Building Inspector Course

Course Content

• Background information on asbestos
• Potential health effects related to asbestos exposure
• Functions, qualifications, and role of inspectors
• Legal liability and defense
• Understanding building systems
• Public, employee, building occupant relations
• Pre-inspection planning and review of previous inspections
• Inspecting for friable and nonfriable asbestos-containing material (ACM) and assessing the condition of friable ACM
• Bulk sampling and documentation of asbestos in schools
• Inspector respiratory protection and personal protective equipment
• Record keeping and writing the asbestos report
• Regulatory review, including EPA Worker Protection Rule, Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), OSHA Asbestos Construction Standard, OSHA respirator requirements, applicable state and local regulations
• Practice inspection

Building Inspector Initial: Daily Start Time: 8 a.m. – End Time: 5 p.m.

Refresher Course Content

• Review and discuss changes in basic considerations and procedures for locating and identifying asbestos
• Review health and legal programs associated with asbestos
• Review proper asbestos control
• Changes in federal and state regulations
• Developments in state-of-the-art procedures for asbestos
• Review of key aspects of the initial training course

Building Inspector Refresher: Start Time: 8 a.m. – End Time: Noon

Fees, Deposit and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Registration

Course Schedule (Initial and Refresher)

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