Calendar Code

Name of Training Course

Regulatory Authority

Description / Comments

ACS-I

Asbestos Contractor / Supervisor – Initial

40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E, App. C., Unit III.B

EPA Model Accreditation Program:  A person must be accredited as a contractor/supervisor to supervise any of the following activities with respect to friable ACBM in a school or public and commercial building: (1) A response action other than a SSSD activity, (2) a maintenance activity that disturbs friable ACBM other than a SSSD activity, or (3) a response action for a major fiber release episode. All persons seeking accreditation as asbestos abatement contractor/supervisors shall complete at least a 5–day training course as outlined below. The training course must include lectures, demonstrations, at least 14 hours of hands-on training, individual respirator fit testing, course review, and a written examination. Hands-on training must permit supervisors to have actual experience performing tasks associated with asbestos abatement.

29 CFR 1926.1101(o)(4)

OSHA Construction Standard:  For Class I and II asbestos work the competent person shall be trained in all aspects of asbestos removal and handling, including: abatement, installation, removal and handling; the contents of this standard; the identification of asbestos; removal procedures, where appropriate; and other practices for reducing the hazard. Such training shall be obtained in a comprehensive course for supervisors that meets the criteria of EPA's Model Accredited Plan (40 CFR part 763, subpart E, Appendix C), such as a course conducted by an EPA-approved or state-approved training provider, certified by EPA or a state, or a course equivalent in stringency, content, and length. 

• Class I asbestos work means activities involving the removal of TSI and surfacing ACM and PACM.

• Class II asbestos work means activities involving the removal of ACM which is not thermal system insulation or surfacing material. This includes, but is not limited to, the removal of asbestos-containing wallboard, floor tile and sheeting, roofing and siding shingles, and construction mastics.

ACS-R 

Asbestos Contractor / Supervisor – Refresher

40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E, App. C., Unit III.B

-  Contractor/Supervisors: One full day of refresher training.

AWork-I 

Asbestos Worker – Initial

40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E, App. C., Unit III.B

EPA Model Accreditation Program:  A person must be accredited as a worker to carry out any of the following activities with respect to friable ACBM in a school or public and commercial building: (1) A response action other than a SSSD activity, (2) a maintenance activity that disturbs friable ACBM other than a SSSD activity, or (3) a response action for a major fiber release episode. All persons seeking accreditation as asbestos abatement workers shall complete at least a 4–day training course as outlined below. The 4–day worker training course shall include lectures, demonstrations, at least 14 hours of hands-on training, individual respirator fit testing, course review, and an examination. Hands-on training must permit workers to have actual experience performing tasks associated with asbestos abatement. A person who is otherwise accredited as a contractor/supervisor may perform in the role of a worker without possessing separate accreditation as a worker.

AWork-R

Asbestos Worker – Refresher

40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E, App. C., Unit III.B

-  Workers: One full day of refresher training.

AMP-I 

Asbestos Management Planner – Initial

40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E, App. C., Unit III.B

and a written examination.

AMP-R

Asbestos Management Planner – Refresher

40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E, App. C., Unit III.B

-  Management Planners: One half-day of inspector refresher training and one half-day of refresher training for management planners.

AInsp-I

Asbestos Inspector – Initial

40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E, App. C., Unit III.B

commercial building, to determine the presence or location, or to assess the condition of, friable or non-friable asbestos-containing building material (ACBM) or suspected ACBM, whether by visual or physical examination, or by collecting samples of such material. This term includes reinspections of friable and non-friable known or assumed ACBM which has been previously identified.

AInsp-R

Asbestos Inspector – Refresher

40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E, App. C., Unit III.B

-  Inspectors: One half-day of refresher training.

APD-I 

Asbestos Project Designer – Initial

40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E, App. C., Unit III.B

EPA Model Accreditation Program:  A person must be accredited as a project designer to design any of the following activities with respect to friable ACBM in a school or public and commercial building: (1) A response action other than a SSSD maintenance activity, (2) a maintenance activity that disturbs friable ACBM other than a SSSD maintenance activity, or (3) a response action for a major fiber release episode. All persons seeking accreditation as a project designer shall complete at least a minim 3–day training course as outlined below. The project designer course shall include lectures, demonstrations, a field trip, course review and a written examination

APD-R  

Asbestos Project Designer – Refresher

40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E, App. C., Unit III.B

-  Project Designers: One full day of refresher training.

Asbestos Operations & Maintenance (O&M)

40 CFR 673.92(a)(1) & (2)

EPA AHERA:  The local education agency shall ensure, prior to the implementation of the O&M provisions of the management plan, that all members of its maintenance and custodial staff (custodians, electricians, heating/ air conditioning engineers, plumbers, etc.) who may work in a building that contains Asbestos-Containing Building Material (ACBM)  receive awareness training of at least 2 hours, whether or not they are required to work with ACBM. New custodial and maintenance employees shall be trained within 60 days after commencement of employment.

The local education agency shall ensure that all members of its maintenance and custodial staff who conduct any activities that will result in the disturbance of ACBM shall receive training described above and 14 hours of additional training.

29 CFR 1926.1101(o)(4)