Asbestos Management Plan Sample

1.1 The purpose of the Asbestos Management Plan (Plan) is to provide processes and procedures designed to protect employees from the hazards associated with exposure to asbestos. Plenco does not use asbestos or asbestos containing materials in the manufacture of products. As such this program is focused on addressing asbestos that may be contained in thermal insulation or other building products. No health risks exist if these asbestos containing materials (ACM) are properly maintained and not disturbed. If disturbance, clean up, or removal of ACM is necessary, such operations will be effectively and safely managed through strict compliance with applicable State and Federal asbestos regulations.
1.2 The scope of this Plan covers the identification, maintenance of abatement of ACM. Asbestos abatement operations include disturbance, clean-up, repair or removal of identified ACM and PACM present in Plenco-owned properties.
1.3 Regulatory Requirements
1.3.1 29 CFR 1910.1001, Asbestos for work performed on industrial processes and equipment.
1.3.2 NR 447, Control of Asbestos Emissions
1.3.3 DHS 159, Certification and Training Courses Required for Asbestos Work
2.0 DEFINITIONS AND ACRYNOMS
2.1 Abatement - is a response action, which includes encapsulation, enclosure, repair and maintenance and removal.
2.2 Amended Water - Water that has been mixed (amended) with a chemical wetting agent or surfactant to improve penetration and wetting ability.
2.3 Analytical Testing Laboratory - Analytical laboratories used by Plenco shall maintain American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) accreditation and National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) certification in order to perform phase contrast, polarized light, or transmission electron microscopy on material known or suspected to contain asbestos.
2.4 Asbestos – A fibrous mineral, specifically the asbestiform varieties of actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite, and tremolite.
2.5 Asbestos Abatement Project – Any operation involving regulating a work area to engage in an abatement activity involving ACM in quantities greater than three (3) square or three (3) linear feet.
2.6 Asbestos Inspector - An individual whose primary responsibility is to identify and obtain samples of ACM for laboratory analysis. Individuals who perform these activities are required to be certified by the DHS.
2.7 Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) - materials that have been tested and determined to contain