Employee Notification Letter
Presence of Asbestos in CSULB Buildings
January 2008
SECTION 25915 of the California Health and Safety Code requires that a written notification be provided to employees informing them of the presence of asbestos in buildings. In order to comply with this regulation, this letter notifies you that an asbestos survey has been completed in several campus buildings and the known asbestos containing building materials (ACBM) are listed in the table below.
The presence of asbestos in a building does not mean that the health of building occupants is endangered. If ACBM remains in good condition and is not disturbed, the likelihood of exposure is negligible. However, when ACBM is damaged or disturbed without proper controls, asbestos fibers are released into the air creating a potential exposure hazard.
Thus, it is important for employees to follow proper work practices to minimize the potential for disturbing ACBM. No work involving disturbance of physical components of any University owned or occupied building may be started without a complete written Facility Survey. Consult the University Asbestos Management Plan for specific project requirements. If you find ACBM that has been damaged, report it to Facilities Management at extension 54357 or the Office of Safety and Risk Management at extension 52283. Do not disturb damaged asbestos containing material, damaged asbestos material or asbestos debris. Only persons authorized and properly trained should perform any work which may disturb asbestos materials. Any renovations or demolitions required by any project on campus (department based, self-help, Facilities Management directed, Physical Planning and Construction Management directed, minor or major capital projects) must be proceeded by a complete facility survey of all construction materials, completed by a Certified Asbestos Consultant (CAC). The report generated by the CAC will become a permanent component of the project record, and must be maintained by the University for a period of 30 years.
Any employee may review the asbestos survey reports, results of bulk sampling, or air monitoring conducted in campus buildings. All asbestos data will be available between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at Facilities Management by appointment with Robert Quirk. This document in its entire form is available for review on the following website partition:
http://www.ppfm.csulb.edu
Asbestos containing building materials known to be in campus buildings are identified on the attached list. If you have any questions, please contact George Alfaro, Environmental Compliance Manager, Safety and Risk Management, at extension 52378 or Robert Quirk, Director, Facilities Management, at extension 58886.
| Building Number | Building Name | Location | Building Material |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student Services Administration | Rooms 343 and 398 | Chilled water lines insulation |
| 1 | Student Services Administration | Entire Building | Original floor tile and mastic, cove base mastic |
| 2 | Student Health | Rooms 117 and 119 | Emergency generator exhaust pipe insulation |
| 2 | Student Health | Mechanical Room 120 | Sprayed fireproofing on beams |
| 4 | Soroptimist House | Ceiling | Rough ceiling |
| 6 | University Student Union | Mechanical Rooms | Heating pipe insulation |
| 6 | University Student Union | Entire Building | Original fireproofing on beams and joists Fittings on heating lines |
| 6 | University Student Union | Auditorium Mezzanine Platform below projection booth | Fireproofing |
| 7 | Cafeteria | Boiler Rooms | Hot water tank insulation |
| 7 | Cafeteria | Entire Building | Pipe insulation |
| 7 | Cafeteria | Roof | Fan Unit |
| 9 | Psychology | Entire Building | Domestic hot water pipe insulation Floor tile Floor tile mastic Cove base mastic and c Ceiling tile mastic |
