1.13 Asbestos Survey Glossary.pdf
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This document is a Triennial Asbestos Re-Inspection Report for Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, prepared by MC Consulting Inc. in January 2011. The report serves as a reference guide containing standardized abbreviations, functional descriptions, and material classifications used in the asbestos inspection spreadsheets for the facility located at 5000 South 5th Avenue, Hines, Illinois. The document functions as an appendix or technical reference rather than a solicitation or contract requirement document.
The report includes comprehensive coding systems organized into four primary sections: Table Headings (defining ACM, condition, potential for disturbance, and quantity measurements), Building Area Type (identifying inspection locations such as attics, basements, and crawl spaces), Function (cataloging material types including ceiling tiles, pipe insulation, roofing, and wall materials), and Material Description (providing color and texture classifications). Additionally, a Glossary of Terms section defines critical assessment criteria including ACM friability classifications (friable vs. nonfriable), condition ratings (good, fair, poor), potential for disturbance levels (high, moderate, low), and Priority Action Rankings (1-7) that establish response protocols ranging from immediate isolation and removal for Priority 1 materials to operation and maintenance program monitoring for Priority 7 materials. The document also defines nonsuspect materials (assumed asbestos-free) and not accessible materials that cannot be sampled without structural damage.
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Triennial Asbestos Re-Inspection Report Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital 5000 South 5th Avenue, Hines, IL
MC Consulting Inc. January 2011
ABBREVIATIONS
MC Consulting Inc. A - January 2011
ABBREVIATIONS
This section defines the abbreviations used in the spreadsheets that list and assess, room-by-room, the asbestos-containing materials in each re-inspected building. Spreadsheet information includes:
* Type and percent of asbestos found in asbestos-containing materials (ACM)
* Quantity and condition of the ACM
* Description of the ACM
* Potential for ACM disturbance
* Other parameters needed for assessing and prioritizing response actions
Additional terminology used in the spreadsheets for prioritizing response actions is described in the Glossary of Terms.
TABLE HEADINGS QUANTITY
ACM Asbestos-Containing Material LF Lineal Feet
COND Condition PIPE DIA Diameter in Inches
POT FOR Potential for of Actual Pipe
DIST Disturbance SF Square Feet
QTY Quantity THICKNESS Inches
BUILDING AREA TYPE
ATTC Attic ACT Actinolite
BSMT Basement AM Amosite
CRWL Crawl Space ANT Anthophyllite
EXT Exterior CC Crocidolite
OTHR Other (Describe) CHR Chrysotile
PENT Penthouse MIX Mixture
TUNN Tunnel TM Tremolite
TREN Trench
FUNCTION
ACT Ceiling Tile PIPE-F-CHW Pipe Fitting Chilled Water
BO / FU Boiler / Furnace Insulation PIPE F-CON Pipe Fitting Condensate
DOOR Door PIPE F-DCW Pipe Fitting Domestic Cold Water
DUCT Duct Insulation PIPE F-DHW Pipe Fitting Domestic Hot Water
DUST Debris / Settled Dust PIPE F-HTHW Pipe Fitting High Temp. Hot Water
EXT Exterior Construction PIPE F-STM Pipe Fitting Steam
FP Fireproofing PIPE-HTHW Pipe High Temperature Hot Water
FS Fire Stop PIPE-STM Pipe Steam
NSCM Nonsuspect Ceiling Material PLAS-A Acoustical Insulation / Plaster
NSFM Nonsuspect Floor Material PLAS-W Wall Plaster / Spackling
NSINS Nonsuspect Pipe Material RFNG Roofing
NSWM Nonsuspect Wall Material SHNG Shingles
OTHR Other (Describe) SUR Surface Application
PIPE Pipe Other TANK Tank Insulation
PIPE-CHW Pipe Chilled Water System VFT Floor Tile / Sheet
PIPE-COND Pipe Condensate VIB Vibration Damper
PIPE-DCW Pipe Domestic Cold Water WALL-BRD Wall Board
PIPE-DHW Pipe Domestic Hot Water WALL-INS Wall Insulation
PIPE-DRN Pipe Drain
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
BLK Black FLKS Flecks
BLUE Blue GRN Green
BRN Brown GRY Gray
BSBRD Baseboard IRREG Irregular
BUR Burgundy LT Light
CMNT Cement MAR Maroon
CRM Cream MOT Mottled
