Asbestos Abatement (C-22) · Lesson 5 of 5

Glovebag Removal on Pipe Insulation and Bagging the Waste

"Glovebag Removal on Pipe Insulation and Bagging the Waste" is lesson 5 of 5 in the Asbestos Abatement (C-22) Learning Hub. It opens with "What a Glovebag Can and Cannot Cover" and works through 5 short steps, then a worked example you can check yourself against.

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Steps in this lesson

  1. What a Glovebag Can and Cannot Cover
  2. The Bag Itself
  3. Before the First Cut
  4. Work Wet, With HEPA, With Two People
  5. Collapse, Seal, Label, and Store the Waste

The worked example in the course applies this lesson to a realistic job in 8 steps, from "Bag coverage" through "Label and seal the waste".

What you'll be able to do

  • Explain the main idea of "Glovebag Removal on Pipe Insulation and Bagging the Waste" in plain language you can use on the exam.
  • Apply this step with confidence: "Before the First Cut".
  • Apply this step with confidence: "Work Wet, With HEPA, With Two People".
  • Apply this step with confidence: "Collapse, Seal, Label, and Store the Waste".
  • Test yourself on the worked example and the quick-check quiz inside the classroom.
Glovebag Count: 46 ft of Pipe Insulation = 11 BagsGLOVEBAG ON A PIPE RUN (side view)glovesTSI pipeHEPA vac60 in maximum = 5 ft of pipe per bagBAGS PER RUN (ft / 5)Run 1: 18 ft = 4 bagsRun 2: 12 ft = 3 bagsRun 3: 9 ft = 2 bagsRun 4: 7 ft = 2 bagsTotal 46 ft = 11 bagsCrew: 2 persons minimumSurface limit: 150°FMeasured: 110°F, OK11 single-use glovebags | 2 persons | 110°F ≤ 150°FGLOVEBAG METHOD ALLOWED FOR THESE RUNS6 mil, seamless bottom, smoke-tested, never moved, HEPA-collapsed before disposalWaste bags: sealed, impermeable, labeled DANGER CONTAINS ASBESTOS FIBERSSource: 8 CCR 1529(b), (g)(5)(B), (k)(8)(C), (l)(2); Appendix FCC
The diagram for this lesson, exactly as it appears in the Learning Hub.

The first steps of this lesson

Step 1: What a Glovebag Can and Cannot Cover

Title 8 section 1529(g)(5)(B) allows glove bag systems to remove PACM or ACM from straight runs of piping and from elbows and other connections. Section 1529(b) defines a glovebag as an impervious plastic bag-like enclosure affixed around not more than a 60 x 60 inch asbestos-containing material, with glove-like appendages through which material and tools are handled. The same section limits "disturbance" to the amount one glove bag or waste bag can hold, and in no event more than a bag not exceeding 60 inches in length and width. That 60 inch limit is how you count bags.

Step 2: The Bag Itself

Section 1529(g)(5)(B)1 requires glovebags of 6 mil thick plastic that are seamless at the bottom. Bags used on elbows and other connections must be designed for that purpose and used without modification. A negative pressure glove bag adds a HEPA vacuum or similar device attached to the bag to prevent collapse, and that unit must run continuously until the work is done, when the bag is collapsed before it is removed from the pipe (g)(5)(C).

The remaining 3 steps, the worked example and the quiz are in the course. This is a preview. The full lesson, with the step-by-step explanations, a worked example and a quick-check quiz, is inside the classroom.

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