| 10 | Liberal Arts 5 | Entire Building | Heating hot water pipe insulation Ceiling tile mastic, floor tile mastic Window caulking/putty Interior of original chalkboards |
| 11 | Liberal Arts 4 | Entire Building | Heating hot water pipe insulation Floor tile and mastic, cove base mastic Window caulking / putty |
| 12 | Liberal Arts 3 | Entire Building - except Room 5 | Pipe insulation |
| 12 | Liberal Arts 3 | Entire Building | Floor tile and mastic Window caulking / putty Heating hot water pipe insulation Floor tile and mastic Window caulking / putty |
| 14 | Liberal Arts 1 | Entire Building - except Boiler Room | Heating hot water pipe, valves, and mechanical equipment insulation |
| 14 | Liberal Arts 1 | Penthouse | Domestic hot water pipe insulation |
| 14 | Liberal Arts 1 | Entire Building | 9x9" Floor tiles and mastic Window caulking / putty |
| 15 | Faculty Office 3 | Entire Building | Hot water pipe insulation |
| 15 | Faculty Office 3 | Room 1 | Hot water pipe insulation |
| 15 | Faculty Office 3 | Cooridor | Hot water pipe insulation |
| 15 | Faculty Office 3 | Room 7 | Heating pipe insulation (fittings only) |
| 16 | Faculty Office 2 | Entire Building | Ceiling tile mastic |
| 16 | Faculty Office 2 | Second Floor | Residue of old mastic on wood deck |
| 17 | Lecture Halls 150/151 | Room 3 | Cove base mastic |
| 17 | Lecture Halls 150/151 | Room 4 | Cove base mastic |
| 17 | Lecture Halls 150/151 | Entire Building | Ceiling tile mastic |
| 18 | KLON | Entire Building and Service Tunnel | Heating line insulation |
| 18 | KLON | Entire Building | Floor tile and mastic Ceiling tile mastic |
| 19 | Library West | Entire Building | Fittings on heating lines Original floor tile and mastic |
| 19 | Library West | Room 105 | Joint sealing compound on air handler |
| 20 | Library East | 3rd Floor | Domestic hot water pipe insulation |
| 20 | Library East | Entire Building | 9x9" floor tile and mastic Window caulking / putty |
| 21 | Multi Media Center | Rooms 101 & 201 | Transite wall panels |
| 22 | Education 1 | Entire Building | Floor tile and mastic Window caulking / putty |
| 22 | Education 1 | Entire Building - except Boiler Room | Hot water line insulation |
| 23 | Education 2 | Entire Building | Window caulking / putty Yellow floor tile and mastic |
| 23 | Education 2 | Entire Building - except Boiler Room | Heating line insulation Chilled water line insulation |
| 24 | McIntosh Humanities Office Building | Floors 1 - 9 | Heating line insulation |
| 24 | McIntosh Humanities Office Building | Entire Building | 9x9" floor tile and mastic Cove base mastic |
| 24 | McIntosh Humanities Office Building | Basement | Steam line insulation |
| 25 | Language Arts Building | Room 325 | Heating line insulation |
| 25 | Language Arts Building | Room 325 | Chiller line insulation |
| 25 | Language Arts Building | Entire Building | Floor tile and mastic Cove base mastic Supply duct blown on insulation, gray in color |
| 26 | Studio Theatre | Mechanical Rooms - except Basement | Pipe insulation |
| 26 | Studio Theatre | Entire Building - except Basement | Chilled water line fitting insulation |
| 26 | Studio Theatre | Entire Building | 9x9" floor tile and mastic Cove base mastic |
| 26 | Studio Theatre | Rooms 240A, 240B & Mechanical Room | White perforated wall board |
| 27 | University Theatre | Entire Building | Heating line insulation |
| 27 | University Theatre | Theater | Fire curtain |
| 27 | University Theatre | Lower Level | Original floor tile and some mastic in some rooms, Ceiling tile mastic |
| 27 | University Theatre | 1st and 2nd Levels | Floor tile and mastic Cove base mastic Ceiling tile mastic |
| 28 | University Telecommunications Center | Entire Building | Heating line insulation Floor tile and mastic Cove base mastic Ceiling tile mastic |
| 32 | Fine Arts 1 | Rooms 202, 203 and 204 | Floor tile and mastic |
| 34 | Fine Arts 3 | Entire Building | Heating line insulation Domestic hot water pipe insulation |
