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Asbestos Abatement Guidelines and Policies <br />Page 01410-3 <br />under the OSHA regulation. All personnel and area sampling conducted by the industrial <br />hygiene firm shall be personally observed. Air sampling pumps shall not be left <br />unattended for extended periods of time. <br /> <br /> 1. The SAM shall submit a written project monitoring plan to the designer with a <br />copy to the contractor. The following information shall be required for the <br />submittal. <br /> <br /> a. The name, address and telephone number of the industrial hygiene firm. <br /> <br /> b. The name, address, telephone number and NIOSH's PAT designation <br />and proficiency data for the laboratory analyzing the air samples. <br />Analysis of all samples collected shall be by a laboratory currently <br />proficient in NIOSH's "Proficiency Analytical Testing Program for <br />Laboratory Quality Control" for asbestos. The acceptable sampling and <br />analysis method is NIOSH 7400, latest revision. <br /> <br /> c. Persons performing Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM) analysis at the <br />asbestos removal location shall be proficient in the American Industrial <br />Hygiene Association’s Asbestos Analyst Registry Program [AAR]. <br /> <br /> d. A proposed air sampling strategy which shall include: a projected <br />number of air samples, locations, the types of air samples to be <br />collected (personal, area, ambient), how the air samples are to be <br />collected (TWA, ceiling, other), the equipment to be used (pumps, <br />calibration equipment, filters, other), and how the samples will be <br />transported to the laboratory. <br /> <br />i. Personal air samples will be collected in such a manner as to <br />comply with OSHA collection and analytical regulations and to <br />provide a valid representation of airborne fiber levels. The <br />samples collected by the industrial hygiene firm on personnel <br />do not satisfy the contractor’s responsibility under OSHA. <br /> <br />ii. Final area air sampling will comply with all State and Federal <br />requirements in measuring airborne asbestos following an <br />abatement action. <br /> <br />iii. Air samples will be analyzed, and results made available as per <br />the AHMB Program Rules. Copies of all air sampling results shall <br />be signed by the SAM and a copy posted at the job site. These <br />copies shall include the following: sample number, sample <br />location, activity represented by sample, flow rate, sample time, <br />comments and sample results. A statement will be included on <br />each submission that the requirements of this contract have <br />been met as they apply to the activities of the SAM. <br /> <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 09980A3B-0691-41B4-854D-3865F2287392