1926.1101(a)
Scope and application. This section regulates
asbestos exposure in all work as defined in 29 CFR 1910.12(b), including
but not limited to the following: 1926.1101(a)(1)
Demolition or salvage of structures where asbestos is
present; 1926.1101(a)(2)
Removal or encapsulation of materials containing
asbestos; 1926.1101(a)(3)
Construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, or renovation
of structures, substrates, or portions thereof, that contain
asbestos; 1926.1101(a)(4)
Installation of products containing asbestos; 1926.1101(a)(5)
Asbestos spill/emergency cleanup; and 1926.1101(a)(6)
Transportation, disposal, storage, containment of and
housekeeping activities involving asbestos or products containing
asbestos, on the site or location at which construction activities are
performed. 1926.1101(a)(7)
Coverage under this standard shall be based on the nature of
the work operation involving asbestos exposure. 1926.1101(a)(8)
This section does not apply to asbestos-containing asphalt
roof coatings, cements and mastics. 1926.1101(b)
Definitions.
Aggressive
method means removal or disturbance of building material by
sanding, abrading, grinding or other method that breaks, crumbles, or
disintegrates intact ACM.
Amended water means
water to which surfactant (wetting agent) has been added to increase the
ability of the liquid to penetrate ACM.
Asbestos
includes chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite asbestos,
anthophyllite asbestos, actinolite asbestos, and any of these minerals
that has been chemically treated and/or altered. For purposes of this
standard, "asbestos" includes PACM, as defined below.
Asbestos-containing material (ACM), means any
material containing more than one percent asbestos.
Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary
of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor,
or designee.
Authorized person means any person
authorized by the employer and required by work duties to be present in
regulated areas.
Building/facility owner is the
legal entity, including a lessee, which exercises control over
management and record keeping functions relating to a building and/or
facility in which activities covered by this standard take place.
Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) means one
certified in the practice of industrial hygiene by the American Board of
Industrial Hygiene.
Class I asbestos work means
activities involving the removal of TSI and surfacing ACM and PACM.
Class II asbestos work means activities involving
the removal of ACM which is not thermal system insulation or surfacing
material. This includes, but is not limited to, the removal of
asbestos-containing wallboard, floor tile and sheeting, roofing and
siding shingles, and construction mastics.
Class III
asbestos work means repair and maintenance operations, where
"ACM", including TSI and surfacing ACM and PACM, is likely to be
disturbed.
Class IV asbestos work means
maintenance and custodial activities during which employees contact but
do not disturb ACM or PACM and activities to clean up dust, waste and
debris resulting from Class I, II, and III activities.
Clean room means an uncontaminated room having
facilities for the storage of employees' street clothing and
uncontaminated materials and equipment.
Closely
resemble means that the major workplace conditions which have
contributed to the levels of historic asbestos exposure, are no more
protective than conditions of the current workplace.
Competent person means, in addition to the
definition in 29 CFR 1926.32 (f), one who is capable of identifying
existing asbestos hazards in the workplace and selecting the appropriate
control strategy for asbestos exposure, who has the authority to take
prompt corrective measures to eliminate them, as specified in 29 CFR
1926.32(f): in addition, for Class I and Class II work who is specially
trained in a training course which meets the criteria of EPA's Model
Accreditation Plan (40 CFR 763) for supervisor, or its equivalent and,
for Class III and Class IV work, who is trained in a manner consistent
with EPA requirements for training of local education agency maintenance
and custodial staff as set forth at 40 CFR 763.92 (a)(2).
Critical barrier means one or more layers of
plastic sealed over all openings into a work area or any other similarly
placed physical barrier sufficient to prevent airborne asbestos in a
work area from migrating to an adjacent area.
Decontamination area means an enclosed area
adjacent and connected to the regulated area and consisting of an
equipment room, shower area, and clean room, which is used for the
decontamination of workers, materials, and equipment that are
contaminated with asbestos.
