The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 06, 1985, Image 1
Asbesi
By Ron Brackett and Leslie Dunson
Significant levels of asbestos
I nave oeen lounu in id uov.
buildings, according to a university
official.
David Rinker, system vice president
for facilities planning, said
these buildings were cited by the
consulting firm AHP Research as
areas that needed immediate
attention.
| Rinker said in a prepared statement
these areas are "potential
[problem areas if proper precautions
are not taken and the
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not sealed off or removed as soon
99 possible."
gnu: RESEARCH FIRM
Sttidied all 215 buildings in the
pSC system and found some form
of asbestos in 118. Only 15 of
those are on a high priority level.
The asbestos is in such a form in
the rest that it will not require attention
unless major renovations
are undertaken, Rinker claimed.
. l ive of the 15 buildings are on
the Columbia campus. They are
the ( ose Tower of the HA
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tos fou
Building, Williams-Ik ice College
oi nursing, inc i aw vomer, inc
Physical Science ("enter and Columbia
Hall dormitory.
The others are the administration
building on the USC-Aiken
campus and the administration
building and Hodge Center on the
Spartanburg campus.
The university will request a
total of SI4.5 million from the
state Legislature to cover the
asbestos removal cost in these
buildings. "We would like to
receive legislative approval for
S3.5 million this spring," Rinker
said, "to begin the removal process
immediately, and the remainder
of the request over the
next two years."
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buildings on the C olumbia campus
can be r c m o v c d by U S C
maintenance teams or under small
contracts, according to Rinkcr.
Pipe covering in five buildings is
affected and will take a quarterday
to four days to correct. They
are Sims dorm, Minn Mall, Nada
Apartments, the neutron generator
nd in (
"I will be explaining the nature
thp nrnhlpm vA/hat tho time tahl
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will be and what we intend to do
alleviate the problem that do
exist."
?David Rink
system vice president for faciliti
planni
building and a medical school d
building at the Veteran's Administration
I lospital.
Ceiling material in Drayton Hall s;
and a ceiling in a large room in the ii
Towers complex also contain tl
asbestos. Drayton Hall will require il
three days work and the Towers, a
quarter-day. o
Rinker said much of the asbestos I
is in non-public areas or "areas t;
that would be accessible only to n
maintenance and renovation peo- w
pie, not those who are not working
in the area or attending classes on a c
:ampu
ay-to-day basis."
"AS I.<)\(, a s p i o p e r
tfcguards arc taken, there is no
nmediate problem in remaining in
lese buildings, ' Rinker said in
ic press release.
! he asbestos was found in the
onerete ceiling spray in C olumbia
I a 11. It will cost Si.2 million and
ike six months to remove the
laterial, and may mean residents
.ill have to be housed elsewhere.
Correcting the HA Building will
ost $3 million and will take one to
s build
three years. Relocation will probably
be required there also.
I he nursing building will require
the removal ol sprayed asbestos
materials from its lobby area and
stairs. Mo relocation is neccessary,
but correction will take three months
and will cost $250,000.
mi: I AW (T.MT'.R corrections
will involve the removal of
the material from its structural
steel, and will cost $ I million. Partial
in-house relocations are
possible.
Corrections in the Physical
Sciences Center are the most costly
at $7.5 million and will require the
removal of the asbestos from its
structural steel. Relocation will
begin as soon as possible.
Kinkcr said the precise plans lor
renuning the asbestos will have to
be devised by architects and
engineers.
"Ideally, it would be best to take
a whole floor, just in terms of ease
of getting in and out and working
around people," he said. "But the
way we see it working at the present
time would be to take a sec
lings
lion of a floor, lelocate people and
remove the asbestos material in
that area."
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areas ? areas where we ha\e very
easy, quick remedies for, with out
own people ? those can be clone
while people are there, perhaps
even over a weekend or a time
when we ask people to he out.
Many of these will take ;i halt a
day, or a quarter of a da\, or
maybe a couple of days in order to
remove."
Sessions began yesterday with
campus groups to discuss the
university's plans for dealing with
the asbestos. These groups include
dorm residents, area managers.
nan auvisers anu any oilier group
concerned. The problem will be
discussed with the I acuity Senate
and the Student Government
Senate today.
"I'm the one who will be talking
to the groups. I will be explaining
the nature of the problem, what
the time tables will be and what we
intend to do to alleviate the problem
that does exist." Rinker said.
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{Educating
| Revamped
By Gregg Lasky
'A* New admission guidelines to IJSC's
revamped teacher education program
*111 he implemented soon, said John
ttulhern, dean of IJSC's College of
Education.
fe Pending approval from the ComImission
on Iiigher Education and the
Hate Department of Education,
jj|udcnts will be admitted this summer,
^ He said.
J Until 1982, an education major took
ftourses in Wardlaw College and
received a degree from the education
Lollege. Under the new system, a stufident
wanting a teacher's certificate will
'htill take some courses at Wardlaw
IHfl College, hut will be enrolled in and
I receive their degree from the school of
their major.
