Asbestos Management

EHS Snapshot - Asbestos Management Program

Asbestos was widely used in building materials from around the 1940's to the early 1980's and since many University buildings were constructed during that time, asbestos management is a major program.

The University's policy is management in-place, meaning asbestos is only handled or removed when necessary, before renovations, demolitions, when the material could be disturbed or is damaged. Several federal and state agencies also regulate asbestos-related activities including US EPA, PA DEP, PA Department of Labor and Industry, and OSHA.

EHS provides or coordinates the following services or components of the Asbestos Managment Program:

Inspections, surveys and hazard assessments (Contact: Brett Eddinger (primary) or Steve Rohrbach (backup)).
Contractor project design, cost estimating, specification / bid document preparation, planning (Contact: Brett Eddinger / Steve Rohrbach).
Contractor prequalification, in conjunction with OPP (Contact: Brett Eddinger / Steve Rohrbach).
Consultant prequalification (Contact: Brett Eddinger / Steve Rohrbach).
Project and sample data management (Contact: Brett Eddinger / Steve Rohrbach).