Job Description

Removes asbestos from ceilings, walls, beams, boilers, and other structures, following hazardous waste handling guidelines: Seals off work area, using plastic sheeting and duct tape.

• Positions mobile decontamination unit or portable showers at entrance of work area.

• Builds connecting walkway between mobile unit or portable showers and work area, using hand tools, lumber, nails, plastic sheeting, and duct tape.

• Positions portable air evacuation and filtration system inside work area

• Performs waste disposal and site evacuation procedures.
• Sets up and operates environmental and protective equipment.
• Works in an enclosed damp environment for extended periods of time, wearing required

respiratory equipment and protective clothing; works at heights using ladders and scaffolding.

• Verifies condition of all safety equipment.
• Determines material and equipment needs.

• Sprays chemical solution over asbestos covered surfaces, using tank with attached hose and nozzle, to soften asbestos.
• Cuts and scrapes asbestos from surfaces, using knife and scraper.

• Shovels asbestos into plastic disposal bags and seals bags, using duct tape

• Cleans work area of loose asbestos, using vacuum, broom, and dust pan.
• Places asbestos in disposal bags and seals bags, using duct tape.
• Dismantles scaffolding and temporary walkway, using hand tools, and places plastic sheeting and disposal bags into transport bags.
• Seals bags, using duct tape, and loads bags into truck.

• Performs work safely in accordance with departmental safety procedures and operates equipment safely.
• Reports any unsafe work condition or practice to supervisor