The University of Texas at San Antonio

Job Description

Job Title: Asbestos Management Coordinator

Code: 6640

Salary Grade: 61

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department/Division: Environmental Health, Safety, and Risk Management

Reports To: Director, Environmental Health, Safety, and Risk Management

Summary

· Function: Responsible for the coordination and overall direction of University-wide asbestos management programs.

· Scope: Manage information regarding asbestos related activities including response action, removal of asbestos, coordinate consultant/contractor activities, documentation relating to employee exposure/medical records, coordinate employee registration and/or licenses and initial training.

Duties

· Typical:

1. Ensures university facilities are properly surveyed for asbestos containing materials (ACM); maintains the institutional Asbestos Operations & Maintenance Plan, including all records for work involving ACM; conducts administrative and/or on-site reviews of all projects to determine if ACM will be disturbed by any planned work activities; and oversees inventory records that reflect equipment used to maintain and/or abate asbestos containing materials.

2. When appropriate, initiates preventive measures to ensure that ACM will not be disturbed; conducts periodic monitoring and evaluation of indoor air quality and complaint-response evaluations to indoor air quality; and prepares and/or submits notifications of asbestos abatement activities to the Texas Department of Health.

3. Provides leadership to in-house personnel certified to perform asbestos related activities; arranges required training for Texas Department of Health licensing for University personnel.

4. Interacts directly with committee members, institutional staff, regulatory agencies contractors, consultants and any other parties necessary to assure successful project coordination.

5. Provides departmental backup support and training in a number of non-asbestos material handling equipment, confined space and work related accidents and injuries.

6. Performs other duties as assigned.

· Periodic:

1. Interfaces with vendors/manufacturers as needed.

2. Presents technical support briefings.

3. Trains lower level support personnel.

4. Attends conferences and seminars.

Education

Required	Preferred
Associate’s degree in area specific to the position, such as Fire and Occupational Safety, Radiation Safety, or Hazardous Material Management.	N/A

Other Requirements

Required	Preferred
Valid Texas State Driver’s license.	N/A
Criminal Background Check (CBC).

Experience

Required	Preferred
Three years of related experience.	N/A

Equipment

Required	Preferred
Working knowledge of basic asbestos related technical equipment.	N/A
Standard office equipment including personal computer based word processor, spreadsheets and relational database application programs.

Working Conditions

Usual	Special
In performing the functions of this position, the incumbent must be able to sit stand, walk, kneel, bend, crawl and climb.	N/A
The ability and willingness to wear protective clothing and 30 pound self-contained breathing apparatus may be required when a health/safety situation mandates it.

Supervision

Received	Given
General supervision from the Director of Occupational and Safety Programs.	General directions to in-house asbestos abatement personnel.

Accuracy

Accuracy in all phases of work performed.

Security Sensitive

Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification may render the position security sensitive, and thereby subject to the provisions of section 51.215 Texas Education Code.

Internal Control

Within the scope of position duties, responsible for seeing that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, reliable financial data is maintained, and applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures are complied with.