326 Ind. Admin. Code 18-4-2

Current through December 4, 2024

Section 326 IAC 18-4-2 - Initial inspector training course requirements

Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-17-3-4; IC 13-17-3-11; IC 13-17-6

Affected: IC 13-17

Sec. 2.

(a) An initial inspector training course must meet the requirements of this section.

(b) An inspector training course must be at least three (3) days in duration and include the following:

(1) Lectures, including the use of audiovisual materials where appropriate.

(2) Demonstrations.

(3) At least four (4) hours of hands-on training, including the following:

(A) Simulated building walk-through inspection.

(B) Individual respirator fit testing.

(4) A course review.

(c) An inspector training course must adequately address the following topics:

(1) Background information on asbestos to include the following:

(A) Identification of asbestos and examples and discussion of the uses and locations of asbestos in buildings.

(B) The physical appearance of asbestos.

(2) Potential health effects related to asbestos exposure to include the following:

(A) The nature of asbestos-related diseases.

(B) Routes of exposure.

(C) Dose-response relationships and the lack of a safe exposure level.

(D) The synergistic effect between cigarette smoking and asbestos exposure.

(E) The latency period for asbestos-related diseases.

(F) A discussion of the relationship of asbestos exposure to asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and cancer of other organs.

(3) Functions, qualifications, and role of inspectors to include discussion of the following:

(A) Prior experience and qualifications for inspectors and management planners.

(B) The functions of a licensed inspector as compared to those of a licensed management planner.

(C) The inspection process, including inventory of ACM and physical assessment.

(4) Legal liabilities and defenses to include the following:

(A) Responsibilities of the inspector and management planner.

(B) A discussion of comprehensive general liability policies, claims-made and occurrence policies, and environmental and pollution liability policy clauses.

(C) State liability insurance requirements.

(D) Bonding and the relationship of insurance availability to bond availability.

(5) Understanding building systems to include the following:

(A) The interrelationship between building systems, including an overview of common building physical plan layout.

(B) Heat, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system types, physical organization, and where asbestos is found on HVAC components.

(C) Building mechanical systems, their types and organization, and where to look for asbestos on the systems.

(D) Inspecting electrical systems, including appropriate safety precautions.

(E) Reading blueprints and as-built drawings.

(6) Public, employee, or building occupant relations to include the following:

(A) Notice to employee organizations about the inspection.

(B) Signs to warn building occupants.

(C) Tact in dealing with occupants and the press.

(D) Scheduling of inspections to minimize disruption.

(E) Education of building occupants about actions being taken.

(7) Preinspection planning and review of previous inspection records to include the following:

(A) Scheduling the inspection and obtaining access.

(B) Building record review.

(C) Identification of probable homogeneous areas from blueprints or as-built drawings.

(D) Consultation with maintenance or building personnel.

(E) Review of previous inspection, sampling, and abatement records of a building.

(F) The role of the inspector in exclusions for previously performed inspections.

(8) Inspecting for friable and nonfriable ACM and assessing the condition of friable ACM to include the following:

(A) Procedures to follow in conducting visual inspections for friable and nonfriable ACM.

(B) Types of building materials that may contain asbestos.

(C) Touching materials to determine friability.

(D) Open return air plenums and their importance in HVAC systems.

(E) Assessing damage, significant damage, potential damage, and potential significant damage.

(F) Amount of suspected ACM, both in total quantity and as a percentage of the total area.

(G) Type of damage.

(H) Accessibility.

(I) Material's potential for disturbance.

(J) Known or suspected causes of damage or significant damage.

(K) Deterioration as assessment factors.

(9) Bulk sampling or documentation of asbestos in schools to include the following:

(A) Detailed discussion of "Asbestos in Buildings: Simplified Sampling Scheme for Surfacing Materials", (U.S. EPA 560/5-85-030a October 1985)*.

(B) Techniques to ensure sampling in a randomly distributed manner for other than friable surfacing materials.

(C) Sampling of nonfriable materials.

(D) Techniques for bulk sampling.

(E) Sampling equipment the inspector should use.

(F) Patching or repair of damage done in sampling.

(G) An inspector's repair kit.

(H) Discussion of polarized light microscopy.

(I) Choosing an accredited laboratory to analyze bulk samples.

(J) Quality control and quality assurance procedures.

(10) Inspector respiratory protection and personal protective equipment to include the following:

(A) Classes and characteristics of respirator types.

(B) Limitations of respirators.

(C) Proper selection, inspection, donning, use, maintenance, and storage procedures for respirators.

(D) Methods for field testing of the facepiece-to-face seal (positive and negative pressure fitting tests).

(E) Qualitative and quantitative fit testing procedures.

(F) Variability between field and laboratory protection factors.

(G) Factors that alter respirator fit, for example, facial hair.

(H) The components of a proper respiratory protection program.

(I) Selection and use of personal protective clothing.

(J) Use, storage, and handling of nondisposable clothing.

(11) Record keeping and writing the inspection report to include the following:

(A) Labeling of samples and keying sample identification to sampling location.

(B) Recommendations on sample labeling.

(C) Detailing of ACM inventory.

(D) Photographs of selected sampling areas and examples of ACM condition.

(E) Information required for inclusion in the management plan by Section 203(i)(1) TSCA Title II*.

(12) Regulatory review to include the following:

(A) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) at 40 CFR 61, Subpart A* and Subpart M*.

(B) Asbestos worker protection at 40 CFR 763, Subpart G*.

(C) TSCA Title II*.

(D) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) asbestos construction standard at 29 CFR 1926.1101 *.

(E) OSHA respiratory protection requirements at 29 CFR 1910.134 *.

(F) ACM in schools at 40 CFR 763, Subpart E*.

(G) Applicable state and local regulations and differences in federal or state requirements where they apply and the effects, if any, on public and nonpublic schools or commercial or public buildings.

(H)326 IAC 14-2, 326 IAC 14-10, this article, 329 IAC 10-4-2, 329 IAC 10-8.2-4, and any local or municipal regulations, ordinances, or other local laws pertaining to asbestos.

(13) Field trip comprised of a walk-through inspection to include the following:

(A) On-site discussion on information gathering and determination of sampling locations.

(B) On-site practice in physical assessment.

(C) Classroom discussion of field exercise.

(14) A course review of the key aspects of the training course.

*Copies may be obtained from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov, or are available for review at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Legal Counsel, Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Thirteenth Floor, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

326 IAC 18-4-2

Air Pollution Control Division; 326 IAC 18-4-2; filed 5/9/2019, 2:28 p.m.: 20190605-IR-326090363FRA

Readopted filed 10/18/2024, 2:09 p.m.: 20241113-IR-326230809RFA