ATT - 13 Asbestos Survey Glossary.pdf

Triennial Asbestos Re-Inspection Report Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital 5000 South 5th Avenue, Hines, IL

MC Consulting Inc. January 2011

ABBREVIATIONS

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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

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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.