TO: Campus Community
FR: Missy Brunetta, Interim Senior Director for Risk Management, Emergency Services, and Campus Safety Operations
This notification is being provided pursuant to Section 25915 of the California Health and Safety Code. Asbestos surveys confirm the presence of asbestos-containing construction materials (ACCM) on the Sonoma State University campus.
Asbestos-containing construction materials pose no threat to your health unless asbestos fibers become airborne due to material aging, deterioration, or as a result of damage. Therefore, it is important that proper work practices be followed to minimize the potential for disturbing asbestos-containing construction materials.
- Avoid touching asbestos materials in walls, ceilings, pipes, or boilers.
- Do not drill holes, or hang plants or other objects from walls or ceilings made of asbestos-containing construction materials.
- Do not disturb ACCM when replacing light bulbs.
If you find ACCMs that have been damaged, report it to Environmental Health and Safety at (707) 664-2100. Do not disturb damaged ACCM or asbestos debris. Only authorized and properly trained individuals should perform any work which may disturb ACCM. Learn about the university's asbestos and lead program on the EHS website.
For your information, a list of building locations and a brief description of the materials, such as ceiling tiles, floor tiles, or pipe insulation, that are known to contain asbestos are listed here. Any employee may review these asbestos surveys and the specific monitoring data and sampling procedures used. They are available during normal business hours in the Environmental Health and Safety Office located on the second floor of Salazar Hall.
The sampling and laboratory procedures utilized in conducting these surveys include the bulk sampling methods of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Environmental Protection Agency.
If you have any questions, please contact Environmental Health and Safety at safety@sonoma.edu or (707) 664-2100.
Locations with asbestos-containing construction materials
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BUILDING NAME |
LOCATION |
MATERIAL TYPE |
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Art Department |
Labs, studios & classrooms Mechanical rooms Rooftop |
Joint compound, floor tile & mastic, baseboard adhesive, pipe insulation, gas kiln walls, roofing
Pipe insulation |
|
Boiler Plant |
Building Cooling tower Utility tunnel |
Joint compound, patching material, tank & pipe Insulation, floor tile, baseboard adhesive, high-temperature water line insulation, cold water line insulation block adhesive & wrap compound, circuit breaker Exterior panels High high-temperature water line Insulation, cold water line insulation block adhesive & wrap compound |
|
Carson Hall |
Classrooms & offices |
Joint compound, floor tile & mastic, window caulk, plaster, fire door insulation |
|
Children’s School |
Old sections |
Joint compound, floor tile & mastic, baseboard adhesive, original roofing (covered) |
|
Facilities Management |
Offices Shops |
Joint compound, texture, floor tile & mastic, pipe insulation, roofing |
|
International Hall |
Building |
Sealant, mastic, roofing materials |
|
Ives Hall |
Building
Mechanical rooms Auditorium KSUN & studios |
Joint compound, brown chalkboards, fire stop, floor tile, mastic, caulk, baseboard adhesive, roof flashing & patching Tank & pipe insulation, tar floor tile & mastic Acoustical plaster enclosed in soffit |
|
Kinesiology/ P.E. Building |
Building
Mechanical rooms Rooftop |
Joint compound, skim coats, mastic, floor tile, wall surfacing compound, roofing, transite ducts tank & pipe insulation Pipe insulation |
|
Nichols Hall |
Building |
Joint compound, floor tile & mastic, fire door insulation |
|
Residence Halls — Zinfandel |
Residences Maintenance closets Crawlspaces |
Joint compound, skim coats, floor tile & mastic, baseboard adhesive transite wall board, pipe insulation, roof mastic Pipe insulation |
|
Student Health Center |
Building |
Joint compound, mastics, sink undercoatings, gaskets, roof sealants, roof flex joint, valve packing, floor tile & mastic, lab sink |
|
Track |
Track |
Asphaltic material underneath track surface (not accessible) |
|
Wine Institute |
Mechanical room |
Tank & pipe insulation |
|
Zinfandel Classrooms |
Old restrooms Mechanical rooms |
Joint compound, texture coat, floor tile & mastic |
|
Various |
Various |
Baseboard adhesive, joint compound, floor tile & mastic, fire door insulation, mastics, transite panels, thermal system insulation, sealants, underground transite pipe |