Asbestos-Containing Building Materials
- Contractors are responsible for providing awareness level training for their employees. Training shall include but is not limited to, the information contained in this section and that specified by OSHA in 29 CFR 1926.1101. Training records must be available upon request to the university.
- Contractors employed by the university to perform building or facilities-related maintenance, repair, or renovation shall be informed by the university project manager of the location of known or suspect asbestos-containing materials (ACM) in the work area(s) to which they are assigned. Designated departmental safety coordinators shall supply this information to the project manager by means of:
- A copy of a completed Asbestos and Lead Survey Report specific to the scope of work and materials that are to be disturbed, or
- Construction documents that clearly detail ACM locations within the work area.
- Contractors shall under no circumstances damage or disturb suspect or known friable ACM unless they are a licensed Virginia asbestos abatement contractor and have been specifically employed to perform asbestos repair or removal for the university.
- If suspect ACM is discovered during the course of the work, the contractor shall stop work immediately and notify the university project manager (or as indicated in contract documents).
- The contractor shall not proceed with any change in work, which requires a material to be disturbed, that the Asbestos and Lead Survey Report, or construction documents, that have not previously been tested or disclosed. If a change in the scope of work becomes necessary, the revised scope of work shall be reviewed, and the Asbestos and Lead Survey Report or construction documents revised to reflect any changes.
- Asbestos materials shall not be used or installed in university facilities.
