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ASBESTOS INSPECTION REPORT
CLIENT: Derly, Raphael
ADDRESS: 614 E Cooper Ave
Aspen , CO , 81611
EMAIL: Shinapouk@gmail.com
PHONE: 1-310-902-3311
ECOS JOB NUMBER: A-24-0049-AT
PROJECT LOCATION: Same Location
DATE OF INSPECTION: 04-09-2024
DATE OF REPORT: 04-11-2024
ECOS Environmental – Glenwood Springs, Colorado
6690 Highway 82
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Office – (970) 945-4407
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SUMMARY
ECOS Environmental & Disaster Restoration (ECOS) was contracted to conduct a limited asbestos
inspection at the above referenced location to determine if there is asbestos containing building
material (ACBM), in building materials located in the basement storage room and main level
kitchen and seating area of the property for a proposed renovation. The inspection was performed in
accordance with the Standards of Practice of the Colorado Regulation 8 Part B in effect at the time of
this Inspection. This inspection is not intended to be technically exhaustive. The inspection includes all
accessible building materials in the affected location; however, should any additional building
materials be discovered during demolition, those materials must be sampled and analyzed prior to
continuing with the work. Fourteen (14) samples were collected of the suspect materials, as listed in the
Lab Data Table located on Page 10 of this report.
The Inspector has prepared this written Asbestos Inspection Report for the sole use and benefit of the
client. The asbestos inspection report shall identify, report, and make recommendations for future
evaluation. Client agrees to read the entire Asbestos Inspection Report when received and shall
promptly contact the Inspector with questions and/or concerns regarding the reported findings. The
use of this report and information contained herein by others, in whole or in part, is not authorized
without the written mutual consent of the client and Asbestos Consulting Firm, ECOS Environmental.
INSPECTOR QUALIFICATIONS
This inspection was performed by Tobie Taylor, Colorado State Department of Public Health and
Environment Certification Number 21893.
SAMPLE ANALYSIS PROCEDURE
ECOS collected bulk samples, in a random and representative manner, of the homogenous areas as
determined by the above-named Inspector, an EPA/State of Colorado Certified Asbestos Building
Inspector. A simplified sampling scheme was utilized as described in EPA pink book table 2. Samples
were collected by using wet techniques to minimize damage to the suspect asbestos containing
building material (ACBM) and subsequent fiber release. These wet methods may entail wetting the
surface of the material to be sampled with water mist from a spray bottle or contained using a plastic
bag. The sample container is pressed tightly against the surface of the material being sampled and with
a twisting motion, the sampler is slowly pushed into the material for collection. The container is then
labeled with a unique sample ID number and marked on the Sampling Area Diagram. The Inspector
cleans the tools and equipment, following collection of each sample to minimize cross-contamination
between sample collecting. The Inspector assumes materials in inaccessible locations were homogenous
to those in accessible locations, to limit disturbance during the sampling process. All samples were
placed in sealed, labeled containers, with sample descriptions and locations were recorded. Samples
were delivered under a chain of custody for analysis to approved lab.
Performance of this asbestos inspection is intended to reduce, but not eliminate, uncertainty regarding
the presence of ACBM in connection with the above referenced property. No guarantee is expressed or
implied that all ACBM was identified in the inspection. Therefore, ECOS Environmental cannot be held
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accountable for restrictions placed on us by the client, conditions or information unknown, or areas
inaccessible at the time of the inspection.
TRANSMITTAL OF ASBESTOS SURVEY REPORT
One copy of the building or structure asbestos survey shall be immediately transmitted by the owner as
follows:
• One copy of the completed asbestos survey shall be sent by the owner, or their agent, to the
local government entity charged with issuing a permit for actions such as demolition,
renovation, remodeling or repair work under applicable State or local laws.
• The completed asbestos survey shall be kept on the construction site with the asbestos
notification and variance, if required, throughout the duration of the asbestos project and any
associated demolition, renovation, remodeling, or repair project.
ASBESTOS SURVEY INFORMATION
The asbestos survey shall, at a minimum, identify and assess with due diligence, the locations,
quantities, friability, and conditions of all building material types at the affected area of the building or
structure. The certified asbestos building inspector is responsible for identification and assessment of
all types of materials within the affected area of the building or structure.
