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FILE NAME: US Government Contractor Regulations Including Shipyard Regulations (GCR) DATE: 1981 DOC#: GCR005 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Revised USAP Policy on the Use of Asbestos-Containing Materials with Attachment Z ' 1 INTERNAL CO RRESPO N D EN CE MINING AND M ETALS DIVISION To( H DirriiOR to<0/,o<i R. E. Byrne Metals Division Niagara Falls, NY Copf i W. C. Thurber S P. 0. BOX K. XING CITY. CALIFORNIA 93930 t><H September 23, I98I Orfginotiftfr Dopi Atitwring Utt*t rfof* <P Sofci'.rf USAF Policy Per our discussion last week, attached is a copy of the revised USAF policy on the use of asbestos-containing materials, (it is essentially the same as that "suggested" by AIA/NA.) We are hoping the USN will do something similar. You will note that they make a clear distinction between friable and non-friable materials, which could obviously be very valuable for our business. The impor tant sentence is in the last paragraph of the policy: "When an asbestos-containing material is clearly superior in performance and cost, and the health and safety hazards are minimal, then the selection of the asbestos-containing material is warranted." This sounds like it was written specifically for our EG applications, and I think you should make sure that Bales personnel, distributors (foreign and domestic), "reluctant" customers, etc. are aware of the policy and the quoted sentence, which would even apply to drilling mud and almost all of our applications. I would sug gest you even go back to General Motors, Ford, RCI, Interplastic, etc., etc. I talked to Bill Krebs of GMC and a guy from Ford, and both were pleasantly surprised by the new policy. Maybe Jack Walsh can work on Uvalde with this. Good luck with it. /dm ucc 001210 L i i \ J u L H u iO fcf kiZU ilk" i L>' PEN!AGON TELECOVMJNICATXONS RTTEZYUW RUEBBJAOI02 3112130 ROUTINE __ R 30I700Z JUL 1 ,/j FM HO USAF BOLLING AFB DC//LEEE// TO AIG 9411//DAPD/DE// . S RUVKUtt/UMSC BROOKS AFB TxV/SGSF// RUWTNDA/USAFRG.VCIVILENGR DALLAS TX//CR// RUCLHTA/USAFRGNCIV1LENGR ATLANTA CA//ER// RUVMBHA/US4FRGNC1VILENGR SAN FRANCISCO CA//VR// INFO RUEAH0A/1S47 A5G NASH DCVVDASJL// ZEN HO USAF BOLLING AFB OC//DAFO/DAOPL// ' R'JEAHQA/HQ USAF WASH DC//LEE/LEEX/LEEE/LEEES// RUC1FGA/AFESC TYNDALL AFC FL//CC/DEE// BT . CENTER i| ' UNCLAS E F T o SUBJECT: INTERIM MESSAGE CHANGE 81-2 TO AFK BS-tS. B JAN T5. 1. THE CHANGE IS A CLARIFICATION OF CRITERIA PROVIDED BV INC CO-4 CONCERNING THE USE OF BUILDING MATERIALS CONTAINING ASBESTOS. 3. i k c SO'a . p a r a g r a p h 2 .. a d d e d a n e w p a r a g r a p h 1 -38. 1 t o AFM 88-15. PAGE 1-13. PARAGRAPH 1-3B.1 IS HEREBY REVISED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: . 