The project designer training course shall adequately address the following topics:

1. (1) Background information on asbestos:

   1. (A) Identification of asbestos;
   2. (B) Examples and discussion of the uses and locations of asbestos in buildings; and
   3. (C) Physical appearance of asbestos;

2. (2) Potential health effects related to asbestos exposure:

   1. (A) Nature of asbestos-related disease and routes of exposure;
   2. (B) Dose-response relationships and the lack of a safe exposure level;
   3. (C) Synergistic effect between cigarette smoking and asbestos exposure;
   4. (D) Latency periods for asbestos-related diseases; and

   5. (E) Discussion of the relationship of asbestos exposure to:

      1. (i) Asbestosis;
      2. (ii) Lung cancer;
      3. (iii) Mesothelioma; and
      4. (iv) Cancers of other organs;

3. (3) Overview of abatement construction projects:

   1. (A) Abatement as a portion of a renovation project; and
   2. (B) United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements for notification of other contractors on a multi-employer site, 29 C.F.R. § 1926.1101;

4. (4) Safety system design specifications:

   1. (A) Design, construction, and maintenance of containment barriers and decontamination enclosure systems;
   2. (B) Positioning of warning signs;
   3. (C) Electrical and ventilation system lockout;
   4. (D) Proper working techniques for minimizing fiber release;
   5. (E) Entry and exit procedures for the work area;
   6. (F) Use of wet methods;
   7. (G) Proper techniques for initial cleaning;
   8. (H) Use of negative-pressure exhaust ventilation equipment;
   9. (I) Use of HEPA vacuums;
   10. (J) Proper cleanup and disposal of asbestos;
   11. (K) Work practices as they apply to encapsulation, enclosure, and repair; and
   12. (L) Use of glovebags and a demonstration of glovebag use;

5. (5)

   1. (A) Field trip.
   2. (B) A visit to an abatement site or other suitable building site, including on-site discussions of abatement design and building walk-through inspection and a discussion of the rationale for the concept of functional spaces during the walk-through;

6. (6) Employee personal protective equipment:

   1. (A) Classes and characteristics of respirator types;
   2. (B) Limitations of respirators;
   3. (C) Proper selection and inspection;
   4. (D) Donning, use, maintenance, and storage procedures for respirators;
   5. (E) Methods for field testing of the face piece-to-face seal (positive- and negative-pressure fit checks);
   6. (F) Qualitative and quantitative fit testing procedures;
   7. (G) Variability between field and laboratory protection factors that alter respiratory fit, e.g., facial hair;
   8. (H) Components of a proper respiratory protection program;
   9. (I) Selection and use of personal protective clothing;
   10. (J) Use, storage, and handling of non-disposable clothing; and
   11. (K) Regulations covering personal protective equipment;

7. (7)

   1. (A) Additional safety hazards.

   2. (B) Hazards encountered during abatement activities and how to deal with them, including:

      1. (i) Electrical hazards;
      2. (ii) Heat stress;
      3. (iii) Contaminants other than asbestos; and
      4. (iv) Fire and explosion hazards;

8. (8) Fiber aerodynamics and control:

   1. (A) Aerodynamic characteristics of asbestos fibers;
   2. (B) Importance of proper containment barriers;
   3. (C) Settling time for asbestos fibers;
   4. (D) Wet methods in abatement;
   5. (E) Aggressive air monitoring following abatement; and
   6. (F) Aggressive air movement and negative-pressure exhaust ventilation as a cleanup method;

9. (9) Designing abatement solutions:

   1. (A) Discussions of removal, enclosure, and encapsulation methods; and
   2. (B) Asbestos waste disposal;

10. (10) Final clearance process:

    1. (A) Discussion of the need for a written sampling rationale for aggressive final air clearance;
    2. (B) Requirements of a complete visual inspection; and
    3. (C) Relationship of the visual inspection to final air clearance;

11. (11) Budgeting and cost estimating:

    1. (A) Development of cost estimates;
    2. (B) Present costs of abatement versus future operation and maintenance costs; and
    3. (C) Setting priorities of abatement jobs to reduce costs;

12. (12) Writing abatement specifications:

    1. (A) Preparation of and need for a written project design;
    2. (B) Means and methods specifications versus performance specifications;
    3. (C) Design of abatement in occupied buildings;
    4. (D) Modification of guide specifications for a particular building;
    5. (E) Worker and building occupant health and medical considerations; and
    6. (F) Replacement of ACM with nonasbestos substitutes;

13. (13) Preparing abatement drawings:

    1. (A) Significance and need for drawings;
    2. (B) Use of as-built drawings as base drawings;
    3. (C) Use of inspection photographs and on-site reports;
    4. (D) Methods of preparing abatement drawings;
    5. (E) Diagraming containment barriers;
    6. (F) Relationship of drawings to design specifications; and
    7. (G) Particular problems related to abatement drawings;
14. (14) Contract preparation and administration;

15. (15) Legal/liabilities/defenses:

    1. (A) Insurance considerations;
    2. (B) Bonding and hold-harmless clauses;
    3. (C) Use of abatement contractor's liability insurance; and
    4. (D) Claims-made versus occurrence-based policies;
16. (16) Replacement of asbestos with asbestos-free substitutes;

17. (17) Role of other consultants:

    1. (A) Development of technical specification sections by industrial hygienists or engineers; and
    2. (B) Multi-disciplinary team approach to abatement design;

18. (18) Occupied buildings:

    1. (A) Special design procedures required in occupied buildings;
    2. (B) Education of occupants;
    3. (C) Extra monitoring recommendations;
    4. (D) Staging of work to minimize occupancy exposure; and
    5. (E) Scheduling of renovation to minimize exposure;

19. (19) Relevant federal, Arkansas, and local regulatory requirements, procedures, and standards, including, but not limited to the items listed in 20 CAR § 860-1307 and:

    1. (A) Requirements of Toxic Substances Control Act, Title II;
    2. (B) NESHAP, 40 C.F.R. pt. 61, subpts. A (General Provisions) and M (National Emission Standard for Asbestos);
    3. (C) United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration Respirator Standard found in 29 C.F.R. § 1910.134;
    4. (D) United States Environmental Protection Agency Worker Protection Rule found in 40 C.F.R. pt. 763, subpt. G;
    5. (E) United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration Asbestos Construction Standard found in 29 C.F.R. § 1926.1101; and
    6. (F) United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration Hazard Communication Standard found in 29 C.F.R. § 1926.59; and

20. (20)

    1. (A) Course review.
    2. (B) A review of key aspects of the training course.

Codification Notes: The Toxic Substances Control Act was enacted as Pub. L. No. 94-469.