All building materials visually assessed shall be assumed to be asbestos containing building materials
(ACBM) unless bulk sampling is conducted as per standard EPA and OSHA accepted methodologies.
The subsequent analysis is performed by a laboratory with the requirements and analyses, which
satisfy both CO STATE ELAP and Federal regulations. This includes multi- layered sample analyses to
document non-asbestos containing material.
The asbestos survey shall also include the building or structure name, address, the owner’s name and
address, or the name and address of the owner's agent, the name of the firm performing the asbestos
survey and a copy of the firm’s current asbestos handling license. In addition, the names of the certified
inspector(s) performing the survey, a copy of their current individual asbestos handling certificate, the
dates of the asbestos survey, a listing of homogeneous areas identifying which ones are ACBM, all
laboratory analysis reports for bulk samples collected, and copies of the appropriate certifications for
the laboratory used for analysis of samples taken during the asbestos survey.
UNIDENTIFIED AND UNASSESSED ASBESTOS
When any construction activity such as demolition, remodeling, renovation or repair work reveals
suspect ACBM not identified in the asbestos survey, or has not been identified by OSHA or EPA
requirements, all activities shall cease in the area where the suspect ACBM is found. Unassessed
suspect ACBM shall be assumed, treated, and handled as ACBM, unless proven otherwise by standard
EPA and OSHA accepted methods. To document non-asbestos containing material, analysis must be
performed by a laboratory with the requirements and analysis which satisfy both CO STATE ELAP and
Federal regulations.
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ASBESTOS ABATEMENT
If the asbestos survey finds asbestos containing building material (ACBM) in the area of the building or
structure to be demolished, renovated, remodeled, or have repair work, the owner or the owner’s agent
shall conduct, an Asbestos Abatement performed by a licensed General Asbestos Contractor (GAC) in
accordance with all standards set forth.
All building or structure owners and GACs on a demolition, renovation, remodeling, or repair project
shall inform all trades about the ACBM on the work site.
All ACBM impacted by the demolition, renovation, remodeling, or repair project shall be removed
prior to access of other uncertified trades or personnel. No demolition, renovation, remodeling, or
repair work shall take place by the owner or the owner’s agent prior to the completion of the asbestos
abatement in accordance with Regulation 8 Part B. For multi-phased work, access is restricted for
uncertified trades or personnel in the area where the asbestos abatement is taking place. Upon
completion of the asbestos abatement, other trades and personnel will have access to the work site. For
demolition projects exempt from asbestos survey requirements due to being structurally unsound, the
demolition is considered an asbestos abatement.
ASBESTOS PROJECT
An asbestos project is any work involving the removal, encapsulation, enclosure, repair, or disturbance
of friable or non-friable asbestos, or any handling of ACBM which may result in the release of asbestos
fibers. An asbestos project shall include any disturbance of asbestos fibers, planning, asbestos survey,
project design, background air sampling, gross removal, cleanup, the handling of all ACBM,
inspection, final cleaning, air clearance, and final waste removal from site. An asbestos project starts
with Phase I when the planning, asbestos survey, and design work begins as required. The project shall
not be considered completed until Phase II D is complete. (See Table 1 below).
Phase I
(Prior to Asbestos
Abatement Contractor)
Phase II
Start -> Abatement -> End
A B A B C D
Asbestos
survey,
planning,
and design
Background
air sampling
Regulated
abatement
work area(s)
preparation
and enclosure
construction
Asbestos
handling
including gross
removal or
abatement, initial
cleans, and waste
Final
cleaning
and
clearance
air samples
Final waste
removal
from site
Start -> Asbestos Project ->Final Clearance
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ASBESTOS ABATEMENT TRIGGER LEVELS
An asbestos abatement in a Single-Family Residential Dwelling (SFRD) less than 32 square feet, 50
linear feet on pipes, or the volume equivalent of a 55-gallon drum is regulated by OSHA in 29 CFR
1926.1101. An abatement of materials greater than these trigger levels are regulated by the Colorado
Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE). These regulations are found in the Colorado
Regulation 8, Part B.