1-38.1. POLICY ON THE USE OF BUILDING MATERIALS CONTAINS ASBESTOS. SCIENTIFIC STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE INHALATION OF AIRBORNE ASBESTOS FIBERS AT LEVELS IN EXCESS OF THE PERMISSIBLE WORKER EXPOSURE LIMITS ESTABLISHED IN THE CURRENT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY ANO HEALTH ADMINISTRATION STANDARD (39 C.F.R. S 1910.1001) MAY POSE A POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARD. SINCE THE USE Or SOME ASBESTOS-CONTAINING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS MAV UNDER SOKE CIRCUMSTANCES RESULT IN EX CESSIVE EXPOSURE TO CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AS WELL AS TO BUILDIWC. OCCUPANTS: THE FOLLOWING POLICY IS ESTABLISHED: A. FRIABLE ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS. FRIABLE ASBESTOS- CONTAINING MATERIALS ARE THOSE IN WHICH ASBESTOS FI8ERS ARE LOOSELY COUND AND WHICH ARE EASILY CRUMBLED OR PULVERIZED. SUCH AS AIR-CELL ASBESTOS THERMAL INSULATION AND SPRAYEO-ON ASBESTOS MATERIALS. FRIABLC ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS PRESENT PERHAPS THE MOST SERIOUS POTENTIAL HA2ARO. ESPECIALLY IN RIP-OUT'"ANO DEMOLITION OPERATIONS. ACCORDINGLY: (1) PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION AND MODIFICATION PROJECTS WILL BE REVIEWED TO IDENTIFY THE CONTEMPLATED USE OF FRIABLE AS5ESTOS-CONTAIMING MATERIALS. THE BXOENVIROANENTAL ENGINEER SHOULD BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING Of ALL PROJECTS INVOLVING THE USE OF SUCH MATERIALS. (2) SPRAY APPLICATION OF ASBESTOS OR ASBESTOS-CONTAINING T4A7ERIALS TO EXPOSED WALLS. CEILINGS. DUCTS. COLUMNS. ETC.. IS PROHIBITED. (3) SPRAV APPLICATION OF THESE MATERIALS TO SURFACES WHICH ARE NORMALLY COVERED BY WALLS. CEILINGS. OR SIMILARLY PROTECTED FROM DIRECT CONTACT, IS ACCEPTABLE. PROVIDED THAT THESE SPRAY-ON COATINGS DO NOT CONTAIN MORE THAN ONE PERCENT ASBESTOS ON A ORV- VEIGHT BASIS. AREAS WHERE SUCH COATINGS ARE APPLIED MUST BE IDENTI FIED IN REAL PROPERTY RECORDS ANO BIOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CASE FILES SO THAT PROPER PRECAUTIONS KAY BE TAKEN DURING MAIN TENANCE OR DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. (4) OTHER FRIABLE ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS ARE ACCEPTABLE ONLY IF INDICATED BY A SUBSTITUTION STUDY CONDUCTED IN- ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH C. HEREIN. (5) IN MAINTENANCE. MODIFICATION OR DEMOLITION ACTIVI TIES WHERE EXPOSURE TO AS3ESTOS DUST FROM PREVIOUSLY-INSTALLED FRIABLE ASBCSTDS-CONTAININS MATERIALS MAY OCCUR. ALL AVAILABLE PRECAUT 1DMS. INCLUDING THE USE Or WORK PRACTICE. RESPIRATORY PRO TECTION. AND INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS Or CURRENT OSHA AND FEOS If.-.-ACT AFPSC...ACT AFIS VIA IN. ..ACT 10A7ASG...INFO , ' HO USAT ACTION 19<7ASG(5) DA(1) i n f o irc<3> FILE CY(|) (A.F) KCNM; 1212/02011 TORTI212/OI36Z U K FORCE MESSAGE id o TA0=8212/02t0Z pr CDSN'MAPSIS -- /-VAGE , f 1-.01700Z JUL ET UNCLASSIFIED EFTO , p e n t a g o n TELECOMMUNICATIONS c e n t e r CPA REGULATIONS (29 C.F.R. S 1910.1001: 40 C. F. R. S 61.201 SHOULD BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. NON-FRIABLE ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIALS. KON-FRIABLE ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS ARE THOSE IN WHICH ASBESTOS FIBERS ARE -LOCKED-:*!- OR `ENCAPSULATED* BY A MATRIX MATERIAL. SLTURANT. 