Ohio Admin. Code 3745-20-04 - Demolition and renovation procedures for asbestos emission control
(A) Each owner or
operator of a demolition or renovation operation to whom this rule applies
shall comply with the following procedures:
(1) Remove all regulated asbestos-containing
material from a facility being demolished or renovated before any activity
begins that would break up, dislodge, or similarly disturb the materials or
preclude access to the materials for subsequent removal. However, regulated
asbestos-containing material need not be removed before demolition, except in
accordance with paragraph (E) of this rule, if:
(a) It is category I nonfriable
asbestos-containing material that is not in poor condition and is not
friable.
(b) It is on facility
components that are encased in concrete or other similarly hard material, and
the asbestos-containing materials are adequately wet whenever exposed during
demolition.
(c) It was not
accessible for testing and was, therefore, not discovered until after
demolition began and, as a result of the demolition, the material cannot be
safely removed. If not removed for safety reasons, the exposed regulated
asbestos-containing material and any asbestos-contaminated debris must be
treated as asbestos-containing waste material and adequately wet at all times
until disposed of.
(d) It is
category II nonfriable asbestos-containing material, and the probability is low
the material will become crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder during
demolition.
(2) When a
facility component covered with, coated with or containing regulated
asbestos-containing material is being taken out
of
removed from the facility as units or
in sections:
(a) Adequately wet all regulated
asbestos-containing material exposed during cutting or disjointing operations;
and
(b) Carefully lower the units
or sections to the floor and to ground level not dropping, throwing, sliding or
otherwise damaging or disturbing the regulated asbestos-containing
material.
(3) Adequately
wet regulated asbestos-containing materials when they are being stripped from
facility components. In renovation operations, wetting that would unavoidably
damage equipment or cause an unreasonable safety hazard, is not required if the following conditions are
met:
(a) The owner or operator submits a
written request to the director
Ohio EPA no less than thirty days prior to
the starting date of such operations, demonstrating
that
asking the director to determine
whether wetting to comply with this rule would unavoidably damage
equipment or present an unreasonable safety hazard, and supplies the director
with adequate information to make this determination; and
.
(b) The director issues a written
determination, based on the written request, that
equipment damage or an unreasonable safety hazard would be unavoidable; and
.
(c) The owner or operator uses alternative
emission controls in accordance with the terms of the determination. At a
minimum the owner or operator shall use one of the following:
(i) A local exhaust ventilation and
collection system designed and operated to capture the particulate asbestos
materials produced by the stripping and removal of friable asbestos material.
The system shall exhibit no visible emissions to the outside air or be designed
and operated in accordance with the requirements in rule
3745-20-12 of the
Administrative Code.
(ii) A
glove-bag system designed and operated to contain the particulate asbestos
material produced by the stripping of the asbestos materials.
(iii) Leak-tight wrapping to contain all
regulated asbestos-containing material prior to dismantlement.
(d) In renovation operations where
wetting would result in equipment damage or a safety hazard, and the methods
allowed in paragraph (A)(3)(c) of this rule cannot be used, an alternate method
may be used after obtaining written approval from the director based upon a
determination that it is equivalent to wetting in controlling emissions.
Requests for alternative emission control methods shall be submitted
concurrently with the request contained in paragraph (A)(3)(a) of this
rule.
(e) A copy of the director's
written determination shall be displayed at the worksite during the renovation
operation.
(4) After a
facility component covered with, coated with or containing regulated
asbestos-containing material has been removed
from
taken out of the facility as a
unit or in sections, pursuant to paragraph
(A)(2) of this rule, except as provided in paragraph (A)(5) of this rule, either
, the owner or
operator shall do one of the following :
(a) Adequately wet the regulated
asbestos-containing material during stripping;
or
.
(b)
During stripping, use a local exhaust ventilation and collection system
operated to capture the particulate asbestos material produced by the
stripping. The system must exhibit no visible emissions to the outside air or
must be designed and operated in accordance with the requirements in rule
3745-20-12 of the
Administrative Code; or
.
(c)
Encase the regulated asbestos-containing material on the component with a
suitable leak-tight container in accordance with rule
3745-20-05
of the Administrative Code. Regulated asbestos-containing material, contained
in leak-tight wrapping, that has been removed in accordance with this paragraph
need not be wetted.
(5)
For large facility components such as reactor vessels, large tanks, and steam
generators, but not beams (which must be handled in accordance with paragraphs
(A)(2), (A)(3), and (A)(4) of this rule), the regulated asbestos-containing
material is not required to be stripped if all
of the following requirements are
met:
(a) The component is removed, stored,
transported, and either disposed of or reused without disturbing or damaging
the regulated asbestos-containing material.
