ASTM E2356-09
(Practice)Standard Practice for Comprehensive Building Asbestos Surveys
Standard Practice for Comprehensive Building Asbestos Surveys
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Management of asbestos-containing materials in buildings and facilities requires knowledge of the location, type, quantity, and condition of the material. The more complete and accurate the information available, the more appropriate and cost-effective are the control measures used to reduce possible exposure to airborne asbestos fibers. This is true whether the asbestos-containing materials remain undisturbed and completely intact, are selectively removed for maintenance or prior to renovation, or are removed to the greatest extent feasible before demolishing the building or facility.
This practice describes three types of surveys that support different objectives. These are the Baseline Survey, the Project Design Survey, and the Pre-Construction Survey.
The Baseline Survey is a building-wide or facility-wide inspection that provides a general sense of the overall location, type, quantity, and condition of asbestos-containing materials present. It is thorough in that most accessible functional spaces are inspected and bulk samples taken of suspect materials observed. The baseline survey provides information for long-term management of asbestos-containing materials and prioritization of response actions. The presence of asbestos in suspect materials may be assumed or presumed in some cases without bulk samples being taken or analyzed. However, the baseline survey is unobtrusive in that samples are not taken where doing so would result in objectionable damage to surfaces or where institutional barriers preclude access. In a baseline survey, destructive testing is avoided. Posting of signs and labels required for compliance with OSHA regulations would use the information generated during a Baseline Survey.
Note 1—A Baseline Survey is sometimes called an “AHERA” survey because it provides the type of information used for management of asbestos-containing materials in schools. However, the baseline survey described in this practice requires inspection, bulk sampl...
SCOPE
1.1 This practice describes procedures for conducting comprehensive surveys of buildings and facilities for the purpose of locating, identifying, quantifying, and assessing asbestos-containing materials.
1.2 The results of a Comprehensive Building Asbestos Survey are intended to be used for ongoing management of asbestos-containing materials, including Operations and Maintenance (O&M), removal, and other response actions. This includes response actions associated with renovations. A Comprehensive Building Asbestos Survey is also intended to provide information required for removal of asbestos-containing materials prior to demolition of a building or facility.
1.3 This practice discusses three types of surveys: Baseline Surveys, Project Design Surveys, and Pre-Construction Surveys.
1.4 This practice discusses the following activities for each of the above types of surveys:
1.4.1 Planning the survey to meet defined objectives;
1.4.2 Obtaining and reviewing information on the building or facility including previous surveys and response actions;
1.4.3 Conducting the physical activities of inspecting the premises and collecting bulk samples of suspect materials;
1.4.4 Analyzing the bulk samples for asbestos type and content;
1.4.5 Assessing the Current Condition and Potential for Disturbance of asbestos-containing materials; and
1.4.6 Preparing a report that includes a narrative discussion of the findings, tabulations of inspection, sampling and analysis results, graphical depiction of the areas inspected, and the results of the assessment.
1.5 A Comprehensive Building Asbestos Survey provides sufficient information about the asbestos-containing materials in a building or facility for purposes of a real property transaction. In situations where the amount of information required by a party to the transaction is minimal, a Limited Asbestos Screen (see Practice E2308) may suffice in place of the Comprehensi...
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Designation:E2356–09
Standard Practice for
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Comprehensive Building Asbestos Surveys
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2356; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope required by a party to the transaction is minimal, a Limited
Asbestos Screen (see Practice E2308) may suffice in place of
1.1 This practice describes procedures for conducting com-
the Comprehensive Building Asbestos Survey.
prehensivesurveysofbuildingsandfacilitiesforthepurposeof
1.6 This practice does not include air sampling or surface
locating, identifying, quantifying, and assessing asbestos-
(dust)samplingforpurposesofevaluatingapotentialexposure
containing materials.
hazard from airborne asbestos fibers.
1.2 The results of a Comprehensive Building Asbestos
1.7 Warning—Asbestos fibers are acknowledged carcino-
Survey are intended to be used for ongoing management of
gens. Breathing asbestos fibers can result in disease of the
asbestos-containing materials, including Operations and Main-
lungs including asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma.
tenance (O&M), removal, and other response actions. This
Precautions in this practice should be taken to avoid creating
includes response actions associated with renovations.ACom-
andbreathingairborneasbestosparticlesfrommaterialsknown
prehensive Building Asbestos Survey is also intended to
or suspected to contain asbestos. See 2.2 for regulatory
provide information required for removal of asbestos-
requirements addressing asbestos.
containing materials prior to demolition of a building or
1.8 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
facility.
standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
1.3 This practice discusses three types of surveys: Baseline
conversions to inch-pound units that are provided for informa-
Surveys, Project Design Surveys, and Pre-Construction Sur-
tion only and are not considered standard.
veys.