3PREGNANT OR COATING. KON-FRIABLE ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS DO NOT RELEASE AIRBORNE ASBESTOS FIBERS DURING ROUTINE HANDLING ' AND END-USE. *SOE NON-FRIABLE ASBESTOS-CONTAINING PRODUCTS. IN CLUDING MASTICS AND BLACK LINE PRODUCTS. MECHANICAL PACKINGS. OIL SEALS. COMPRESSED GASKETS. SEALANTS AND CAULKS. AND ELECTRICAL INSULATING PAPER. DO NOT RELEASE AIRBORNE ASBESTOS FIBERS IN EX CESSIVE QUANTITIES UNDER ANY REASONABLY FORESEEABLE CIRCUMSTANCE. . OTHER KON-FRIABLE ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS. INCLUDING ASBESTOS- CEMENT (A-C) PIPE. A-C SHEETS. RESILIENT FLOOR COVERINGS, AND ROOFING FELTS. MAY PRODUCE EXCESS DUST LEVELS DURING CERTAIN UNCONTROLLED ABRADING. SANDING. CUTTING. MACHINING. REMOVAL OR DEMOLITION OPERATIONS. BUT WILL NOT DO SO IF CORRECT WORK PRACTICES ARE EMPLOYED. ACCORDINGLY: (1> PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION AND MODIFICATION PROJECTS WILL BE REVIEWED TO IDENTIFV CONTEMPLATED OPERATIONS IN WHICH NON-FRIABLE ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS WILL BE ABRADED. SANDED. CUT. MACHINED. REMOVED. ETC. THE BIO^NVIRCKKENTA L ENGINEER SHOULD BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING OF ALL PROJECTS INV3> VING SUCH OPERATIONS. " (2) SUCH OPERATIONS SHALL PROCEED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFIED WORK PRACTICES WHICH ARE KNOWN. OR HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES TO ASBESTOS DUST. WHERE APPROPRIATE DATA SHALL BE REQUESTED FROM THE MANUFACTURER DOCUMENTING TH- EFFECTIVENESS OF RECOMMENDED WORK PRACTICES IN PREVENTING EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES. (3) WHERE A NON-FRIABLE ASBESTOS CONTAINING PRODUCT CANNOT EE USED CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT OSHA PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS. OR WHERE MANUFACTURER DATA DOCUMENTING THE EFFECTIVK^SS OR RECOMMENDED WORK PRACTICES HAS BEEN REQUESTED^ BUT NOT SUPPLIED THE USE OF SUCH PRODUCT IS ACCEPTABLE ONLY IF INDICATED BT A ' SUBSTITUTION STUDY CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH C. HEREIN. C. SUBSTITUTION STUDIES. WHERE REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH A. OR B. HEREIN. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND MODIFICA TION PROJECTS WILL BE REVIEWED TO INSURE THAT CONSIDERATION IS GIVEM TO THE USE OF ASBESTOS-FREE MATERIALS. THIS REVIEW SHOULD COMPARE THE COSTS. PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS. AND EXISTING AND POTENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF EACH TYPE OF MATERIAL. WHEN AN ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIAL IS CLEARIY ^SUPERIOR IN PERFORMANCE? AMP COST. CM THE H EALTH AMn~gAYEfy STTlonc ^ ARE MINIMAL. THEN THE SELECTION O T IHE ALEE. IHV-I IINIA i m u w ^rEp'l ' IS WARRANTED. HOWEVER. WHEN AN ASBES165-PRLE MATER1T l~'BiTh n ON- HAZAROCOS CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPARABLE PERFORMANCE AND CtoT IS AVAILABLE. THE SELECTION OF THE ASEBESTOS-FREE MATERIAL IS INDICATED. IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE APPROPRIATE SELECTION OF MATERIALS IS NOT READILY APPARENT. SELECTION WILL BE MADE BASED ON SOUND ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES AFTER A DETAILED ANALYSES OF ALL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ALTERNATIVE. BT MCN-B1212/02O11 TOR-B121 2/0136Z -tip force m e s s a g e - n rr\f/ mi TAD-81212/02102 COSN-KAP81S r~r-- r: ` " t-- v-'P'CE 2 Of 2 t- * lz703? Jill 81