CSST Prep Flashcards
Heat Stroke
Symptoms: Dizziness, Nausea, Headache, Hot dry skin, Confusion, Collapse, Delirium, Coma, Death
Treatment: Remove from hot area, remove clothing, lie down, col the body, do not give stimulants, seek medical help
Causes: High temperature, high humidity, low air movement, dehydration, not enough breaks
Heat Exhaustion
Symptoms: Fatigue, weakness, profuse sweating, normal temperature, pale clammy skin, headache, cramps, vomiting, fainting
Treatment: Remove from hot area, lie down and raise feet, apply cool wet cloths, loosen/remove clothing, small sips of water.
Causes: High temperature, dehydration, high humidity, low air movement.
Ladder Safety
1:4 lean ratio (1’ out for every 4’of elevation)
Extend at least 3’ from the top.
Glove Bag Removal
- Class 3 work
- mini containment for removing pipe insulation
- 60’‘x60”
- not used on pipes that are hotter than 150 degrees
The Decon Unit
Equipment (dirty) room, Shower Room, Clean Room
-Separate waste load out area should be established.
Engineering Controls
- OSHA*
- Employed to reduce airborne asbestos concentration to the lowest feasible amount.
- Wet Methods
- Local exhaust ventilation
Required Procedures for Asbestos Removal
- Containment+Decon
- Negative pressure ventilation
- Proper cleanup + air clearance
Power Tool Requirements
- 3 wire cord plugged into a grounded receptacle
- Or be Double insulated
- Or be powered by low voltage isolation transformer
Handrail Safety
- Must be able to withstand 200 LBS force
- Stairs with 4 or more risers or higher than 30” must have at least 1 handrail
NESHAP Thresholds
160 Square Feet
260 Linear Feet
35 cubic Feet
- If Renovation below threshold, No regulation
- If Demolition below threshold, Demolition notification only
OSHA Warning Label
DANGER
CONTAINS ASBESTOS FIBERS
AVOID CREATING DUST
CANCER AND LUNG DISEASE HAZARD
OSHA Warning Sign
DANGER
ASBESTOS
CANCER AND LUNG DISEASE HAZARD
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY
- When respirators & PPE required
RESPIRATORS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
ARE REQUIRED IN THIS AREA
The Building Owner’s Responsibility
Responsible for:
- Failing to notify EPA/OSHA prior to asbestos work
- Improper waste disposal of asbestos removed from the owner’s building
Categories of Asbestos
Serpentine: Chrysotile A.K.A white asbestos, comprises > 90% of all asbestos used in commercial products in the United States
- Main elements, silicon + magnesium, hollow tube
Amphiboles: Actinolite, Amosite, Anthrophyllite, Crocidolite, Tremolite
- Amosite = Brown
- Crocidolite = Blue
- More water resistant, Solid, Straight
Air Purifying Respirator (APR)
- User inhales + pulls contaminated air through cartridge before it is inhaled
- Powered APR (PAPR) = Blower to force air through cartridges. Positive
- Negative APR: What we use
Class 2 Work + Requirements
- Removal of Misc.
- Supervised by competent person
- When no NEA: Critical Barriers, Employees trained in specific work practices
Class 3 Work + Requirements
- Repair + maintenance where TSI/SM is likely to be disturbed
- Use local exhaust when feasible
- Mini enclosure/Glove bag when cutting, drilling, sanding, etc.
- If exposure is above PEL/EL or no NEA
- NPE
- Contain using drop cloth/plastic barrier
- use respirator if disturbing TSI/SM, if PEL/EL is exceeded or no NEA
Class 1 Work + Requirements
- Removal of TSI+SM/ PACM
- Isolate HVAC
- Impermeable drop cloths
- Ventilate away from employees
- Critical barriers if >25 Linear feet/10 square feet of TSI/SM, No NEA, People next to Class 1 work
- Must use: NPE, glove bag, water spray, walk in enclosure
According to OSHA bulk sampling is…
Class 3 work
Class 1 work
OSHA
- Removal of TSI and SM/PACM
Class 2 work
OSHA
- Removal of ACM which is not TSI/SM
- –> Floor tiles, roofing products, mastics etc. I.E Miscellaneous
Class 3 work
OSHA
- Repair and maintenance operations where ACM is likely to be disturbed
Class 4 work
OSHA - Maintenace + custodial work during which employees contact ACM/PACM but do not disturb it, AND activities to clean up waste + debris generated by class 1, 2 and 3 work.