In Public and Commercial Buildings, the trigger levels are 160 square feet, 260 linear feet on pipes, or
the volume equivalent of a 55-gallon drum.
In school buildings, any amount of damage to or removal of ACBM to greater than 3 square feet or 3
linear feet on pipes must be handled in accordance with the Colorado Regulation 8 and AHERA
regulations.
ASBESTOS SURVEY FLOW CHART
Asbestos Test
0% -Non Detect
No Action
Required
< 1%
OSHA
Requirements
NO Permit
Required
ECOS provides
clearance (NOT
required)
>1%
Reg. 8
Requirements
Permit
Clearance Testing
Manifested
Disposal at
Approved Landfill
Additional Reg. 8
Requirements
>3,000 SF
Project Design
Project Manager
Oversight
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Homogenous areas sampling requirement: SF= Square Footage. LF= Linear Footage
HOMOGENOUS MATERIAL TYPE QUANTITIES MINIMUM # OF SAMPLES
SURFACING MATERIAL
0 TO < 1,000 SF 3
1,000 TO 5,000 SF 5
>5,000 SF 7
BULK SAMPLES OF MATERIALS WITH
SURFACING MATERIALS
0 TO < 1,000 SF 3
1,000 TO 5,000 SF 5
>5,000 SF 7
THERMAL SYSTEM INSULATION EACH MATERIAL 3
PATCH < 6 SF, LF 1
MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS EACH MATERIAL 2
ASBESTOS REMOVAL CATEGORIES
Category I Non-Friable ACM: - Asbestos-containing packings, gaskets, resilient floor covering, and
asphalt roofing materials, etc. containing more than one percent 1% asbestos when dry cannot be
crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.
Category II Non-Friable ACM: - Any material, excluding Category I Non-Friable ACM, containing
more than one percent 1% asbestos when dry cannot be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder
by hand pressure.
Class I Asbestos Work: OSHA term - involves the abatement of Thermal Systems Insulation (TSI) and
Surfacing ACBM and PACM.
Class II Asbestos Work: OSHA term - involves the abatement of ACBM which is not TSI or Surfacing
material. This includes, but is not limited to, the removal of ACBM wallboard, floor tile and sheeting,
roofing and siding shingles, and construction mastics.
Class III Asbestos Work: OSHA term - meaning Repair and Maintenance operations, where no more
than a minor quantity of ACBM, including TSI and Surfacing ACBM and PACM, is likely to be
disturbed.
Class IV Asbestos Work: OSHA term - meaning Maintenance and Custodial Activities during which
employees contact but do not disturb ACBM or PACM and activities to clean up non-ACBM dust,
waste and debris resulting from Class I, II and III activities.
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DEFINITIONS
AHERA: ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT
Asbestos Containing Material (ACM): material containing more than 1% asbestos.
Asbestos Containing Building Material (ACBM): means surfacing ACM, thermal system
insulation ACM, or miscellaneous ACM found in or on interior structural members or other
part of a school building or state building.
Asbestos: A generic name given to several naturally occurring hydrated mineral silicates possessing a
unique crystalline structure. They are incombustible in air and are separable into fibers. Asbestos
includes the asbestiform varieties of chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite),
anthophyllite, tremolite and actinolite.
Asbestos Abatement: Procedures to control fiber release from asbestos material. This includes
removal, encapsulation, enclosure, repair, and disturbance of friable asbestos or any handling of
asbestos material that may result in the release of asbestos fibers.
Asbestos Consulting Firm (ACF): any person who performs or offers to perform any of the following
activities, as required by Regulation 8, Part B, in the state of Colorado: asbestos building inspection and
bulk sampling, development of asbestos management plans, air monitoring for asbestos fibers,
development of asbestos project designs, and project management.
Asbestos Laboratory: any person who performs or offers to perform asbestos analysis of bulk or air
samples as required by Regulation 8, Part B in the state of Colorado.
Asbestos Spill: any release of asbestos fibers due to a breach of the containment barrier or an
abatement project, or due to any cause other than asbestos abatement.
Assessment: an evaluation of the condition of ACM or ACBM, or suspected ACM or ACBM, which
determines the need for a response action.
Building Owner: The person in whom legal title to the premises is vested unless the premises are held
in land trust, in which instance building owner means the person in whom beneficial title is vested.
