Asbestos Action Plan for UC San Diego Project Managers

• Determine if asbestos is present.
  • Search the UC San Diego Asbestos Survey database for specific building locations.
  • In the event that information on the presence of asbestos is not already available relating to any area/building material within any structure, building, room, or appurtenance which may be disturbed during proposed renovation or demolition, a current asbestos survey must first be conducted in that structure, building, room, or appurtenance. All such surveys must be performed by an appropriately licensed entity/person.

• Do abatement if asbestos is present.
  • If asbestos is known to be present in the project area, asbestos abatement must be completed before your employees can work in the area.
  • Read about the project manager's responsibilities and decision logic: Asbestos Project Management (PDF)
  • Follow the steps below for small- or large-scale abatement.

Important: If suspected asbestos-containing materials have the potential of being disturbed during renovation, a sample must be collected for verification by a certified consultant. Otherwise, the material must be presumed to contain asbestos unless proven otherwise by lab analysis.

• Instruct employees to stop work on the task involved.
• Take immediate action to ensure the material is not disturbed.
• During business hours, immediately call Environment, Health & Safety at (858) 534-3660.
  After business hours, immediately call UC San Diego Police at 9-1-1 (from a campus land line) or (858) 534-HELP (from a cell phone).

• Submit a request for asbestos abatement to Facilities Management.
• Complete the Asbestos Project Information Sheet before the project begins.
• Call EH&S Environmental Management Facility (EMF), (858) 534-2753, to have an authorized EMF specialist sign the hazardous waste manifest.
• When the hazardous waste manifest has been signed by EMF personnel, authorize your employees to begin or resume work.
• Keep records of the asbestos abatement work in your department's files.

Note: Only EH&S Environmental Management Facility (EMF) personnel are authorized to sign hazardous waste manifests for removal or disposal of asbestos-containing materials from UC San Diego facilities.

• Select a California-licensed asbestos abatement consultant and a separate. To avoid conflict of interest, these individuals or entities must be separate. The contractor cannot hire or appoint the hiring of the consultant. Duties for the 2 roles include:  
  • Consultant: Monitors the work area before, during, and after the project. After the project, the consultant will provide a close-out report within 30 days.
  • Contractor: Encapsulates or removes the asbestos.

Note: A California-licensed asbestos abatement consultant is required for the duration of large-scale asbestos abatement projects, for both exterior and interior projects, in or adjacent to occupied spaces.

• Complete the Asbestos Project Information Sheet before the project begins.
• Notify EH&S when the abatement work is done by mailing a copy of the consultant's close-out report to Mail Code 0958, or e-mail to ehsasbestos@ucsd.edu.
• Call EH&S Environmental Management Facility, (858) 534-2753, to have an authorized EMF specialist sign the hazardous waste manifest.
• When the hazardous waste manifest has been signed by EMF personnel, authorize your employees to begin or resume work.
• Keep records of the asbestos abatement work in your department's files.

Note: Only EH&S Environmental Management Facility (EMF) personnel are authorized to sign hazardous waste manifests for removal or disposal of asbestos-containing materials from UC San Diego facilities.