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University Daily Kansan
Campus/Area
Monday, Feb. 3 1986
Wilfredo Lee/KANSAN
Ken Baker, an employee of Star Signs & Graphics Inc., 641 E. 22nd St., adds the finishing touches to the new Asbestos Mobile Training Laboratory. Baker recently was working on the traitor that will be used to simulate emergency conditions asbestos workers may experience.
First asbestos mobile training lab recently created by EPA and KU
By Lori Poison Staff writer
The Environmental Protection Agency and the KU department of facilities operations have joined together to create the nation's first Asbestos Mobile Training Laboratory, the head of facilities operations said Friday.
Thomas Anderson, director of facilities operations, said the converted semi-trailer truck which houses the laboratory will be on display today in front of the EPA's regional office in Kansas City, Mo. The truck is designed to train workers in emergency asbestos removal procedures, he said.
"The object of training people is because there is asbestos all over the United States," Anderson said. "We have some asbestos at the University, and our people have been trained for it."
Asbestos is a known carcinogen that was once a common fire-proof insulator for buildings.
. The laboratory simulates actual emergency situations that asbestos workers may run into, Anderson said. It does not contain any actual asbestos.
The unit is completely self-contained. The interior has a collapsible removable shower, three types of floor coverings, several different kinds of ceiling tiles and various sizes and shapes of simulated asbestos-covered pipes.
As they would do in a real asbestos-removal situation, workers must wear disposable clothing while in the truck. This is to prevent any particles of asbestos being carried out on their clothing, Anderson said.
Anderson said the unit can be used in an emergency situation for asbestos removal.
The total cost of completing the laboratory was about $25,000. Anderson said. Thirteen KU workers have
"It can be used for many purposes," he said. "If we had a major problem, it can be used."
already been trained in the laboratory.
"If we would have had to send those people away to be trained it would have cost at least $1,000 per person plus their living expenses," he said.
It is required for all public employees who work with asbestos to be certified through the State Department of Health and Environment, Anderson said.
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Dale Grube, director of the National Asbestos Training Program in the division of Continuing Education, said the University received a $225,000 grant last year from the EPA. This grant established the National Asbestos Training Center and financed the cost of the laboratory.
In addition to the laboratory, the grant has financed short courses and conferences to train people for asbestos removal. Grube said. But the laboratory provides a hands-on training aspect that is not possible in a classroom, she said.
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