Asbestos Survey
Homogeneous Sample Area Management & Data Analysis
Asbestos abatement projects have been one of the most common
hazardous material cleanup projects throughout the country during the last 25
years. Numerous class action law suits have occurred due to worker and
consumer exposure to asbestos material. Asbestos has been proven to cause
many diseases such as asbestosis. We were contacted a few years ago to develop a
comprehensive database to manage the survey of suspect Asbestos containing
materials to determine asbestos cleanup requirements for facilities. The
survey system is design to manage multiple asbestos cleanup projects
concurrently with re-sampling over time. The database includes a highly
flexible data-driven design such that all key data attributes are list driven
and are maintainable by the user. The system also has the capability to
manage large amounts of supporting documentation through the organization and
display of documents including MS Word, AutoCAD drawing files, and photographs.
The asbestos survey software template described here focuses on
asbestos remediation projects; however, with minor modification the same system may be used for general hazardous material surveys and lead
contamination surveys.
The thumb nail images below provide an overview of the design and functionality of the database.
To see a full size image click on the thumbnail image
Welcome screen illustrating efficient user interface with tabs for each database function.
Below is the main screen for setting up the asbestos abatement HSA sampling areas. The database provides great flexibility in
defining spaced with suspect asbestos containing material. Building, rooms, floors and areas with spaces can be described and
grouped in one sampling area for the suspect asbestos containing material. Also included are NESHAP and AHERA classifications for
each area.
The database can handle any number of buildings, floors, rooms and spaces. There is additional detail available
for ACM subtype of 'Pipe'. The additional pipe information includes:
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Pipe Diameter
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Type
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Orientation
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Height
Asbestos cleanup sample characteristics are defined in this screen. Selections are made for the HSA, collection date, technician and any scanned notes or photographs.
The ability to include the supporting data such as notes and photographs greatly simplifies the organization of the asbestos ACM
sampling project.
The results of the asbestos cleanup sampling are entered into the screen below. Note the parallel design between asbestos sample
definition
tab and asbestos sample results tab - this makes training and day to day operation more efficient compared to other layouts.
A flexible asbestos management reports parameter form is shown below. This form provides for filtering of the sample analysis
results by key sample
characteristics. The featured reports are as follows:
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Suspect ACM Inventory by Functional Space
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HSA Inventory by Functional Space
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Sample Results by Homogeneous Sampling Area
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Sample Analysis Result by Building Space
A print of the asbestos cleanup report is overlaid on the asbestos report parameters screen below.
Key to a flexible asbestos database management system is the ability for the user to maintain lists for all aspects of the data
entry process. Below you can see that nearly all aspects of the data entry can be customized by extending or modifying the
various lists which support the main asbestos survey data entry process. Pipes, analysis methods, layers/colors, and more can
be fully customized.
Contact us today for a live
demo of our Asbestos Remediation Survey Template Software.
