EP 1110-1-22
15 Sep 00
APPENDIX B
THE INSTALLATION ASBESTOS SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT
(REFERENCE PWTB 420-70-8, CHAPTER 5)
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Organizing and Conducting the Installation Asbestos Survey
a.
This survey must be conducted by either AHERA certified in-house personnel or
the project may be undertaken on a contract basis by a competent firm. The usual sequence of
steps to follow includes:
(1)
Obtaining a complete listing and physical description of all buildings and
structures within the facility.
(2)
Obtaining copies of all reports or databases pertaining to past asbestos
surveys or abatement projects.
(3)
Performing site inspections of each building and structure.
(4)
Collecting and analyzing bulk samples for asbestos.
(5)
Assembling the database.
b.
Each of these steps is shown in more detail in figure B-1.
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Components of the Installation Asbestos Survey
a.
Building and structure inventory. Before commencing the actual site inspections,
it is important to obtain a list and physical description of each building or structure to be
included in this survey. Additional information, such as the number of square feet, the present
use, and future plans for the building, will be useful survey data. As-built drawings or even a
reduced footprint of the building are useful in the field when mapping the areas of ACM.
Original construction specifications, when available, are notoriously unreliable as sources
concerning the presence of ACM. Construction specifications may specify an asbestos-
containing product, but the phrase or equivalent is frequently included, so that there is no
guarantee that the material is actually an ACM. The only truly reliable approach is to sample the
suspect material and have it analyzed.
b.
Review existing facility ACM data. The presence of ACM in DA buildings has
been a topic of concern for well over a decade and a number of facilities had initiated their own
surveys. Existing databases may be out of date because of changes in personnel assignments or
the press of other commitments. Any previous surveys should be evaluated to determine
whether the data is currently relevant, and it may be possible to build upon an existing survey to
bring it up to date.
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