The abatement project designer training course must be at least three days long and must include lectures, demonstrations, a field trip, course review, and a written examination. The following topics must be included:

1. (1) Background information on asbestos:

   1. (a) Identification of asbestos;
   2. (b) Examples and discussions of the uses and locations of asbestos in buildings;
   3. (c) Physical appearance of asbestos;

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

   1. (a) The nature of asbestos-related diseases;
   2. (b) Routes of exposure;
   3. (c) Dose-response relationships and the lack of a safe exposure level;
   4. (d) The synergistic effect between cigarette smoking and asbestos exposure;
   5. (e) The latency period of asbestos-related diseases;
   6. (f) A discussion of the relationship between asbestos exposure and asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and cancer of other organs;

3. (3) Overview of abatement construction projects:

   1. (a) Abatement as a portion of a renovation project;
   2. (b) OSHA requirements for notification of other contractors on a multiemployer site 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);

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) Working techniques for minimizing fiber release;
   5. (e) Entry and exit procedures for the work area;
   6. (f) Use of wet methods;
   7. (g) Use of negative pressure exhaust ventilation equipment;
   8. (h) Use of high efficiency particulate aerosol (HEPA) vacuums;
   9. (i) Clean-up and disposal of asbestos;
   10. (j) Work practices as they apply to encapsulation, enclosure, and repair;
   11. (k) Use of glove bags and a demonstration of glove bag use;
   12. (l) Proper techniques for initial cleaning;

5. (5) Field trip:

   1. (a) A visit to an abatement site or other suitable building site. For example, a metal pole building without any HVAC systems would not be considered a suitable site. The visit must include:

      1. (i) On-site discussions of abatement design;
      2. (ii) A building walk-through inspection;
      3. (iii) A discussion of rationale for the concept of functional spaces during the walk-through;

6. (6) Employee personal protective equipment:

   1. (a) Classes and characteristics of respirators;
   2. (b) Limitations of respirators;
   3. (c) Selection, inspection, donning, use, maintenance, and storage procedures;
   4. (d) Methods for field testing of the facepiece-to-face seal (positiveandnegativepressurefittingtests);
   5. (e) Qualitative and quantitative fit testing procedures;
   6. (f) Variability between field and laboratory protection factors;
   7. (g) Factors that alter respirator fit, for example, facial hair;
   8. (h) Components of a respiratory protection program;
   9. (i) Selection and use of personal protective clothing;
   10. (j) Use, storage, and handling of nondisposable clothing;
   11. (k) Regulations found in subdivision (18) of this section covering personal protective equipment;

7. (7) Additional safety hazards:

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

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

8. (8) Fiber aerodynamics and control:

   1. (a) Aerodynamic characteristics of asbestos fibers;
   2. (b) Importance of containment barriers;
   3. (c) Settling time for asbestos fibers;
   4. (d) Wet methods in abatement;
   5. (e) Aggressive air monitoring following abatement;
   6. (f) Aggressive air movement and negative pressure exhaust ventilation as a clean-up method;

9. (9) Designing abatement solutions:

   1. (a) Discussions of removal, enclosure, and encapsulation methods;
   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;
    3. (c) Discussion of the relationship of visual inspection to final air clearance;

11. (11) Budgeting and cost estimation:

    1. (a) Development of cost estimates;
    2. (b) Present costs of abatement versus future operations and maintenance costs;
    3. (c) Setting priorities for abatement jobs to reduce cost;

12. (12) Writing abatement specifications:

    1. (a) Means and methods specifications versus performance specifications;
    2. (b) Design of abatement in occupied buildings;
    3. (c) Modification of guide specifications to a particular building;
    4. (d) Worker and building occupant health and medical considerations;
    5. (e) Replacement of ACM with a substitute for asbestos;
    6. (f) Preparation of and need for a written project design;

13. (13) Preparing abatement drawings:

    1. (a) Use of as-built drawings as base drawings;
    2. (b) Use of inspection photographs and on-site reports;
    3. (c) Particular problems in abatement drawings;
    4. (d) Significance and need for drawings;
    5. (e) Methods of preparing abatement drawings;
    6. (f) Diagramming containment barriers;
    7. (g) Relationship of drawings to design specifications;
14. (14) Contract preparation and administration;

15. (15) Legal liabilities and defenses:

    1. (a) Insurance considerations;
    2. (b) Bonding;
    3. (c) Hold harmless clauses;
    4. (d) Use of abatement contractor's liability insurance;
    5. (e) Claims made versus occurrence 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;
    2. (b) The multidisciplinary 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 exposure to occupants;
    5. (e) Scheduling of renovation to minimize exposure;

19. (19) Regulatory review -- procedures and standards:

    1. (a) Requirements of AHERA;
    2. (b) National emission standard for hazardous air pollutants in 40 C.F.R. § 61, Subparts A (generalprovisions) and M (nationalemissionstandardforasbestos) (July 1, 1993);
    3. (c) OSHA standards for permissible exposure to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers and respiratory protection in 29 C.F.R. § 1910.134 (July 1, 1993) as amended by 59 Fed. Reg. 40,964 to 41,162, inclusive (August 10, 1994);
    4. (d) EPA worker protection rule in 40 C.F.R. § 763, Subpart G (July 1, 1993);
    5. (e) 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);
    6. (f) OSHA hazard communication standard in 29 C.F.R. § 1926.59 (July 1, 1993);
20. (20) Course review -- a review of key aspects of the training course.

Source: 14 SDR 164, effective June 5, 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.