1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of the
1.4 This practice discusses the following activities for each
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
of the above types of surveys:
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
1.4.1 Planning the survey to meet defined objectives;
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
1.4.2 Obtaining and reviewing information on the building
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
or facility including previous surveys and response actions;
1.4.3 Conducting the physical activities of inspecting the
2. Referenced Documents
premises and collecting bulk samples of suspect materials;
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.4.4 Analyzing the bulk samples for asbestos type and
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
content;
E736 Test Method for Cohesion/Adhesion of Sprayed Fire-
1.4.5 Assessing the Current Condition and Potential for
Resistive Materials Applied to Structural Members
Disturbance of asbestos-containing materials; and
E1368 Practice for Visual Inspection of Asbestos Abate-
1.4.6 Preparing a report that includes a narrative discussion
ment Projects
ofthefindings,tabulationsofinspection,samplingandanalysis
E1494 Practice for Encapsulants for Spray- or Trowel-
results, graphical depiction of the areas inspected, and the
Applied Friable Asbestos-Containing Building Materials
results of the assessment.
E2308 Guide for Limited Asbestos Screens of Buildings
1.5 A Comprehensive Building Asbestos Survey provides
E2394 Practice for Maintenance, Renovation and Repair of
sufficient information about the asbestos-containing materials
Installed Asbestos Cement Products
in a building or facility for purposes of a real property
MNL-23 Manual on Asbestos Control: Surveys, Removal,
transaction. In situations where the amount of information
and Management – Second Edition, 2005
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Perfor-
mance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.24 on
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Building Preservation and Rehabilitation Technology. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2009. Published June 2010. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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approved in 2004. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as E2356 – 04 . DOI: Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
10.1520/E2356-09. the ASTM website.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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Designation:E2356–04 Designation:E2356–09
Standard Practice for
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Comprehensive Building Asbestos Surveys
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2356; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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´ NOTE—Asbestos warning editorially added in June 2006.
1. Scope
1.1 This practice describes procedures for conducting comprehensive surveys of buildings and facilities for the purpose of
locating, identifying, quantifying, and assessing asbestos-containing materials.
1.2 The results of a Comprehensive Building Asbestos Survey are intended to be used for ongoing management of
asbestos-containing materials, including Operations &and Maintenance (O&M), removal, and other response actions. This
includes response actions associated with renovations. A Comprehensive Building Asbestos Survey is also intended to provide
information required for removal of asbestos-containing materials prior to demolition of a building or facility.
1.3 This standard practice discusses twothree types of surveys: Baseline Surveys and Surveys, Project Design Surveys, and
Pre-Construction Surveys.
1.4 This standard practice discusses the following activities for each of the above types of surveys:
1.4.1 Planning the survey to meet defined objectives;
1.4.2 Obtaining and reviewing information on the building or facility including previous surveys and response actions;
1.4.3 Conducting the physical activities of inspecting the premises and collecting bulk samples of suspect materials;
1.4.4 Analyzing the bulk samples for asbestos type and content;
1.4.5 Assessing the Current Condition and Potential for Disturbance of asbestos-containing materials; and
1.4.6 Preparing a report that includes a narrative discussion of the findings, tabulations of inspection, sampling and analysis
results, graphical depiction of the areas inspected, and the results of the assessment.
1.5 A Comprehensive Building Asbestos Survey provides sufficient information about the asbestos-containing materials in a
building or facility for purposes of a real property transaction. In situations where the amount of information required by a party
to the transaction is minimal, a LimitedAsbestos Screen (see Practice E2308) may suffice in place of the Comprehensive Building
Asbestos Survey.
1.6 This standard practice does not include air sampling or surface (dust) sampling for purposes of evaluating a potential
exposure hazard from airborne asbestos fibers.
1.7 Warning—Asbestos fibers are acknowledged carcinogens. Breathing asbestos fibers can result in disease of the lungs
including asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma. Precautions in this standard practice should be taken to avoid creating and
breathing airborne asbestos particles from materials known or suspected to contain asbestos. See 2.2 for regulatory requirements
addressing asbestos.
1.8
1.8 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions
to inch-pound units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.24 on Building
Preservation and Rehabilitation Technology.
Current edition approved July 1, 2004. Published July 2004. DOI: 10.1520/E2356-04E01.
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Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2009. Published June 2010. Originally approved in 2004. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as E2356 – 04 . DOI:
10.1520/E2356-09.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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