Environmental Testing & Analytical Services Case Study
Abstract
Living Water Construction and Development, Inc. retained GeoTech to conduct a full asbestos survey on their Verizon facility in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The purpose of this survey was to evaluate the site and identify suspect accessible asbestos containing materials (ACM), obtain and analyze bulk samples to verify the presence and quantity of asbestos, and to make recommendations for treatment of identified materials, if necessary.
Discussion and Conclusion
Living Water Construction and Development was preparing to perform construction on the site. Before construction can begin it is required by law that the building be tested and cleared for any ACM. A site inspection, collection, and analysis of ten (10) bulk samples were collected and sent to the laboratory to be analyzed and tested for ACM. Five homogeneous areas of suspect materials were identified, and no ACM over 1% was identified. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), any material containing over one percent (1%) of any type of asbestos by volume is considered to be an ACM. Based on the above definition, the results of the inspection and laboratory analysis revealed that no ACMs were detected at the site. However, the analysis of category I non friable fire-stop putty samples revealed a <1% (trace) chrysolite asbestos content. Category I non friable fire-stop putty materials containing <1% (trace) asbestos are not regulated by the EPA NESHAP standards. However, in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Construction Standards for Asbestos, CFR 1926.1101, any quantity of asbestos detected in a building material that will be disturbed by renovation or demolition activities must comply with OSHA regulations. Because there was a less than 1% trace of chrystolite asbestos in the non friable fire-stop putty, the building was in compliance with OSHA regulations, and GeoTech granted their consent and approval for Living Water Construction and Development to continue with construction.
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