Asbestos Resources
EEA Asbestos Training and Certification Programs
Asbestos training includes nine asbestos courses. EEA is accredited by the New York State Department of Health under approval from the USEPA. Each asbestos certification course requires an annual refresher, which varies in length according to discipline. EEA offers competitive pricing, group rates, union member discounts, and both off- and on-site training.
This accreditation allows us to present asbestos certification training programs to those who are conducting or intend to conduct, asbestos containing materials (ACM) related activities. The program meets the New York State Department of Labor and US Environmental Protection Agency requirements for certification.
Those who complete an accredited New York State Health Department asbestos certification training program are eligible to apply to the New York State Department of Labor for an asbestos handlers certificate, specific to the asbestos activities they intend to conduct.
Register for an asbestos training session here.
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
Here’s where you find all the applications, forms, guidelines and regulations you’ll ever need to obtain and maintain your asbestos safety expertise. Take a look and let us know if there’s something you need that we can add. We’re your environmental resource!
NYS Asbestos Handlers Application
NYS Instructions for Asbestos Handlers Certification
NYS Appendix to a License Application
NYS Asbestos Firm License Application
NYS Firm Application Insurance Requirements
NYS Instructions for Asbestos Firm License
NYS Asbestos Guidance Document
NYSDOL Memo Re Building Permits
NYS Asbestos Project Notification Form
NYS Asbestos Variance Application
USEPA NESHAP 10 Day Notification Form
EPA Demolition Guidance April, 2012
EPA Guidance for Operations & Maintenance
Testing Requirements for Surfacing Material Containing Vermiculite
Vermiculite Interim Guidance 7-9-13
USGS Map of Naturally Occuring Asbestos on the United States
UNLV Study; “Naturally Occurring Asbestos: Potential for Human Exposure, Southern Nevada”
Model AHERA Asbestos Management Plan
ASBESTOS COURSE AGENDAS
Below find course agendas for classes offered by Environmental Education Associates in asbestos at our Brooklyn, Buffalo, Syracuse, and Rochester locations. These document show daily schedules for how each class day is organized as well as what sections will be covered on each day of the course.
Asbestos 4 hr Awareness Training Course Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Air Sampling Technician Certification Course Training Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Air Sampling Technician Recertification Course Training Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Allied Trades Certification Training Course Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Allied Trades Recertification Training Course Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor Certification Training Course Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor Recertification Training Course Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Inspection Certification Training Course Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Inspection Recertification Training Course Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Management Planner Certification Training Course Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Management Planner Recertification Training Course Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Operations&Maintenance Certification Training Course Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Operations&Maintenance Recertification Training Course Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Project Designer Certification Training Course Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Project Designer Recertification Training Course Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Project Monitor Certification Training Course Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Project Monitor Recertification Training Course Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Worker Certification Training Course Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Worker Recertification Training Course Schedule–EEA
Asbestos Worker Recertification Training Course Schedule-Spanish–EEA
PRACTICE TESTS AND REVIEW SHEETS
ASBESTOS COURSE MANUALS
Environmental Education Associates Training Course Manuals
Our courses in asbestos certify you for positions such as: asbestos worker, handler, supervisor, inspector, air sampling technician, management planner, project monitor, and project designer. We also provide the asbestos worker initial and refresher courses in Spanish.
32 Hours — For any person employed on an asbestos abatement project whose duties involve the removal, encapsulation, application or enclosure of any asbestos containing material (ACM).
16 Hours — For those who perform asbestos abatement air sampling activities. Includes both personal exposure assessment sampling and project area sampling.
16 Hours — For workers whose duties require them to be on an asbestos abatement size and enter a regulated work area, but do not require their handling of asbestos materials, including building management/design, maintenance, and utility personnel.
40 Hours — For those who manage, supervise and act as OSHA certified competent persons during asbestos abatement activities, providing supervision and direction to workers engaged in asbestos removal, encapsulation, enclosure and repair.
16 Hours — For facility or building maintenance staff who conduct asbestos activities that will not exceed the disturbance of not more than twenty-five (25) linear or ten (10) square feet of asbestos containing material.
24 Hours — For any person who plans the scope, timing, phasing and/or remediation methods used on any asbestos abatement project.
40 Hours — For those who oversee the scope, methodology or quality control on an asbestos abatement project (other than contractor/supervisor). Course includes a project site visit.
- Asbestos Management Planner Initial Student Course Manual
16 Hours — For those responsible for facility asbestos mitigation, including management of data, response action planning, project scheduling and administration, or coordinates any activities of an operations and maintenance program. Asbestos inspector training is a prerequisite.
24 Hours — For individuals who investigate or conduct surveys for asbestos containing materials. Includes building renovation, building demolition, property assessment and property appraisal practices.