When are Respirators Required?
- All class 1 work
- Class 2 work where ACM not removed substantially intact
- Class 2 + 3 work done without wet methods
- Class 2 + 3 work with no NEA
- All class 3 work when TSI/SM ACM/PACM is disturbed
- Class 4 work in a regulated area where other workers are wearing respirators- any work where employee is exposed to above the PEL/EL.
Steps for taking down containment after abatement…. Final clean up
- Encapsulate inner layer of poly
- Clean equipment, exposed layer of poly, + remove gross contamination
- Remove exposed poly after being cleaned + encapsulated
- Encapsulate the substrate
- Remove remaining poly
- Inspect any residual debris
- Wet Clean wall + Floors
- Visual Inspection
- Final Clearance
- Clean + Deconstruct Decon
Under NESHAP, non-friable ACM is divided into 2 categories
Category 1: Vinyl tiles, asphalt roofing, packings, gaskets… Rarely become friable
Category 2: All other non-friables, I.E cement sidings, transite products
How much waste can be stored at facility/job site?
20 cubic yards
Regulated Asbestos Containing Material (RACM)
1: Friable ACM
2. Category 1 that has become friable
3. Category 1 that will be subject to sanding, grinding, cutting, etc.
4. Category 2 that has a high probability of becoming or has become crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder via demo/renovation forces
Employee Air Monitoring
- Initial monitoring must be done on 25% of the employees
- Periodic monitoring: Daily air monitoring on 25% of the workforce + must be done when type of ACM or location being removed changes. Can be terminated when levels are below the PEL’S
- Required for all class 1 and 2 work unless there is a NEA or Employees are wearing Supplied Air Respirators in pressure demand Mode.
- Class 1 work done using a different control method, periodic monitoring must be done regardless of respirator.
Category 1 Non-Friable
NESHAP
- Asbestos containing packings, gaskets, resilient floor covering, asphalt roofing products
- Has been interpreted to include asbestos containing sealants + mastics because they exhibit some of the same properties
Category 2 Non-Friable
- NESHAP*
- Any material excluding Category 1 that when dry Can Not be crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder via hand pressure…. Asbestos cement products.
Bid Estimates
- Used by contractors to obtain work
- Based on detailed labor + material take offs
- Estimate will have contingency factor built into COP line item
Asbestosis
- Scarring of the lungs
- First disease linked to asbestos exposure
- 10-30 year latency period
- Chest X-Rays will show pleural plaques, pleural thickening + interstitial fibrosis
Mesothelioma
- Very rare form of malignant cancer involving membrane-like lining of one or more body cavities
- –> Lung: Meso. of Pleura
- –> Abdominal: Meso. of peritoneum
- –> Heart Cavity: Pericardial Meso.
- 30-40 year latency period
- NO clear dose response relationship
- Cigarette smoking does not affect mesothelioma
Protection Factor
- Index of the degree of protection afforded by a particular category of respirator
- a PF of 10 means concentration of contaminant inside the respirator will not exceed 1/10th the concentration outside of the respirator
Lung Canger
- Most common of the serious health effects
- Dose response relationship
- 20-40 year latency period
- –> Workers who smoke cigs + are exposed to asbestos fibers are 50x more likely to develop lung cancer
How long do asbestos fibers remain airborne?
Several Hours
- Study with Dual LPC showed settling rate can range from 3 seconds to permanently suspended
Negative Pressure Enclosure Requirements
- 4 air changes per hour
- 0.02 column inches of water pressure differential as evident by manometric measurements
- Static pressure
- Max pressure differential: 3.5-5”
What does NESHAP apply to?
- The application, removal, disposal of ACM
- Manufacturing, spraying and fabricating of ACM
Bonds
Payment Bonds: Surety company agrees to pay for labor + materials in the event the contractor fails to do so
Performance Bonds: Surety company agrees to complete performance of project if contractor fails to do so
—> Project designer may be called to provide guidance on type + Money needed
Response Actions
- Options for controlling exposure to ACM
1. Operations + maintenance
2. Removal
3. Repair
4. Encapsulation
5. Enclosure
Time period that asbestos was most commonly used
1950’s-1970’s
Area of a Cylinder
A= 2xPixRxH + 2xPixRadius squared
R= radius (1/2 diameter) H= height/Length