Asbestos control program Flashcards
Provide 3 main characteristics of asbestos?
Fibrous, fireproof, acid resistance, high tensile strength, good heating and electrical insulation properties, chemical resistance, flexible properties, heat resistance
Asbestos is heat resistance from what to what temperature?
500 to 1500 degrees C
Diseases resulting from asbestos ?
Lung cancer that includes malignant mesothelioma
Asbestosis progressively worsening disease of the lung
Who submit the asbestos exposure list to Medical
Engineering Head, department head
What are the two microscopes accepted to analyze, ID asbestos
Polarized light microscopy
Transfer electron microscopy
Name 4 documents that go on the AMSP
SF 600 DD 2493-1, 2493-2 OPNAV 5100/15 NAVMED 6260/5 NAVMED 6260/7 AMSP XRAY PHYSICIAN WRITTEN OPINION SPIROMETRY DATA
What does PEL stands for ?
Permissible exposure Limit (PEL)
What are the two types of asbestos?
Friable
non friable
What is EART?
What kind of job does EART conducts
Emergency Asbestos removal team
minor repair and removal of friable asbestos containing materials
What commands should maintain EART?
Any ships who’s keel was laid prior to 1980
What are the two asbestos workers training requirements ?
emergency asbestos response team, 2 day training 8760-2166
Respirator fit testing, selection and maintenance
What happens to asbestos record/documentation after the ship gets decommission ?
All records shall be forwarded to BUMED
mesothelioma is rarely found except in those expose to asbestos how many years later
10-45 years later
What are the notification requirements for asbestos exposure?
Physician written opinion
Distribution copy to employee command within 30 days
Removal from AMSP, required documentation SF600
What is the Permissible exposure limit (PEL) ? (numbers )
0.1 fibers per cubic centimeters of air, calculated as an 8 hour time weighted average exposure