PRESENTATIONS
We’ve had many requests over the years for access to our Power Point presentations. Feel free to use them “as is” for your own knowledge or internal presentations. We’d appreciate that they don’t end up in any “commercial” presentations.
Proposed Changes to NYS Code Rule 56
ASBESTOS LAWS AND REGULATIONS
When working within the Asbestos remediation industry, contractors, workers and handlers of asbestos must have good knowledge of the laws and regulations that govern worker safety, and proper removal and disposal of this hazardous material. Below is information on the laws that pertain to asbestos removal as well as links to federal, state and local agencies who oversee and enforce asbestos regulations.
Federal Regulations of the Asbestos Industry
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a federal organization that works in tandem with the state organizations in an effort to protect the public from asbestos contamination. They regulate any asbestos abatement projects in residences of more than four units, commercial buildings, and Federal facilities. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) enforces the AHERA and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), and regulates ACM abatements in residences of more than 4 units, commercial buildings and Federal facilities. The NESHAP regulations include the emission of asbestos containing material. USEPA may be reached at telephone number (212) 637-4080 and USEPA’s fax number is (212) 637-3998.
- Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) 40 CFR 763 Regulations governing inspection, management and control of asbestos containing building materials (ACBM) in private and public elementary and secondary schools.
- National Emission Standards For Hazardous Materials (NESHAP) 40 CFR 6 subpart M US Clean Air Act provision for identification, removal and disposal of asbestos containing materials (ACM) prior to demolition and renovation.
Click here for a complete listing of EPA Regulations
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has recently revised their regulations to protect workers from the hazards of asbestos.aturally
- General Industry Standard (29 CFR 1910.1001) Establishes employers expectations for worker exposure to asbestos in commercial, industrial, manufacturing and other non-construction or shipyard settings.
- Construction Industry Standard (29 CFR 1926.1101) Standard for building owners and employers of those who encounter asbestos during construction, demolition or renovation.
Click here for a complete listing of OSHA Regulations
State Regulations of the Asbestos Industry
New York State
New York State Department of Health regulations for the training of workers in the asbestos abatement industry and regulations concerning asbestos safety training providers.
New York State Department of Labor regulations relating to the hazards to public safety and health during the removal, encapsulation, enclosure, repair, or the disturbance of friable and non-friable asbestos, or any handling of asbestos material that may result in the release of asbestos fiber.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation-Solid Waste Management Facilities regulations including definitions of asbestos waste, transfer stations, and land disposal issues.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation-Waste Transporter Permits regulations including waste transportation, transport permits, and asbestos transportation tracking.
New Jersey
The NJDEP regulates only the management, transportation and disposal of ACM. In concert with county health departments, the Department investigates reports of unregistered transporters, illegal disposal and oversees the review of the 10-day notification submissions required by 40 CFR 61.145 to 61.155 and N.J.A.C. 7:26-2.12.
The Department of Labor (DOL), Asbestos Control and Licensing Section, licenses asbestos abatement contractors and issues performance permit identification cards to abatement workers and supervisors employed by those contractors. In the effort to protect public health and safety, DOL enforces the Asbestos Control and Licensing Act (N.J.S.A. 34:5A-32 et seq.) by conducting inspections involving the abatement of friable and non-friable asbestos containing materials in ALL private, public, commercial and residential buildings in New Jersey, including those asbestos projects performed in schools and public buildings under the Asbestos Hazard Abatement Sub-Code. DOL investigates illegal or improper abatements in any type of building, and routinely inspects the work of licensed contractors and their employees. DOL may be reached at telephone number (609) 633-2159. DOL’s fax number is (609) 633-0664.
The Department of Community Affairs (DCA), Asbestos/Lead Unit certifies asbestos safety technicians and authorizes asbestos safety control monitoring firms; provides information on methods of asbestos remediation for projects under the jurisdiction of N.J.A.C. 5:23-8 (educational facilities, public buildings, daycare center or nursery.) DCA enforces the provisions of the Asbestos Hazard Abatement Sub-Code pertaining to schools and public buildings. DCA investigates complaints and routinely inspects the work of monitors. DCA may be reached at telephone number (609) 633-6224. DCA’ s fax number is (609) 633-1040.
The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is the lead agency for asbestos and environmental health information, administers the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), provides site audits and Quality Assurance/Quality Control program for asbestos abatement in schools. DHSS also provides training and accreditation for asbestos training providers and conducts studies to evaluate asbestos abatement and management methods. DHSS may be reached at telephone number (609) 631-6749 and the DHSS fax number is (609) 588-7618.
Municipal Regulations of the Asbestos Industry
New York City
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection Asbestos control program regulations that apply to all asbestos abatement activities occurring within the City of New York. This includes owners of buildings where asbestos abatement activity occurs and contractors engaged in asbestos abatement activities.
Ontario Provincial Regulations