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Asbestos Awareness
How to recognize asbestos and stay out of harm's way on a construction site: what asbestos is and the diseases it causes (asbestosis, lung cancer…
OSHA
Asbestos Awareness
What you’ll learn
By the end of this course.
Describe what asbestos is, how fibers become airborne and are inhaled, and the diseases it causes (asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma) — 1926.1101(a)
Recognize asbestos-containing material (ACM, >1% asbestos) and presumed ACM (PACM — thermal system insulation and surfacing material in buildings built no later than 1980) and where each is found — 1926.1101(b)
State the 8-hour TWA permissible exposure limit (0.1 f/cc) and the 30-minute excursion limit (1.0 f/cc), and the purpose of regulated areas and exposure assessment — 1926.1101(c),(e),(f)
Identify the four classes of asbestos work (Class I–IV) and the methods of compliance and prohibited work practices — 1926.1101(b),(g)
Describe respiratory protection, protective clothing, decontamination/hygiene, and when medical surveillance is required — 1926.1101(h),(i),(j),(m)
Apply your role: heed signs and labels, never disturb suspect material, report to the competent person, and know what the competent person does — 1926.1101(k),(o)
References & standards
Grounded in the source material.
- 29 CFR 1926.1101 — Asbestos (Construction)
- 1926.1101(c) — Permissible exposure limits (PEL and excursion limit)
- 1926.1101(g) — Methods of compliance (controls and prohibited practices)
- 1926.1101(k) — Communication of hazards (signs, labels, information and training)
- 1926.1101(m) — Medical surveillance
This is awareness training. It supports your program; it is not a substitute for site-specific procedures or hands-on competency where a standard requires it.
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