Demolition means the
wrecking or taking out of any load-supporting structural member and any
related razing, removing, or stripping of asbestos products.
Director means the Director, National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, or designee.
Disturbance means
activities that disrupt the matrix of ACM or PACM, crumble or pulverixe
ACM or PACM, or generate visible debris from ACM or PACM. Disturbance
includes cutting away small amounts of ACM and PACM, no greater than the
amount which can be contained in one standard sized glove bag or waste
bag in order to access a building component. In no event shall the
amount of ACM or PACM so disturbed exceed that which can be contained in
one glove bag or waste bag which shall not exceed 60 inches in length
and width.
Employee exposure means that exposure
to airborne asbestos that would occur if the employee were not using
respiratory protective equipment.
Equipment room (change
room) means a contaminated room located within the
decontamination area that is supplied with impermeable bags or
containers for the disposal of contaminated protective clothing and
equipment.
Fiber means a particulate form of
asbestos, 5 micrometers or longer, with a length-to-diameter ratio of at
least 3 to 1.
Glovebag means not more than a 60 x
60 inch impervious plastic bag-like enclosure affixed around an
asbestos-containing material, with glove-like appendages through which
material and tools may be handled.
High-efficiency
particulate air (HEPA) filter means a filter capable of trapping
and retaining at least 99.97 percent of all mono-dispersed particles of
0.3 micrometers in diameter.
Homogeneous area
means an area of surfacing material or thermal system insulation that is
uniform in color and texture.
Industrial hygienist
means a professional qualified by education, training, and experience to
anticipate, recognize, evaluate and develop controls for occupational
health hazards.
Intact means that the ACM has not
crumbled, been pulverized, or otherwise deteriorated so that the
asbestos is no longer likely to be bound with its matrix.
Modification for purposes of paragraph (g)(6)(ii),
means a changed or altered procedure, material or component of a control
system, which replaces a procedure, material or component of a required
system. Omitting a procedure or component, or reducing or diminishing
the stringency or strength of a material or component of the control
system is not a "modification" for purposes of paragraph (g)(6) of this
section.
Negative Initial Exposure Assessment
means a demonstration by the employer, which complies with the criteria
in paragraph (f)(2)(iii) of this section, that employee exposure during
an operation is expected to be consistently below the PELs.
PACM means "presumed asbestos containing
material".
Presumed Asbestos Containing Material
means thermal system insulation and surfacing material found in
buildings constructed no later than 1980. The designation of a material
as "PACM" may be rebutted pursuant to paragraph (k)(5) of this section.
Project Designer means a person who has
successfully completed the training requirements for an abatement
project designer established by 40 U.S.C. Sec. 763.90(g).
Regulated area means: an area established by the
employer to demarcate areas where Class I, II, and III asbestos work is
conducted, and any adjoining area where debris and waste from such
asbestos work accumulate; and a work area within which airborne
concentrations of asbestos, exceed or there is a reasonable possibility
they may exceed the permissible exposure limit. Requirements for
regulated areas are set out in paragraph (e) of this section.
Removal means all operations where ACM and/or PACM
is taken out or stripped from structures or substrates, and includes
demolition operations.
Renovation means the
modifying of any existing structure, or portion thereof.
Repair means overhauling, rebuilding,
reconstructing, or reconditioning of structures or substrates, including
encapsulation or other repair of ACM or PACM attached to structures or
substrates.
Surfacing material means material that
is sprayed, troweled-on or otherwise applied to surfaces (such as
acoustical plaster on ceilings and fireproofing materials on structural
members, or other materials on surfaces for acoustical, fireproofing,
and other purposes).
Surfacing ACM means surfacing
material which contains more than 1% asbestos.
Thermal
system insulation (TSI) means ACM applied to pipes, fittings,
boilers, breeching, tanks, ducts or other structural components to
prevent heat loss or gain.
