In
compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Asbestos Hazard
Emergency Response Act (AHERA), enacted in 1986, all schools, public or
private, are required to have an inspection of all buildings, for
asbestos-containing building materials (ACBM), by accredited asbestos-trained
personnel. CFISD facilities have been
inspected in 2013, 2014 and 2015 by an environmental consulting firm located in
Houston, Texas, which is licensed by the Texas Department of State Health
Services (TDSHS) to perform asbestos condition assessments of all suspect and
identified ACBM. Building materials at each
campus/facility were observed to be in undamaged condition and/or present
minimal hazards, if any, to building occupants.
Periodic surveillance is also conducted semi-annually by CFISD
personnel.
AHERA
requires that this annual notification be posted and distributed to parents,
staff, faculty, PTA, etc.
indicating the AHERA Asbestos Management Plan will be available for review upon
request. The AHERA Re-inspection report
and the AHERA Asbestos Management Plan are on file in the administrative
offices. Under federal law, the
documents are considered “permanent archives” and may not be removed from the
premises under any circumstances.
However, these records are available for review, upon request, at any
time during normal school hours.
For
more information contact Archie Hayes, Director of Maintenance, at
281.897.4292.
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