The management planner training course must be at least two days long and must include lectures, demonstrations, course review, and a written examination. The following topics must be included:

1. (1) Course overview:

   1. (a) The role of the management planner;
   2. (b) Operations and maintenance programs;
   3. (c) Setting work priorities;
   4. (d) Protection of building occupants;

2. (2) Evaluation and interpretation of survey results:

   1. (a) Review of AHERA requirements for inspection and management plans as given in § 203(i)(1);
   2. (b) Summarized field data and laboratory results;
   3. (c) Comparison between field inspector's data sheet with laboratory results and site survey;

3. (3) Hazard assessment:

   1. (a) Amplification of the difference between physical assessment and hazard assessment;
   2. (b) The role of the management planner in hazard assessment;
   3. (c) Explanation of significant damage, potential damage, and potential significant damage;
   4. (d) Use of a description or decision tree code for assessment of ACM;
   5. (e) Assessment of friable ACM;
   6. (f) Relationship of accessibility, vibration sources, use of adjoining space, air plenums, and other factors to hazard assessment;

4. (4) Legal implications:

   1. (a) Liability;
   2. (b) Insurance issues specific to planners;
   3. (c) Liabilities associated with interim control measures, in-house maintenance, repair, and removal;
   4. (d) Use of results from previously performed inspections;

5. (5) Evaluation and selection of control options;

   1. (a) Overview of encapsulation, enclosure, interim operations and maintenance, and removal and the advantages and disadvantages of each method;
   2. (b) Response actions described by a decision tree or other EPA-approved method;
   3. (c) Work practices for each response action;
   4. (d) Staging and prioritizing of work in both vacant and occupied buildings;
   5. (e) The need for containment barriers and decontamination in response actions;

6. (6) Role of other professionals:

   1. (a) Use of industrial hygienists, engineers, and architects in developing technical specifications for response actions;
   2. (b) Any requirements that may exist for sign-off of plans by an architect;
   3. (c) Team approach to design of high-quality job specifications;

7. (7) Developing an operations and maintenance (O&M) plan:

   1. (a) Purpose of the plan;

   2. (b) What actions should be taken by custodial staff:

      1. (i) Cleaning procedures -- steam cleaning and high efficiency particulate aerosol (HEPA) vacuuming;
      2. (ii) Reducing disturbance of ACM;
      3. (iii) Scheduling O&M for off-hours;
      4. (iv) Rescheduling or canceling renovation in areas with ACM;
      5. (v) Boiler room maintenance;
      6. (vi) Disposal of ACM;

   3. (c) In-house procedures for ACM:

      1. (i) Bridging and penetrating encapsulants;
      2. (ii) Pipe fittings, metal sleeves;
      3. (iii) Polyvinyl chloride, canvas, and wet wraps;
      4. (iv) Muslin with straps;
      5. (v) Fiber mesh cloth;
      6. (vi) Mineral wool and insulating cement;
   4. (d) Discussion of employee protection programs and staff training;
   5. (e) Case study in developing an O&M plan -- development, implementation process, and problems that have been experienced;

8. (8) Regulatory review focusing on:

   1. (a) OSHA asbestos construction standard in 29 C.F.R. § 1926.58 (July 1, 1993) as amended by 59 Fed. Reg. 40,964 to 41,162, inclusive (August 10, 1994);
   2. (b) National emission standard for hazardous air pollutants in 40 C.F.R. § 61, Subparts A (generalprovisions) and M (nationalemissionstandardforasbestos) (July 1, 1993);

9. (9) Record keeping for the management planner:

   1. (a) Use of field inspector's data sheet along with laboratory results;
   2. (b) Ongoing record keeping as a means to track asbestos disturbance;
   3. (c) Procedures for record keeping;

10. (10) Assembling and submitting the management plan:

    1. (a) Plan requirements in AHERA, § 203(i)(1);
    2. (b) The management plan as a planning tool;

11. (11) Financing abatement actions:

    1. (a) Economic analysis and cost estimates:

       1. (i) Development of cost estimates;
       2. (ii) Present costs of abatement versus future operations and maintenance costs;
12. (12) Course review -- a review of key aspects of the training course.

Source: 14 SDR 164, effective June 5, 1988; 15 SDR 50, effective October 3, 1988; 18 SDR 95, effective December 2, 1991; 21 SDR 101, effective December 4, 1994.

General Authority: SDCL 34-44-3 , 34-44-19.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-44-3 , 34-44-4 , 34-44-20 , 34-44-21.