On
October 22, 1986, an amendment to the Toxic Substance Control Act requiring
schools to determine the presence of asbestos containing building materials in
all school buildings was enacted. That
amendment, called the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) required
that all school buildings be visually inspected by accredited inspectors and
that bulk samples of suspected materials are taken where the material was not
assumed to be asbestos. It further
required that management plans be created for each individual building and that
the maintenance and custodial personnel receive training. This document is the Asbestos Management Plan
which provides the means and the methods to effectively deal with asbestos
containing building materials.
All
phases of asbestos inspection and management planning are reported in this plan
including: response action strategy,
priorities, scheduling of abatement activities coordination of personnel and
evaluation of results. The plan has an
additional function as a reporting document to the State. At the local level, the plan is available for
general review by the community.
Through
the Department of Public Buildings, Quincy Public Schools has completed the 2023
three-year re-inspections and reports are available for review at the City of
Quincy’s Department of Public Buildings office. Please call Daniel Bythrow at 781-888-5138
if you have any questions.