Certified: holding a certificate issued pursuant to this regulation.
Emergency: An unexpected situation or sudden occurrence of a serious and urgent matter which
demand immediate action and constitutes a threat to life, health or may cause major damage to a
property. Delay of a contract does not constitute an emergency, nor are demolition projects
emergencies unless the facility has been declared in imminent danger of collapse by a government
entity.
Friable: the material, when dry, may be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.
Friable includes previously nonfriable material after such previously nonfriable material becomes
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damaged or disturbed to the extent when dry it may be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by
hand pressure.
General Abatement Contractor (GAC): any certified person who performs or offers to perform
asbestos abatement.
Homogenous Area: an area of surfacing material, thermal system insulation material, or miscellaneous
material uniform in color, texture, and after due diligence on the part of the Certified Asbestos Building
Inspector, appears or has been confirmed to have the same date of application, and is unlikely to
consists of more than one type, or formulation, of material.
Inspection: an activity undertaken to determine the presence or location, or to assess the condition of,
friable or non-friable ACM or ABCM or suspected ACM or ACBM, whether by visual or physical
examination, or by collecting samples of such material. This term includes re-inspections of friable and
non-friable known or assumed ACM or ACBM which has been previously identified.
Major Asbestos Spill: an asbestos spill involving the disturbance of friable ACM in an amount greater
than the trigger levels.
Minor Asbestos Spill: an asbestos spill involving the disturbance of ACM in an amount less than or
equal to the trigger levels.
Miscellaneous Material – building material on components, structural members or fixtures,
such as floor and ceiling tiles, and does not include surfacing material or thermal system
insulation.
Nonfriable: material which, when dry, may not be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to
powder by hand pressure. Damaged nonfriable material or nonfriable materials in poor
condition may become friable.
OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM): An optical microscopic technique used to distinguish between
different types of asbestos fibers by their shape and unique optical properties.
Project: planned work or activity to be finished over a period of time and is intended to achieve a
particular purpose. Calculation to determine if activities required under Regulation 8, Part B, will
exceed trigger levels id done by summing up all quantities of ACM present in the building will be
directly impacted/damaged by the planned work will occur during a particular project. Building
owners or contractors may not avoid the requirement of Regulation 8, Part B by breaking up a project
to remain below trigger levels.
Repair: Corrective action using required work practices to control fiber release from damaged asbestos
material.
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Surfacing Material – material sprayed on, troweled on, or otherwise applied to surfaces, such
as acoustical plaster on ceilings and fireproofing materials on structural members, or other
materials on surfaces for acoustical, fireproofing, or other purposes.
Thermal System Insulation (TSI) – material applied to pipes, fittings, boilers, breeching,
tanks, ducts, or other interior structural components to prevent heat loss or gain, or water
condensation, or for other purposes.
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM): an analytical technique used for the definitive
identification of asbestos. This technique can be used for both air and bulks sample analyses as allowed
by this regulation.
Trigger Levels: The minimum amounts of ACBM required to trigger the state and OSHA
regulations.
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HOMOGENOUS AREAS SAMPLED DURING INSPECTION
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A1 S Compound w/paint East ceiling seating area 2 N 0 Y G SD 3 1800
A2 S Drywall w/paint West ceiling seating area
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N 0 Y G SD 3 1800
A3 S Compound w/paint Northeast ceiling seating
area 1
N 0 Y G SD 3 1800
CA1 M Granular material
w/paint, compound
w/paint and drywall
Northeast wall/ceiling
joint seating area 1
N 0 Y G SD 2 1800
CA2 M Compound w/paint,
texture w/paint,
drywall, wallpaper
w/resinous material,
compound, tape and
drywall
Northwest wall/ceiling
joint seating area 1
N 0 Y G SD 2 1800
1A1 S Drywall /paint South kitchen wall N 0 Y G SD 3 2400
1A2 S Wallpaper
w/resinous material
and drywall w/paint
Northwest kitchen divide
wall
N 0 Y G SD 3 2400
1A3 S Texture w/paint and
drywall
Northeast kitchen wall N 0 Y G SD 3 2400
1CA1 M Compound w/paint,
tape, joint compound
and drywall
Southeast kitchen wall
corner joint
N 0 Y G SD 2 2400
1CA2 M Wallpaper
w/resinous material,
texture w/paint,
tape, compound
w/paint, texture
w/paint and drywall
Northeast kitchen
hallway wall corner joint
N 0 Y G SD 2 2400
BJC1 M Tape, compound,
tape, joint compound
and drywall
Northwest basement
hallway corner joint
N 0 Y G SD 2 625
BJC2 M Compound w/paint,
tape, joint compound
and drywall
Southwest basement
storage room wall corner
joint
N 0 Y G SD 2 625
CT1 M Perlitic ceiling tile East storage room ceiling N 0 Y D SD 2 700
CT2 M Perlitic ceiling tile West storage rom ceiling N 0 Y D SD 2 700
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MATERIALS ARE GIVEN A SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR DISTURBANCE SO THE CONTRACTOR MAY
REMOVE FOR THE PROPOSED RENOVATION.
