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