Data Management and
the
Asbestos Management Plan
LCDR Robert Horsch
Environmental Compliance Branch
Division of Environmental Protection
Objectives
• Provide a representation of how the Division of
Environmental Protection at NIH is using GIS tools
as a method for managing data
• Demonstrate a novel method for managing a realtime asbestos management program.
Background
• NIH’s Bethesda campus
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99 buildings
12.4 Million Square Feet of functional interior space
320 Acres of land
18,000 employees
Continuous renovation/modernization activities
Oldest building was constructed in 1938
• Supports leading medical research for US and the
World
Asbestos: Goals
• Survey: Complete a thorough survey of the
Bethesda Campus for Asbestos
• Database: Store the surveyed data in a
maintained manner allowing for quick information
retrieval
• Integration: Develop a novel tool for providing
asbestos information, real-time location
information, and IT application.
Asbestos: Components
Data Collection Tool
• The MAP: Current floor plan with room numbers
 Sample creation: Sample points and Building Materials are
selected or created depending on the condition of the “asbuilts” in the system.
Data Collection Tool
 The TOOL: Pull-down menus
 Data Entry: Structured from regulatory coding with pulldown menus to limit inconsistency.
Data Collection Tool
• Sample points can have 3
photos which are managed by
the system and automatically
linked.
Data Collection Tool
• Building materials
have their own
buttons and specific
information to be
collected.
• Each homogenous
feature connects to a
sample point and
therefore, lab results
and photos.
Data Collection Tool
• Data properties for selected
samples can be displayed in
multiple summary means
creating opportunities for
quality control of the
asbestos management plan.
Input
• Electronic lab results of samples received directly
from the laboratory are imported and functionally
incorporated into the database.
Output
• Analysis results can be used in Excel for searching,
filtering and reporting.
Output
• Specific queries can be run
and reports generated
yielding real-time
documents useable by
Project Officers, Facility
Managers, and Institutes for
planning and budgetary
decisions.
Output
• Plus, maps…
Status
• Buildings – All facilities constructed before 1990.
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Approximately 35 spaces on the Bethesda Campus
Office, Mechanical, and Lab
Completed 10 of 35 spaces
Projected completion is 2012 fiscal
• Fully integrate into the Facilities Management
Viewer (FMV) with select access capability
• Provide asbestos abatement layer to identify
areas remediated and the project number.
Future: DEP Programs
• Create data collection tools for additional legacy hazardous
wastes:
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Mercury
Lead
Persistent Organic Pollutants
• Finish development on DEP programs to support
automation with relation to data management.
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Spill Response and Countermeasures
Soil Erosion
Storm Water Management
• Fully integrate into the FMV with a “portal” design to
provide a seamless front end for users.
Contact: Robert Horsch * Phone: 301-451-6477 * email: horschro@mail.nih.gov