KEY:
MATERIAL TYPE
S= SURFACING
TSI= THERMAL SYSTEMS INSULATION
M= MISCELLANEOUS
CONDITION
G= NO VISIBLE DAMAGE
D= VISIBLE DAMAGE <10% OVER ENTIRE MATERIAL OR 25% LOCALIZED
SD= VISIBLE DAMAGE >10% OVER ENTIRE MATERIAL OR 25% LOCALIZED
FRIABLE CATEGORY
F= FRIABLE MATERIAL; MATERIALS THAT CAN CRUMBLE OR BE REDUCED TO POWDER BY HAND PRESSURE
NFI= CATEGORY I NON-FRIABLE MATERIAL; MATERIALS THAT CANNOT BE CRUMBLED OR REDUCED TO
POWDER BY HAND PRESSURE THAT DO NOT INCLUDE CATEGORY I NON-FRIABLE MATERIALS.
POTENTIAL FOR DISTURBANCE
L= LOW POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE
D= POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE
SD= POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE
ASSESSMENT CATEGORIES
1= DAMAGED OR SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED TSI ACM
2= DAMAGED FRIABLE SURFACING ACM
3= SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED FRIABLE SURFACING ACM
4= DAMAGED OR SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED FRIABLE MISC. ACM
5= ACM WITH POTENTIAL FOR DISTURBANCE
6= ACM WITH POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT DISTURBANCE
7= ANY REMAINING FRIABLE ACM OR FRIABLE SUSPECT ACM
INVENTORY
SAM
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HOMOGENOUS AREA
LOCATION/FUNCTIONAL SPACE
DESCRIPTION
A AREA 1 SEATING AREAS 1 AND 2 CEILINGS SMOOTH
TEXTURE
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CA AREA 2 SEATING AREAS 1 AND 2 CEILINGS SMOOTH
TEXTURE AND
JOINT
COMPOUND
1A AREA 3 KITCHEN AND SEATING AREA 1
WALLS
SMOOTH
TEXTURE
1CA AREA 4 KITCHEN AND SEATING AREA 1
WALLS
SMOOTH
TEXTURE AND
JOINT
COMPOUND
BJC AREA 5 BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM UNFINISHED
DRYWALL
JOINT
COMPOUND
CT AREA 6 BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM AND
HALLWAY
CEILING TILES
CONCLUSION
A visual inspection was completed of building materials within the basement storage area and main
level kitchen and seating areas for the proposed renovation. Fourteen (14) samples of suspect materials
were collected and sent to Aerobiology Laboratory in Golden, CO, for analysis using Polarized Light
Microscopy (PLM).
• ALL SAMPLES WERE FOUND TO BE NON-DETECT OF ANY ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIAL.
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LAB RESULTS
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CHAIN OF CUSTODY
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SKETCHES
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PICTURES
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This report represents the opinion of the Certified Asbestos Building Inspector at the time of the
asbestos assessment survey. If you have any question, concerns, or if additional information is needed
please do not hesitate to call.
Sincerely,
Tobie Taylor, BI
Colorado State EPA Asbestos Inspector #21893
ECOS Environmental & Disaster Restoration, Inc.
(970) 945-4407
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