DK Dark MSTC Mastic
DUCT INS NS Duct Insulation Nonsuspect MVE Mauve
FG Fiberglass N-ACC Non-Accessible
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION (Continued)
NSCM Nonsuspect Ceiling Material RED Red
NSFM Nonsuspect Floor Material RUST Rust
NSINS Nonsuspect Pipe Insulation SHT Sheet
NSWM Nonsuspect Wall Material SMTH Smooth
OLV Olive STRK Streaks
ORG Orange SWL Swirl
PAT Pattern TAN Tan
PERF Perforations TEXT Texture
PNHL Pinhole VAT Vinyl Asbestos Tile
PNK Pink VIO Violet
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride W / With
PURPLE Purple WHT While
RAN Random YEL Yellow
MC Consulting Inc. G - January 2011
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
This section defines the terms used in assessing and prioritizing response actions to asbestos-containing materials (ACM) as presented in the spreadsheets. The assessment of an ACM’s potential to release asbestos fibers into air was based on a visual inspection of its physical condition. Pertinent physical characteristics include the ACM’s friability, degree of damage or deterioration, and potential for disturbance. Response actions were prioritized based on a ranking of the ACM’s physical characteristics in accordance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) regulations.
The following sections describe the following:
* ACM Friability
* ACM Condition
* Potential for ACM Disturbance
* Priority Action Ranking
* Nonsuspect Materials
* Not Accessible
ACM Friability
Y: Material that crumbled when hand pressure was applied, ranging from high friability—very soft material that crumbled with light hand pressure—to low friability—material that crumbled after exerting substantial hand pressure
N: Nonfriable material that could not be crumbled, lightly abraded, or powdered by exertion of hand pressure
ACM Condition
Good: No apparent damage to the material
Fair: Material had less than 10 percent overall damage or less than 25 percent localized damage
Poor: Material had 10 percent or more overall damage or 25 percent or more localized damage
Potential for ACM Disturbance
High: 1. Friable ACM is in an area regularly used by building occupants, including maintenance personnel, in the course of their normal activities.
2. There is a reasonable likelihood that the ACM or its covering will become damaged, deteriorated, or delaminated due to factors such as recurrent damage or changes in the building’s use, operation and maintenance (O&M), or occupancy.
3. The ACM is subject to major or continuing disturbance due to factors such as accessibility, vibration, or air erosion.
Moderate: 1. Friable ACM is in an area regularly used by building occupants, including maintenance personnel, in the course of their normal activities.
2. There is a reasonable likelihood that the ACM or its covering will become damaged, deteriorated, or delaminated due to factors such as recurrent damage or changes in the building’s use, operation and maintenance (O&M), or occupancy.
Low: The potential for contact with the ACM, influence of vibration, and potential for air erosion are assessed to be low.
Priority Action Ranking
1: Isolate the area and restrict access to necessary personnel. Remove or repair the material as soon as possible.
2: Repair or remove the material, or reduce the potential for disturbance as soon as possible. Follow up with an O&M program.
3 or 4: Repair the material and follow up with an O&M program.
5: Follow up with an O&M program, and reduce the material’s potential for disturbance.
6: Follow up with an O&M program, and further reduce the potential for disturbance.
7: Follow up with an O&M program, and take precautions to prevent the material from becoming friable during maintenance activities.
Nonsuspect Material
Nonsuspect material is building material that should be asbestos-free, and is coded NSFM, NSWM, NSCM, and NSINS, as defined in the abbreviations section. Nonsuspect materials were not sampled.
Not Accessible
Not accessible material is building material that cannot be accessed without breaking the integrity of the containing structure, and is denoted as N-ACC in the spreadsheet.
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