cement sheet (transite)
Floor tile
Valve packing and insulation
Fire Resistant drywall
Sprayed-on fireproofing

6. Health Concerns Inhaled or swallowed
Asbestosis – scarring of lung – 20 year latency period
Lung Cancer – 20 to 30 year latency period
Mesothelioma – cancer of the lining of lung – 30 year latency period – rare
Digestive Tract Cancer

7. How Much Is Too Much?
Studies done on people exposed to asbestos in the course of their work show increased risk
Much higher concentrations of asbestos than the general public
Cannot state that there is a threshold below which risk of cancer is not increased
OSHA – 8 hour time-weighted-average of 0.1f/cc
Smoking increases risk

8. So What?
If you work around asbestos containing building materials which are damaged or deteriorated there is a potential you may be exposed to asbestos fibers (fibers may not be visible and remain in air for a long time)
Asbestos is a hazard ONLY if it can release fibers (friable)
Friable – pipe insulation, fireproofing, etc.
Non-friable - floor tile, transite (unless machined or broken)

9. Damage or Deterioration
Water leaks, cutting or bumping, strong air currents, age
Evidence
Debris
Ripped or cracked
Delamination
Report to ES&H Group immediately

10. Don’ts Don’t use pipes lined with asbestos as a platform to work from
Don’t cut through pipe insulation
Don’t bump into sprayed on materials
Don’t open up enclosures
Don’t disturb non-friable material
Don’t clean-up or repair material

11. OSHA Regulations and
Presumed Asbestos Containing Material (PACM)
Determine presence, location, and quantity
Maintain records
Warning signs and labels
Contractor Notification
Training

12. Presumed Asbestos Containing Material
Suspect thermal system insulation, sprayed-on and troweled-on surfacing materials in a building constructed no later than 1980.
Asphalt and vinyl flooring installed no later than 1980 must be treated as asbestos containing.

13. Declassification of PACM
Complete an inspection per EPA requirements
Accredited inspector or certified industrial hygienist (IH). The State of Illinois requires a license.
Accredited laboratory
Floor tile and mastic determination of IH using recognized analytical techniques

14. Inventory
Building and facility owners shall determine the presence, location and quantity of ACM and PACM

15. Fermilab Program (FESHM 5052.4) Inventory
Inventory – ES&H Share Volume – IH Folder – Asbestos Folder – Inventory
Buildings built on or before 1980
Thermal System Insulation, Surfacing Materials, Floor Tile
Materials grouped into “homogeneous areas”
Positive result – one sample in the homogeneous group (1% or more)

16. Examples – Friable Material Locations
Surfacing Material
Lab A (enclosed)
Cross Gallery
Linac Gallery
Transfer Gallery
Thermal System Insulation
Lab A
PS-4
IB2
Wilson Hall Ground Floor and Below
CUB and tunnel
Transfer Gallery
Cross Gallery
Linac
Site 68

17. Warning Labels
Labels must be affixed so that employees will be notified of what materials contain ACM and/or PACM
Materials not friable (in any foreseeable use, handling, storage, disposal, processing, or transportation) need not be labeled

18. Warning Signs
Warning signs shall be at the entrance to mechanical rooms/areas in which, if followed, will ensure that ACM and/or PACM will not be disturbed

19. Training Removal Workers Operations and Maintenance Workers
Annual Awareness training for employees “who perform housekeeping operations in an area which contains ACM or PACM

20. Contractor Notification
Shall notify of the presence, location and quantity of ACM or PACM at the work site.
Notification shall be in writing or shall consist or personal communication between the owner and contractor

21. Procedures
In building built before, assume all pipe insulation, surfacing material, and floor tile DO contain asbestos whether or not labeled.
Check inventory database
Contact ES&H Group personnel
May request that the material be sampled
Contact ES&H Group for help if material must be removed. This can ONLY be done by specially trained individuals.

22. Review Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral fiber
It is contained in many materials in buildings built before 1980
It is associated with asbestosis and lung cancer
Exposure can occur if friable building material has been damaged
Exposure can occur if non-friable material sanded, sawed, etc.
Damage can occur by bumping or cutting, water damage, or deterioration with age

23. Review Inventory Label Only trained inspectors may take samples
ES&H Group personnel
Only trained workers may disturb this material

24. Asbestos Concern Contact Numbers
Accelerator Division
Richard Rebstock (3499)
ESH Section
Tom Gibbs (8001)
Workforce Development and Resources Section
Mike Bonkalski (8448)
Particle Physics Division
Robert Bushek (2399)
FES Section
Mike Bonkalski (8448)
Technical Division
Richard Ruthe (5424)
Business Services Section
Greg Mitchell (8002)
Computing Division
Amy Pavnica (8493)
Note: Tom Gibbs is the Point-of-Contact for all Asbestos removal projects at Fermilab. Phone (8001) Cell ( )