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Will running an evaporative cooler (sometimes known as a "swamp cooler") or whole-house fan help protect me and my family from COVID-19?
Both evaporative coolers (or "swamp coolers") and whole-house fans can help protect people indoors from airborne transmission of COVID-19 because they increase ventilation with outside air to cool indoor spaces. Evaporative coolers are used in dry climates. They use water to provide cooling and increase relative humidity indoors. When operating…
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A school building burns down. A local education agency (LEA) wants to use a local community center under the authority of an LEA for 6 months due to the emergency. Does this temporary school building have to be inspected?
Yes. 40 CFR part 763.85(a)(2) of the asbestos in schools rule states that, “[i]n the event that emergency use of an uninspected building as a school building is necessitated, such buildings shall be inspected within 30 days after commencement of such use.” Other Frequent Questions about Asbestos Learn About Asbestos…
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A school uses a single room in a non-school building on a regular basis as a classroom for elementary and secondary education purposes during regular school hours. Is the room covered by the asbestos-containing materials in schools rule?
The single room used by the school on a regular basis as a classroom is covered by asbestos-containing materials in schools rule (40 CFR part 763, subpart E), in addition to the hallways and bathrooms used by the school children. However, the rest of the building is not covered. Other…
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Are churches or sanctuaries that are under the local education agency's (LEA's) authority, which are attended by students for religious worship purposes during normal school hours, required to be inspected?
If the church is not used for school instruction (e.g., math, spelling, etc.) purposes, no. However, when the church is under the authority of an local education agency (LEA) and is used for school instruction it must be inspected and included in the management plan. (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act…
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Are there criteria under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) for doing aggressive asbestos air monitoring?
Yes. Unit III.B.7.d. of Appendix A to 40 CFR part 763, subpart E provides criteria for aggressive air monitoring. Other Frequent Questions about Asbestos Learn About Asbestos Asbestos and School Buildings Information for Owners and Managers of Buildings that Contain Asbestos Protect Your Family from Exposures to Asbestos Asbestos Contaminated…
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I work for a commercial lab and have questions on how to report the results of asbestos analysis for a local education agency (LEA). Who should I talk to?
You can contact the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) National Voluntary Lab Accreditation Program (NVLAP) at (301) 975-4016 or at NVLAP@nist.gov . Other Frequent Questions about Asbestos Learn About Asbestos Asbestos and School Buildings Information for Owners and Managers of Buildings that Contain Asbestos Protect Your Family from…
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How does EPA know that the products on List N work on SARS-CoV-2?
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 View List N, a searchable and sortable list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel human coronavirus that causes COVID-19. EPA expects the products on List N to kill SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, because they: Demonstrate efficacy against the coronavirus…
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I can’t tell if the product I’m interested in is on the list or not. Can you help me?
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 View List N, a searchable and sortable list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel human coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Disinfectant products may be marketed and sold under different brand and product names. To determine whether EPA expects a given product to…
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Why aren’t hand sanitizers listed on List N?
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 View List N, a searchable and sortable list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel human coronavirus that causes COVID-19. List N only includes EPA-registered surface disinfectants. Hand sanitizers, antiseptic washes and antibacterial soaps are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration…
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If my school does not have any known or assumed asbestos containing building materials (ACBM), do I need to reinspect?
No. Only schools that contain friable and non-friable known or assumed ACBM must be reinspected once every 3 years. Other Frequent Questions about Asbestos Learn About Asbestos Asbestos and School Buildings Information for Owners and Managers of Buildings that Contain Asbestos Protect Your Family from Exposures to Asbestos Asbestos Contaminated…
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If vermiculite insulation bulk samples analyzed by standard polarized-light microscopy (PLM) analysis is found to be less than 1% asbestos is it still considered an asbestos-containing material under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)?
Vermiculite insulation containing less than 1 percent asbestos does not qualify as asbestos containing material (ACM) under AHERA and the asbestos-containing materials in schools rule. If standard PLM analysis, ensuring that bulk samples comply with sampling requirements as laid out in 40 CFR part 763.86 and that subsequent analysis of…
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Is floor tile considered asbestos-containing material (ACM) under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) if there are contradictory results between polarized-light microscopy (PLM) and transmission electron microscopy?
For its inspection and assessment purposes, the local education agency (LEA) must first rely upon the results analyzed using the 1992 Interim PLM Method found at Appendix A to Subpart E in 40 CFR part 763, unless, it chooses to alternatively rely upon the improved “Test Method for the Determination…
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Is each individual school required to keep a complete updated copy of its asbestos management plan pursuant to the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) in its administrative office?
Yes, each school is required to maintain in its administrative office a complete, updated asbestos management plan for that school. (40 CFR part 763.93(g)(3)). Other Frequent Questions about Asbestos Learn About Asbestos Asbestos and School Buildings Information for Owners and Managers of Buildings that Contain Asbestos Protect Your Family from…
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Is the school district required to do anything about asbestos in its school buildings?
Yes. The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) was passed by Congress in 1986. AHERA requires public school districts and non-profit private schools to inspect their schools for asbestos-containing building material and prepare management plans which recommend the best way to reduce the hazard from any asbestos-containing materials that may…
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Several public high school students take advanced placement classes with college freshmen at the State university. Does a classroom or building that these students frequent have to be inspected under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)?
No. The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) § 203 refers to school buildings under the authority of a local education agency (LEA). State university classrooms are not under an LEA’s authority, and therefore are not covered. Other Frequent Questions about Asbestos Learn About Asbestos Asbestos and School Buildings Information…
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