Environmental Health & Safety - Cal Poly Skip to content Administration & Finance menu A&F Services my CalPoly login Search menu Environmental Health & Safety * EHS Home * Contacts * Forms * Programs * Facilities Management & Development * A&F Home * Environmental Health & Safety * Current: Asbestos & Lead Asbestos & Lead The Department of Environmental Health and Safety is responsible for assuring a safe workplace at Cal Poly. While it is true that there are buildings on campus with building materials containing asbestos and lead, these materials do not pose a hazard unless they are disturbed. Building materials that are assumed to contain asbestos are identified as Presumed Asbestos Containing Material (PACM). PACM is defined as thermal system insulation (TSI) and surfacing material found in buildings constructed no later than 1980. TSI is a material that was applied to pipes, fittings, and valves to prevent heat loss. Surfacing material refers to material sprayed, troweled-on or otherwise applied to surfaces generally for acoustical purposes or fireproofing. Examples of surfacing materials include decorative finishes on ceilings or walls, fireproofing on structural steel, and acoustical plaster. EH&S maintains the Campus Asbestos Program, including extensive sampling records and works closely with Facilities to assure staff use proper work practices when working with asbestos-containing materials. If you think you have an asbestos or lead disturbance or release, leave the area immediately (evacuate others from the immediate area well), and shut the door. Contact your supervisor and then call Environmental Health and Safety at 805-756-5555 during business hours. If no one is available for a 24-hour response, call Campus University Police at 805-756-2281 . Please do not leave a voice message, continue to call until you reach a live person to report the incident. Do not return to the area until permitted by Environmental Health and Safety. San Luis Obispo Campus Asbestos Program Contact: Christina Juarez ( [email protected] ) Solano Campus Asbestos Program Contact: Craig Dawson ( [email protected] ) Asbestos & Lead Resources and Guidance Documents: * Asbestos On San Luis Obispo Campus PDF * Asbestos and Lead on Solano Campus SITE * Campus Asbestos Management Plan PDF * Code of Safe Practices - Window Glazing Containing Asbestos PDF * NESHAP Program Guide SITE * Annual Asbestos Notification PDF Building Demolition or Modification Any building or structure modification or demolition must first be evaluated for the presence of asbestos and lead in affected building construction materials and may require prior notification to the APCD, under the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) standard. For assistance in determining the requirements associated with a demolition, please contact Erin Winett at [email protected] . To submit a Facilities Service Request, please visit the Facilities Help Center page. * Contacts * Forms * EHS Programs * Report a Hazardous or Unsafe Condition * Hazardous Waste & Materials * Workers Compensation * Risk & Safety Solutions * Training * Facilities Management & Development * Campus Emergency Management * Weather Station Environmental Health & Safety 1 Grand Ave, Building 70 , San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 * Phone: 805-756-5555 * [email protected] Visit Instagram Visit Facebook Popular Links * Transportation & Parking Services * Inside Cal Poly * Event Scheduling * Campus Policy * Risk Management © California Polytechnic State University — San Luis Obispo, California 93407 — Phone: 805-756-1111 * Privacy Notice * Web Accessibility Statement * Non-Discrimination