The course objective is to outline and illustrate the basic considerations and methods used to determine the presence of asbestos-containing material in a building and how to use the survey results to develop and effective operations and maintenance plan.

COURSE CONTENTS

Course segments include information on the health hazards of asbestos exposure; typical applications for asbestos-containing material; evaluation methods including the walk-through survey, bulk sampling strategy, methodology, analysis and results, interpretations; assessing the condition of existing ACM and evaluating its potential for future change. An actual walk-through building survey is an integral part of this portion of the course.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This three-day course is designed for individuals who need EPA/AHERA certification to evaluate public and private school buildings for asbestos-containing materials. It provides extensive training to individuals whose job responsibilities include building surveys, hazard assessments in schools, inspecting industrial and residential facilities.

ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION

NAETI will give a 50 question final exam. Upon successful completion of the AHERA Building Inspector course and passing the exam, an official NAETI Certificate of Completion will be provided.