![]() ![]() A written opinion must be provided indicating the employee's medical qualification to perform asbestos work. Medical Surveillance: All personnel assigned to asbestos-disturbing activities shall be medically examined (prior to first assignment and annually thereafter) under the direction of a licensed physician.Exposure Assessments: All asbestos-disturbing activities shall be preceded by a supervisory review of proposed work/procedures and available relevant monitoring data to verify that work will not create worker exposure hazards.Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with OSHA-specified methodology. Exposure Monitoring: All personnel potentially exposed to asbestos shall be representatively monitored by breathing zone air sampling to ensure exposures are kept below the 8-hour time-weighted average Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 0.1 fibers/cubic centimeter of air (f/cc) and the 30-minute Excursion Limit of 1.0 f/cc.Asbestos Inventory - An Inventory identifying locations of asbestos at UMD is also located on this website.COMAR 26.11.23 - Maryland School Accreditation of Individuals, and Approval of Training Courses.COMAR 26.11.21 - Maryland Control of Asbestos.9 CFR Part 171, Subpart C -DOT Hazardous Materials.40 CFR Part 763 - EPA Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act and Worker Protection.40 CFR Part 61 Subpart M -EPA National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants. ![]() ![]() 1101 - OSHA Asbestos Standard for the Construction Industry 1001 - OSHA Asbestos Standard for General Industry The Department of Environmental Safety, Sustainability and Risk should be contacted if you think you have encountered damaged asbestos or asbestos debris.Asbestos containing materials should never be disturbed unless you have been trained and authorized to do so.Asbestos has been shown (through inhalation) to cause asbestosis (a non-cancerous fibrosis of the lungs), mesothelioma (cancer of the lung lining) and lung cancer.Based upon exhibited health effects and its prevalence in buildings, asbestos has been heavily regulated by Federal and State government. Because of these desirable properties, asbestos was used in the fabrication of many building products including pipe and boiler insulation, fireproofing, resilient flooring, roofing materials, ceiling tiles, sheetrock, cement sheet and duct materials, automotive brake/clutch components, decorative coatings, plasters and many others. It is durable, flexible, strong and resistant to wear. Asbestos is not combustible, has high tensile strength and has good thermal and electrical insulating properties. There are six asbestos minerals that have been used commercially - chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, actinolite, anthophyllite and tremolite. Asbestos is the common name for a group of naturally-occurring silicate minerals that separate into thin but strong fibers. ![]()
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