| 34 | Fine Arts 3 | Room 105 | Floor tile and mastic Cove base mastic |
| 34 | Fine Arts 3 | Room 104G | Floor tile and mastic Cove base mastic |
| 35 | Fine Arts 4 | Entire Building - except Boiler Room | Heating line insulation Domestic hot water pipe insulation Steam line insulation |
| 35 | Fine Arts 4 | Entire Building | Floor tile and mastic Interior of original chalkboards |
| 36 | Faculty Office 4 | Entire Building | Floor tile and mastic |
| 37 | Peterson Hall 1 | Roof | Flex connectors on fume hood exhaust |
| 37 | Peterson Hall 1 | Entire Building | Transite panels in fume hoods Transite panels in cove insulation Floor tile and mastic Window caulking / putty Original stone laboratory bench tops |
| 38 | Peterson Hall 2 | Entire Building | Window caulking / putty Transite panels in fume hoods Transite panel oven insulation Original stone laboratory bench tops |
| 38 | Peterson Hall 2 | 1st Floor | Pipe fitting insulation |
| 38 | Peterson Hall 2 | Entire Building | 9x9" floor tile and mastic |
| 38 | Peterson Hall 2 | Room 215 | 12x12" floor tile and mastic |
| 38 | Peterson Hall 2 | Elevator | Door seal |
| 39-40 | Peterson Hall 3 | Entire Building | Window caulking / putty
|
| 39-40 | Peterson Hall 3 | Entire Building - except Boiler Room | Domestic hot water pipe insulation |
| 41 | Microbiology | Entire Building | Floor tile and mastic |
| 42 | Science Animal House | Entire Building | Floor tile and mastic |
| 43 | Science Green House 2 | Entire Building | Transite panels below windows Window glazing / putty |
| 45 | Faculty Office 5 | Entire Building | Floor tile and mastic |
| 46 | SS/PA | Mechanical Rooms | Pump and valve insulation |
| 46 | SS/PA | 100, 200 & 300 Levels | Floor tile and mastic |
| 47 | Physical Education | Entire Building | Some pipe insulaition in walls and above ceilings |
| 48 | Applied Arts & Science Classroom | Mech Room 228 | Some pipe fittings in walls and above ceilings |
| 49 | Applied Arts & Science Offices | Entire Building | Some pipe fittings in walls and above ceilings |
| 50 | Vivian Engineering Center | Entire Building | Some heating hot water pipe insulations above ceilings / in walls |
| 50 | Vivian Engineering Center | Room 124 | Door gasket on large autoclave |
| 52 | Engineering 2 | Entire Building | Some pipe insulation in walls and above ceilings |
| 53 | Engineering 3 | Entire Building | Heating and hot water pipe insulation |
| 53 | Engineering 4 | Entire Building - except Boiler Room | Heating pipe insulation |
| 53 | Engineering 4 | Entire Building | Domestic hot water pipe insulation |
| 53 | Engineering 4 | Boiler Lab | Turbine steam line insulation |
| 54 | Design | Room 112 | Transite in welding booths |
| 54 | Design | Entire Building | Some pipe insulaition in walls Window caulking / putty |
| 55 | Technology Ed 2 | Entire Building | Domestic hot water pipe insulation Window caulking / putty 9x9" floor tile and mastic |
| 55 | Technology Ed 2 | Entire Building - above dropped ceiling | Sprayed on fireproofing on beams and joists |
| 56 | Engineering Technology | Entire Building | Interior of fire doors Floor tile and mastic Domestic hot water line |
| 58 | Corporation Yard | Mensroom / storage next to Carpenter Shop | Heating and domestic hot water next to Carpenter Shop |
| 58 | Corporation Yard | Adjacent to Green House | Green House Heating / Steam Unit |
| 59 | Child Dev. Center | Director's Old Office | Rough acoustic ceiling |
| 60 | Los Alamitos Hall | Entire Building - except Boiler Room | Domestic hot water pipe insulation |
| 61 | Los Cerritos Hall | Entire Building - except Boiler Room | Domestic hot water pipe insulation |
| 62 | Residence Commons | Buildings A - F except Boiler Room | Domestic hot water pipe insulation |
| 62 | Residence Commons | Building L | Carpet/Tile Mastic |
| 62 | All Residence Housing | Entire Facility | All underground natural gas, domestic water lines, and associated buried service pipe |