ASBESTOS CONTROL PROGRAM Flashcards
WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ASBESTOS
-FIBROUS
-FIREPROOF
-ACID RESISTANT
-ELECTRICAL INSULATION
-CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
HEAT RESISTANT 500-1500 DEGREE CELSIUS
TWO TYPES OF ASBESTOS
FRIABLE
NON-FRIABLE
FRIABLE CHARACTERISTICS/WHERE TO FIND IT
CRUMBLED,REDUCED TO POWDER BY HAND
- ACOUSTIC INSULATION
- PIPE LAGGING
- SHEET GASKET
NON FRIABLE CHARACTERISTICS
WHERE TO FIND IT
CAN NOT BE CRUMBLED,REDUCED TO POWDER BY HAND
- BRAKE/CLUTCH LININGS
- FLOOR TILES
- GASKETS
BOUND ASBESTOS GENERALLY NOT A HAZARD UNLESS
THE MATRIX IS DESTROYED
WHAT DISTURBS THE MAKE UP OF ASBESTOS MATERIALS
- PUNCHING
- GRINDING
- SANDING
- MACHINING
DISEASES RESULTING FROM ASBESTOS EXPOSURE
- LUNG CANCER
- ABESTOSIS
TWO TYPES OF LUNG CANCER FROM ASBESTOS
MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA
-TUMOR IN CHEST/ABD CAVITY
MESOTHELIOMA
-10 TO 45 YEARS LATER
WHAT IS ABESTOSIS
PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING DISEASE OF LUNG
WHAT IS THE SHIP’S FORCE PROTOCOL
REPAIR/REMOVAL OF NON-FRIABLE ASBESTOS
-ALL NAVY SHIPS HAVE NON-FRIABLE
WHAT IS THE EMERGENCY ABESTOS REMOVAL TEAM (EART) PROTOCOL
MINOR REPAIR/REMOVAL OF FRIABLE
-SHIPS PRIOR TO 1980
SHIP’S FORCE PROTOCOL
SAFETY OFFICER RESPONSIBILITES
- ENSURE PERSONNEL ARE TRAINED
- NO ASBESTOS MATERIALS COME ON BOARD
SHIP’S FORCE PROTOCOL
DIVO RESPONSIBILITES
- NOTIFY SAFETY OFFICER/ENGINEERING OFFICER WHEN ASBESTOS WORK REQUIRED
- ENSURE TRAINING IS DONE
SHIP’S FORCE PROTOCOL
MEDICAL DEPT REP. RESPONSIBILITES
IMPLEMENT ASBESTOS MEDICAL SURVEILANCE PROGRAM
EART PROTOCOL
SAFETY OFFICER RESPONSIBILITES
- INSPECT REPAIR OPERATIONS
- MAKE SURE SHIP HAS EQUIPMENT FOR REPAIRS
- APPROVE ACCESS TO AREAS OF REPAIR
EART PROTOCOL
ENGINEEERING/REPAIR DEPT HEAD RESPONSIBILITES
- PROVIDE PPE
- SEND LIST TO MEDICAL FOR AMSP
- ENSURE MATERIALS ARE PROPERLY COLLECTED,STOWED,DISPOSED
EART PROTOCOL
DIVO RESPONSIBILITES
-ATTEND PRE-WORK BRIEF
EART PROTOCOL
MED DEPT REP RESPONSIBILITES
-IMPLEMENT AMSP
WHO IDENTIFIES HAZARDS WITH ASBESTOS AND PROVIDE RECCOMENDATIONS?
IDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
HOW IS ASBESTOS IDENTIFIED?
LABORATORY ANALYSIS
- POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPY
- TRANSFER ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
CONTROLLING ASBESTOS HAZARDS
-SUBSTITUTION CONTROLS
SUBSTITUTE WITH LESS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
WHO APPROVES SUBSTITUTION CONTROLS CONCERNING ASBESTOS
NAVSEASYSCOM
CONTROLLING ASBESTOS HAZARDS
-ENGINEERING CONTROLS
- ISOLATION
- VENTILATION
CONTROLLING ASBESTOS HAZARDS
-ADMIN CONTROLS
- SHIP WILL PROHIBIT ADMIN CONTROLS
- KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL)
CONTROLLING ASBESTOS HAZARDS
-PPE REQUIREMENTS
- FULL BODY COVERALL WITH HOOD
- RUBBER GLOVES
- PLASTIC SHOE COVERS
- SAFETY GLASSES
- RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
AMSP IS DESIGNED TO?
IDENTIFY SIGNS AND SX OF ASBESTOS MEDICAL CONDITIONS
PLACEMENT ON AMSP IS BASED ON?
PAST HISTORY/CURRENT/POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS
EART PERSONNEL MUST COMPLETE WHAT 2 TRAININGS?
- EMERGENCY ASBESTOS REPSONSE TEAM (2 DAYS)
- NAVOSHENTRACEN
ASBESTOS WORKERS TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
- COMPLETED TRAININGS
- RESPIRATOR FIT TESTED
WHAT ARE THE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL)?
0.1 FIBERS PER CUBIC CENTIMETER (F/CC) OF AIR
8 HOUR TIME EXPOSURE
WHAT IS THE EXCURSION LIMIT (EL)?
1.0 F/CC AVERAGED OVER 30 MINUTE PERIOD
WHEN IS A PHYSICIANS WRITTEN OPINION NEEDED?
ON EACH INDIVIDUAL FOR CURRENT OR ANTICIPATED EXPOSURE
WHAT DOES THE PHYSICIANS WRITTEN OPINION CONTAIN
- MEDICAL CONDITIONS
- RECCOMMENDATIONS OF LIMITATIONS
- STATEMENT EMPLOYEE WAS INFORMED OF EXAM
- STATEMENT EMPLOYEE WAS INFORMED OF INCREASED RISKS OF LUNG CANCER
HOW IS THE PHYSICIANS WRITTEN OPINION DISTRIBUTED
- SIGNED COPY IN HREC
- COPY TO EMPLOYEE AND COMMAND WITHIN 30 DAYS
- WILL NOT INCLE FINDINGS NOT RELATED TO ASBESTOS
WHAT DOCUMENT DO YOU RECORD REMOVAL FROM AMSP ON
SF 600
WHERE IS ASBESTOS HREC DOCUMENTATION KEPT?
SUPPORTING SHORE MEDICAL ACTIVITY
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE ASBESTOS HREC DOCUMENTATION IF THE SHIP CHANGES HOMEPORT
-FORWARDED TO NEW SUPPORTING SHORE MEDICAL ACTIVITY
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE ASBESTOS HREC DOCUMENTATION IF THE SHIP IS DECOMMISSIONED
FORWARD ASBESTOS RECORD TO BUMED
HOW DO YOU MARK THE EXTERIOR OF THE HEALTH RECORD FOR ASBESTOS
“ASBESTOS” IN 1 INCH LETTERS
BOLD BLACK INK
NAVMED 6250/5
PERIODIC HEALTH EVAL,HISTORY AND PHSYICAL EXAMINATION
NAVMED 6260/7
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