The only real change in curricula is
Cocky learns
By Associated Press
USC Gamecock mascot Cocky g
stuffing knocked out of him Mondi
break in the basketball game betwe<
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Swinging from a harness attach
beams in the Carolina Coliseum as
patented dunk shot, the Gamecc
drawing a gasp from the 4,532 far
The mascot was reportedly shal
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JOSEPH GANNETT I The Gamecock
lical Sciences Building at Sumter
I teachers
program awaits
health education, where the Ih<
undergraduate program lias been hours
discontinued. It is now available only basic
as a five-year master's program. elude
This change steins from action by cours
the board of trustees in 1983. A rccom- Ad
mendation was made by IJSC I'resi- comp
dent James Molderman that the Col- perfc
lege of Education be eliminated in profe
favor of a more advanced program mend
under the direction of the College of forms
Humanities and Social Sciences. Mil
"At this time, there was a lot of con- been
ccrn at the university about the quality the b<
ol teacher education," Mulhern said. to elii
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Ill (III II* yt.CU>, LUUUUIUII 111 tl
jors have had the second-lowest SAT Ih
scores among college students. This mule
new system was designed to improve hope:
the quality of teachers which this stude
school graduates," he said. ?ld s;
; some birds ca
seriously hurt. The ide
ot a little of the the Cocky costume
ry night during a officials.
sri the University I he Ciamecock is r
te. Cocky learned. But a s
ed to the metal in previous home gam
he performed his
>ck mascot fell, The team look up w
is in attendance. a 90-66 win over Gcor
ken up, but not third straight win.
Substance banned
Research s
By W. C. Dawson
Asbestos, a natural fibrous material, is used
for fireproofing, insulation and making cement,
asphalt, plastic and piping, and can
cause cancer.
Widespread use of asbestos led to e\tensi\e
research about the effects of asbestos libers
on w^^ers who install it and people are
CXPQ!^ to it. _
KCSUUS MiOwcu cxpOV.i'c- to ns6cstii%
the r^-malignani lung disease asM^osis,
lung cancer and gastro intestinal cancel.
Spraying the fibers in structures for
fireproofing or insulation caused concern
about public exposure to the substance. Approximately
half of the sprayed asbestos was
released into the atmosphere.
The first recomendations for controlling
asbestos were made in 1938 after a study ol
four asbestos textile plants.
In 1946, an unofficial organization called
the American Conference ol Governmental
Industrial Hygenists voluntarily formulated
occupational health standards and limitations
for asbestos.
The recommendations of the AC'CHH were
not given legal sanction until May 29, 1969.
Their guidelines were incorporated in the
Walsh-Healy Act, which only affected conditions
on federal government job sites. This
left many workers and much of the general
public unprotected and still exposed to potentially
dangerous asbestos dust.
On Dec. 7, 1971, a temporary emergency
standard covering the industrial use of
asbestos was ordered by the labor secretary
after a request by the \FL-C1().
On the same day, the Environmental Pro
Greei
approval
: revised program requires I3X
to graduate, 18 more than the
baccalaureate degree and ins
three required pre-profcssional j
es. a
mission to the program will he HBBHBS
etitive. Selection will bo based on ?<
>rmance in (he three pre
ssional courses, teacher recom- ^ ^
ations, field experience and perante
on a basic skills lest. | ; - ~
ilhern said the department has
preparing for the transition since , ; iM
5ard of trustees made the decision 1 ;"*VV
ruinate the college. |y^" ^.^V-;
e university has not admitted iilffii? "^glfe
rgraduate students in two years in
s of avoiding the problem of a
nts unable to graduate when the
ystem is phased out. ft ? iV" ?
ntity of the student who wears Slllftjlsffc ~
is kept a secret by athletic
lot know for its flying skills,
imilar routine had worked well
es.
here Cocky left off, soaring to Eleanor Jan
gia State ? South Caolina's page 8*
in 1977
hows asbestc
Buildings requiring im
Long-term remedies
!?5k Business Administration ?
I Removal from subdural steel; relocation
probable, TO years in process.
Icrete^cellhig ''relocation
probable, 6 months in process. Cost:
$1.2 million.
Williams Brice Nursing School ?
Removal of spray materials in lobby
area; no relocation; 3 months in process.
Cost: $250,000.
Law Center ? Removal from structural
steel; partial in-house relocations
possible; 1.5 years in processs. Cost:
$1 million.
Physical Sciences Center ? Removal
from structural steel; relocation as
soon as possible; 3-5 years in proccss.
Cost: $7.5 million.
tg reopie on campus wno wouio iixe to Know
j||j 777-5999 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. for moi
loci ion Agency proposed standards for con- i
irol of asbestos in the air. e
In 1973, the Department of Health, liduca- I
lion and Welfare was petitioned to implement
controls over the use of asbestos filters in c
making foods ;ind drugs. Suggestions for con- i
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kins, Miss Black USC, 1984, crowns her succe
is harmful
mediate attention
Quick remedies
Flinn Hall ? USC maintenance will I
rcmtpp pipe coverings. Require^alf a
worl^lay. 1
pipe covering. Oneudkfs
work/ ' 'V' ** ' .
Drayton Hall ? Maintenance will
provide interim mitigation measures
pending removal of auditorium ceiling
materials. Three days work.
Neutron Generator ? Maintenance
will remove pipe covering. One-fourth
days work.
Towers Complex ? Close a
1,200-square-foot room pending
removal of sprayed asbestos ceiling
materials. One-fourth days work.
Sims Dorm ? Maintenance will
remove pipe coverings. Two days
work.
j if their buildina is affected mav call
re information.
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rols, pending further research, were publishd
by the food and drugs commissioner in
973 and 1975.
Stricter controls and increased public unrest
>ver the asbestos issue led to the eventual hauling
of the substance in December of 1977.
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