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• 3618 Shore Avenue Everett,WA 98203 Project Number:2019-0520 2.0 INSPECTION METHOD Asbestos Inspection Method The NVL Labs field inspector is an Asbestos Building Inspector, certified under the requirements of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) regulation 40 CFR 763, Subpart E. A copy of his certificate is provided in Appendix C. The AHERA Guidelines dictate the following: The inspector must determine homogenous areas, which are defined as an area of Thermal System Insulation, Surfacing Material, or Miscellaneous Material that is uniform in texture and color. Once homogenous areas have been determined, the inspector must determine whether or not material is friable or non-friable. Friable is defined as a material, that when dry, can be crushed, pulverized, or reduced to dust using hand pressure, and non-friable material is defined as a material, that when dry, cannot be crushed pulverized or reduced to dust using hand pressure. Materials normally defined as non-friable can become friable by definition if sufficiently damaged. Once friability has been determined, the materials suspected of containing asbestos are divided into one of three categories: Thermal System Insulation (TSI), Surfacing Material (SM), or Miscellaneous Material (MM). Generally speaking, TSI and SM are considered to be friable, with the exception of TSI where the structural integrity of the insulation is intact and the protective out wrap is undamaged. Once materials are divided into one of the categories, samples are collected in the following manner: Friable Thermal System Insulation: 1. Inspector shall collect three (3) randomly distributed samples; 2. Inspector shall collect a minimum of one sample of each TSI materials that appears to have been used as a patch, as long as the patch is less than six linear feet or six square feet; 3. Inspector shall collect in a manner sufficient, samples from areas of TSI applied to fittings, tees, and joints. Friable Surfacing Material: 1. Inspector shall collect samples in statistically random manner of surfacing materials as follows: a. Collect three bulk samples from an area believed to be homogeneous (defined as a material that appears to be the same or similar and was installed at the same time) that is 1,000 square feet or less in size; b. Collect five bulk samples from an area believed to be homogeneous that is greater than 1,000 square feet in size, but less than 5,000 square feet in size; c. Collect seven bulk samples from an area believed to be homogeneous that is greater than 5,000 square feet. NVL Laboratories, Inc. 4708 Aurora Ave N Seattle,WA 98199 Phone(206)547-0100•Fax(206)634-1936 4