Phoenixville Area School District
2023-2024 Annual Asbestos Federal AHERA Compliance Report
In 1987 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publicized the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) under Title 40 Part 763, Subpart E of the Code of Federal Regulations. The rule required local education agencies (LEAs) to identify friable and non-friable asbestos-containing material (ACM) in public and private elementary and secondary schools by visually inspecting school buildings for such materials, sampling such materials if they are not assumed to be ACM, and having samples analyzed by appropriate techniques referred to in this rule.
In accordance with this legislation the Phoenixville Area School District was inspected by EPA accredited inspectors and a comprehensive management plan was developed for handling asbestos containing materials in a safe and responsible manner.
The following information is presented as an annual update of the Phoenixville Area School District’s on-going asbestos management activities. The District’s Asbestos Management Plan is updated every three years and a re-inspection is conducted by an EPA accredited inspector for the purpose of auditing the progress of our program. The District has completed / updated the Three Year Plan as of August 2021. The next Three Year Plan will be updated in 2025.
The Phoenixville Area School District completed the AHERA required Six-Month Periodic Surveillance of its District facilities on Jan. 17, 2024. This surveillance/inspection is required every six months and was performed by EHC Associates, the School District’s outside consultant.
The District’s Asbestos Management Plan is available for inspection by contacting the District Supervisor of Maintenance, Mr. Philip J. Vontor, at 484-927-5480. You may also contact Mr. Vontor if you have any questions in general about the District Program.
AHERA Master Report