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(g) Asbestos air monitoring technicians and asbestos
air monitoring technician project monitors. A licensed air monitoring
technician (AMT) or asbestos air monitoring technician project monitors
(AMT/PM) who performs phase contrast microscopy (PCM) analysis in
the field as an employee of a licensed asbestos laboratory must maintain
on-site for the duration of the project:
(1) all analyzed slides, each labeled so that the AMT
or AMT/PM can provide the project name, date, and time of sample collection
and analysis, and sample location;
(2) documentation of the AMT’s or AMT/PM’s
relative standard of deviation, in accordance with the NIOSH 7400
method; and
(3) a copy of:
(A) the AMT’s or AMT/PM’s NIOSH 582 or
NIOSH 582 Equivalent training certificate and documentation of current
participation in the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
Proficiency Analytical Testing Program; or
(B) documentation of current registration with the
AIHA Asbestos Analyst Registry (AAR).
(h) Asbestos laboratories. A licensed asbestos laboratory
must maintain a copy of all analyses performed and all other records
and documents required by this chapter for 30 years after the date
of analysis, including the sample identification number and analytical
results.
(1) An analyzing laboratory must keep all samples from
a public building received for analysis for 30 days following completion
of the analysis. Sample grids must be maintained for one year after
the date of the analysis.
(2) An analyzing laboratory must maintain a copy of
individual records for each analyst to document the individual analyst's
relative standard of deviation in accordance with the NIOSH 7400 method
for three years after the date the calculation was made. Records must
be kept in the laboratory indicating which samples were used to meet
the 10% quality-control analysis requirement.
(i) Asbestos training providers.
(1) Central location. The following records and documents
must be maintained at a central location for a period of three years
after the date of the course:
(A) Training course materials. A licensed training
provider must retain a copy of each instructional material used in
the delivery of a classroom training, such as student training manuals,
instructor notebooks, and handouts. Each instructional material must
be kept for three years after the last date of the most recent training
for which it was used.
(B) Training courses. Records must indicate the name
of the course, date of the course, each instructor who taught the
course, and list the students who attended the course.
(C) Instructor qualifications. A licensed training
provider must retain a copy of each instructor’s resume and
the documents approving each instructor issued by DSHS or EPA for
three years after the conclusion of their last classroom training.
(D) Examinations. A licensed training provider must
document that each person who receives an accreditation certificate
for an initial training course has achieved a minimum passing score
of 70% correct on the written examination, as required in §296.73(b)
of this chapter (relating to Asbestos Training Courses). These records
must include a copy of the exam and clearly indicate the date on which
the exam was administered, the training course and discipline for
which the exam was given, the name of the person who proctored the
exam, and the name, examination answer sheet, and test score of each
person taking the exam. All information from the training course and
examination, including the topic and dates of the training course,
must correspond to the information listed on each person's accreditation
certificate. All records required to be maintained in accordance with
this section must be maintained for three years after the date of
the examination and immediately upon conclusion of the course and
administration of the examination, must be made available for DSHS
inspection.
(E) Accreditation certificates. A licensed training
provider must maintain records that document the names of each individual
who has been awarded one or more training certificate, the certificate
number applicable to each certificate awarded to an individual, each
discipline for which accreditation was conferred, each applicable
training and expiration date, and the training location.
(2) Records access. A licensed training provider must
allow DSHS reasonable access to all of the records required by the
MAP and any other records required by DSHS for the approval of an
asbestos training provider or the accreditation of an asbestos training
course.
(j) Public building owners. A building owner that meets
the mandatory survey requirement using the method described in §296.191(d)(6)(B)
of this chapter (relating to Asbestos Management in a Public Building,
Commercial Building, or Facility) and uses the certification in lieu
of an asbestos survey must maintain the following records;
(1) the Texas-registered architect’s or Texas-licensed
professional engineer’s certification; and
(2) copies of the MSDSs or SDSs or both and any previous
asbestos surveys reviewed by the Texas-registered architect or Texas-licensed
professional engineer to prepare the certification.
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