Position: Asbestos Abatement Worker II

Position Summary:

The Asbestos Abatement Worker II performs maintenance and repair activities on and around asbestos containing materials (ACM) to ensure a safe and healthy learning environment for school facilities. An employee in this class has the responsibility for carrying out asbestos abatement response actions (removal, repair, encapsulation, etc.) as determined in the mandated Asbestos Management Plans, removing ACM to allow regular routine maintenance activities to occur and completing the relative paper work documenting such. An individual in this class must be able to follow and understand verbal and written directions relative to response action design(s) as well as understanding routine maintenance repair activities. The incumbent may be responsible for the supervision of subordinates in his charge and is routinely called upon to adjust hours of work as required to accommodate asbestos related projects.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Constructs negative pressure enclosures prior to removing ACM;
• Removes ACM from equipment, surfaces and other building components;
• Removes ACM from piping system using a glove bag to allow pipe repairs to be made safely;
• Temporarily removes asbestos containing ceiling tiles to allow maintenance to be done in the space above the tiles;
• Removes and repairs damaged asbestos containing floor tile;
• Repairs/replaces damaged ACM fire doors;
• Performs large-scale fiber release clean-up activities;
• Attends yearly licensing renewal training; and
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Good knowledge of the principles and practices involved in asbestos abasement;
• Considerable knowledge of the trade and of properties, characteristics and uses of relative equipment, materials and tools;
• Thorough knowledge of federal, state and local codes and regulations related to asbestos abatement;
• General knowledge of various construction trades, mechanical systems and boiler equipment;
• Ability to understand, learn and use equipment germane to performing assigned duties;
• General knowledge of OSHA/EPA regulations;
• Ability to read and comprehend work orders, plans, specifications and diagrams as well as enforce safety regulations;
• Ability to obtain and maintain all required certifications as identified by federal, state and local regulatory agencies;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relations;
• Strength and dexterity to perform the required tasks, and
• Must be in good physical condition.

Education and/or Experience Requirements:

High school diploma or GED with increasing responsible experiences involving abatement or asbestos materials, building trades and/or building maintenance, or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Certification:

Certification by EPA and State of Maryland as an Asbestos Abatement Worker and Supervisor; possession of an appropriate and valid Maryland Motor Vehicle Operator's License with driving record indicating five (5) or fewer current points of which no more than three (3) shall have been accumulated as a result of traffic violations occurring while operating a Board of Education vehicle (see Prince George's County Public School's Bulletin P-1-88 dated July 21, 1987).

Supervisory Responsibilities:

May supervise Apprentices and Trades Helpers.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.

Additional Information:

None.