(b) The component is encased in a leak-tight
wrapping.
(c) The leak-tight
wrapping is labeled according to paragraph (D) of rule
3745-20-05
of the Administrative Code. Regulated asbestos-containing material, contained
in leak-tight wrapping, that has been removed in accordance with this paragraph
need not be wetted.
(6)
For all regulated asbestos-containing material including material that has been
removed or stripped, the owner or operator shall do all
of the following :
(a) Adequately wet
the materials and ensure that the materials remain adequately wet until
collected and contained or treated in preparation for disposal in accordance
with rule
3745-20-05
of the Administrative Code; and
.
(b)
Carefully lower the materials to the ground or floor not dropping, throwing,
sliding or otherwise damaging or disturbing the material;
.
(c) Transport the materials to the ground via
leak-tight chutes, HEPA equipped vacuum transport system, or in leak-tight
containers if the materials have been removed or stripped more than fifty feet
above ground level and were not removed as units or in sections.
(d)
Regulated
asbestos-containing material, contained in leak-tight wrapping, that has been
removed in accordance with paragraph (A)(3)(c)(iii) or (A) (4) of this rule
need not be wetted.
(7) When the temperature at the point of
wetting is below thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit, the
owner or operator shall do the following :
(a) Comply with paragraphs (A)(4), (A)(6)
and (D) of this rule. The owner or operator need
not comply with the other wetting requirements of this rule; and
.
(b) Use a local exhaust ventilation and
collection system designed and operated to capture the particulate asbestos
materials produced by the stripping and removal of friable asbestos material.
The system shall exhibit no visible emissions;
and
.
(c) Remove facility components coated or
covered with regulated asbestos- containing material as units or sections to
the maximum extent possible.
(d)
During periods when wetting operations are suspended due to freezing
temperatures, the owner or operator shall record the temperature in the area
containing the facility components at the beginning, middle, and end of each
operating day and keep daily temperature records available for inspection by
the director or the director's representative during normal business hours at
the demolition or renovation site. The owner or operator shall retain the
temperature records for at least two years.
(B) No regulated asbestos-containing material
shall be stripped, removed, or otherwise handled or disturbed at a facility
regulated by this chapter unless all of the following provisions are met:
(1) At least one authorized representative,
trained in the provisions of this chapter and the means of complying with them,
is present at the location of operations.
(2) The training required in paragraph (B)(1)
of this rule shall include, as a minimum, adequate training in the provisions
of this chapter for the following :
(a) Definitions;
.
(b) Applicability (including facility
inspection, asbestos material identification and classification);
.
(c) Notifications (including contents,
delivery requirements and requirements to revise notices);
.
(d) Emission control procedures for removals
(including, adequate wetting, encapsulation, removal of facility components in
units or sections, minimizing drop height, waste collection, local exhaust
collection and ventilation systems, HEPA filters, negative pressure enclosures
and glove-bag procedures);
.
(e)
Waste disposal work practices (including at least wetting, containers,
container labeling, vehicle marking, waste shipment records and transport
requirements, waste disposal site requirements);
.
(f) Reporting and record keeping; and
.
(g) Asbestos hazards and worker
protection.
(3) Every
two years, the trained on-site authorized representative shall receive
refresher training in the provisions of this chapter.
(4) Evidence that the required training has
been completed shall be posted and made available for inspection by the
director or the director's representative at the demolition or renovation site.
(C) Each owner or
operator of any demolition or renovation operation, shall ensure all regulated
asbestos-containing materials which have been damaged or made friable by
demolition, renovation or adjacent stripping operations are repaired,
encapsulated, or removed for disposal in accordance with rule
3745-20-05
of the Administrative Code, prior to the removal of emission
controls.
(D) For emergency
demolition operations, adequately wet the portion of the facility that contains
regulated asbestos-containing material during the wrecking operation and ensure
that the materials remain adequately wet until collected for disposal in
accordance with rule
3745-20-05
of the Administrative Code.
(E) If
a facility is demolished by intentional burning, or if demolition debris is to
be burned, all regulated asbestos-containing material including category I and
category II nonfriable asbestos-containing material must be removed in
accordance with this chapter before burning.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3704.03(E)
Rule Amplifies: 3704.03(A), 3704.03(E)
Prior Effective Dates: 05/29/1990, 11/18/2002, 02/25/2004, 02/02/2007, 03/02/2012
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