La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § III-2713

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section III-2713 - Assessment

A. The local education agency or state government shall have an accredited inspector provide the following.

1. For each inspection and reinspection conducted under LAC 33:III.2707.A and B and previous inspections specified under LAC 33:III.2735, the local education agency or the state government shall have an accredited inspector provide a written assessment of all friable known or assumed ACBM in the school or state building.

2. Each accredited inspector providing a written assessment shall sign and date the assessment, include a copy of his or her accreditation certificate current at the time of assessment and submit a copy of the assessment to the person designated under LAC 33:III.2705 for inclusion in the management plan within 30 days of the assessment.

B. The inspector shall classify and give reasons in the written assessment for classifying the ACBM and suspected ACBM assumed to be ACM in the school or state building into one of the following categories:

1. damaged or significantly damaged thermal system insulation ACM;

2. damaged friable surfacing ACM;

3. significantly damaged friable surfacing ACM;

4. damaged or significantly damaged friable miscellaneous ACM;

5. ACBM with potential for damage;

6. ACBM with potential for significant damage; or

7. any remaining friable ACBM or friable suspected ACBM.

C. Assessment may include the following considerations.

1. Location and the amount of the material, both in total quantity and as a percentage of the functional space, may be considered.

2. Condition of the material, may be included, specifying:

a. type of damage or significant damage (e.g., flaking, blistering, water damage, or other signs of physical damage);

b. severity of damage (e.g., major flaking, severely torn jackets, as opposed to occasional flaking and minor tears to jackets); and

c. extent or spread of damage over large areas or large percentages of the homogeneous area.

3. Whether the material is accessible may be included.

4. The material's potential for disturbance may be considered.

5. Known or suspected causes of damage or significant damage may be included (e.g., air erosion, vandalism, vibration, water).

6. Preventative measures which might eliminate the reasonable likelihood of undamaged ACM from becoming significantly damaged may be considerations.

D. The local education agency or the state government shall select a person accredited to develop management plans to review the results of each inspection, reinspection, and assessment for the school or state building and to conduct any other necessary activities in order to recommend in writing to the local education agency or the state government appropriate response actions. The accredited person shall sign and date the recommendation, provide a copy of his or her accreditation certificate current at the time of management plan development or other action, and submit a copy of the recommendation to the person designated under LAC 33:III.2705.A.7.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § III-2713

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality and Nuclear Energy, Air Quality Division, LR 15:735 (September 1989), amended by the Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Air Quality Division, LR 20:649 (June 1994), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Division, LR 40:504 (March 2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2344 and 40:1749.1.