ASBESTOS CONTROL

PROGRAM
 REFERENCES
29 CFR
1910.1001
& 1926.1101

MCO 5100.8F,
Chapter 16
 POLICY
The substitution of
asbestos with non-
asbestos materials

The use of engineering,

administrative controls &
personal protective
equipment
where substitution is not
 WHAT IS ASBESTOS?
A Naturally Occurring Mineral
Mined from the Earth:
• Strong & Long Lasting
• Incombustible
• Highly Resistant to Chemicals
• Poor Conductor of Heat and
Electricity
 Asbestos Containing
Material
Friable - Crumbled or Reduced to
powder by hand pressure
Friability - the likelihood that fibers will
break loose and become airborne.

Non-Friable - Usually found

bonded into other materials
 Materials Containing
Asbestos
• Suspended ceiling tiles
• Thickening agents in paints
• Exterior siding shingles
• Fireproof curtains
• Vinyl flooring
• Friction products (brake & clutch facings)
• Reinforcing materials (cement pipe &
sheet materials)
• Primary insulation and lagging material for
high temperature machinery, boilers, and
piping
 ENTRY INTO THE BODY
• BY INHALATION
• BY INGESTION
In the body, asbestos fibers can become
embedded in the tissues of the respiratory
tract (alveoli) or the digestive system.
Twenty to 40 years before symptoms
appear to asbestos exposure. Three
distinct diseases can be caused by inhalation
or ingestion
Health Hazards of Smoking

Asbestos workers who

smoke have a 50
times greater chance
of getting lung cancer
than those
workers who do not
smoke
Medical Surveillance
Program
•All Marine Corps
personnel upon
assignment to a work
activity involving
potential exposure to
asbestos shall have a
medical evaluation
 Working with
Asbestos

SHALL BE WORKED IN
HANDLING
A WET STATE TO PREVENT
REMOVING

CUTTING EMISSION OF AIR-BORNE

FIBERS
Working with Asbestos
(cont’d)

Asbestos Workers Shall Not:

- Eat / Drink
- Chew Tobacco
- Chew gum
- Smoke
- Apply
Cosmetics
In Designated
Personal Protective Equipment
PROTECTIVE Personnel
CLOTHING
involved in
PROTECTIVE handling
FOOTWEAR asbestos
containing
RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION
materials during
“removal
operations”
 Private Contractor
Work
●Ensure that contractors are
aware of potential hazards
and shall maintain strict
compliance with 29 CFR
1926.1101 and MCO
5100.8F, Chapter 16
Warning Signs
D A N G E R
ASBESTOS
Cancer and Lung Disease
Hazard
Authorized Personnel Only
Respirators And Protective
Clothing Are Required In This
Area
 Disposal
Procedures
• Must be adequately
wetted

• Double bagged in heavy

duty
plastic

• Dumpsters shall be
labeled "Asbestos Waste
Only"
Training
An employee who
works with, handles
or may be exposed
to asbestos fibers
shall receive initial
training and
annually thereafter
 Training
(cont'd)
Training shall include:
• The health effects and hazards of
asbestos
• Association between the use of
smoking and asbestos exposure in
producing lung cancer
• Uses of asbestos which could result in
an exposure
• Engineering controls and work
practices associated with an
 Training
(cont'd)
• Purpose, proper use and limitations of
protective equipment
• Purpose and description of asbestos
medical surveillance
• Description of emergency and clean-up
procedures
• Overall review of MCO 5100.8F
Chapter 16 and the command/activity
instruction concerning asbestos work
operations
 CONCLUSION
● IDENTIFY ALL ASBESTOS CONTAINING
MATERIALS IN THE WORK PLACE
● MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
● PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
● POST WARNING SIGNS IN ALL ASBESTOS
WORK AREAS
● LABEL AND DISPOSE OF PROPERLY
● ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROGRAM
ASBESTOS CONTROL PROGRAM

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