Thermal system insulation
ACM is thermal system insulation which contains more than 1%
asbestos. ..1926.1101(c)
1926.1101(c)
Permissible exposure limits (PELS). 1926.1101(c)(1)
Time-weighted average limit (TWA). The
employer shall ensure that no employee is exposed to an airborne
concentration of asbestos in excess of 0.1 fiber per cubic centimeter of
air as an eight (8) hour time-weighted average (TWA), as determined by
the method prescribed in Appendix A to this section, or by an equivalent
method. 1926.1101(c)(2)
Excursion limit. The employer shall ensure
that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of asbestos in
excess of 1.0 fiber per cubic centimeter of air (1 f/cc) as averaged
over a sampling period of thirty (30) minutes, as determined by the
method prescribed in Appendix A to this section, or by an equivalent
method. 1926.1101(d)
Multi-employer worksites. 1926.1101(d)(1)
On multi-employer worksites, an employer performing work
requiring the establishment of a regulated area shall inform other
employers on the site of the nature of the employer's work with asbestos
and/or PACM, of the existence of and requirements pertaining to
regulated areas, and the measures taken to ensure that employees of such
other employers are not exposed to asbestos. 1926.1101(d)(2)
Asbestos hazards at a multi-employer work site shall be
abated by the contractor who created or controls the source of asbestos
contamination. For example, if there is a significant breach of an
enclosure containing Class I work, the employer responsible for erecting
the enclosure shall repair the breach
immediately. ..1926.1101(d)(3)
1926.1101(d)(3)
In addition, all employers of employees exposed to asbestos
hazards shall comply with applicable protective provisions to protect
their employees. For example, if employees working immediately adjacent
to a Class I asbestos job are exposed to asbestos due to the inadequate
containment of such job, their employer shall either remove the
employees from the area until the enclosure breach is repaired; or
perform an initial exposure assessment pursuant to (f) of this
section. 1926.1101(d)(4)
All employers of employees working adjacent to regulated
areas established by another employer on a multi-employer work-site,
shall take steps on a daily basis to ascertain the integrity of the
enclosure and/or the effectiveness of the control method relied on by
the primary asbestos contractor to assure that asbestos fibers do not
migrate to such adjacent areas. 1926.1101(d)(5)
All general contractors on a construction project which
includes work covered by this standard shall be deemed to exercise
general supervisory authority over the work covered by this standard,
even though the general contractor is not qualified to serve as the
asbestos "competent person" as defined by paragraph (b) of this section.
As supervisor of the entire project, the general contractor shall
ascertain whether the asbestos contractor is in compliance with this
standard, and shall require such contractor to come into compliance with
this standard when necessary. 1926.1101(e)
Regulated areas. 1926.1101(e)(1)
All Class I, II and III asbestos work shall be conducted
within regulated areas. All other operations covered by this standard
shall be conducted within a regulated area where airborne concentrations
of asbestos exceed, or there is a reasonable possibility they may exceed
a PEL. Regulated areas shall comply with the requirements of paragraphs
(2), (3),(4) and (5) of this
section. 1926.1101(e)(2)
Demarcation. The regulated area shall be
demarcated in any manner that minimizes the number of persons within the
area and protects persons outside the area from exposure to airborne
asbestos. Where critical barriers or negative pressure enclosures are
used, they may demarcate the regulated area. Signs shall be provided and
displayed pursuant to the requirements of paragraph (k)(7) of this
section. 1926.1101(e)(3)
Access. Access to regulated areas shall be
limited to authorized persons and to persons authorized by the Act or
regulations issued pursuant
thereto. 1926.1101(e)(4)
Respirators. All persons entering a regulated
area where employees are required pursuant to paragraph (h)(1) of this
section to wear respirators shall be supplied with a respirator selected
in accordance with paragraph (h)(2) of this section. 1926.1101(e)(5)
Prohibited activities. The employer shall
ensure that employees do not eat, drink, smoke, chew tobacco or gum, or
apply cosmetics in the regulated
area. ..1926.1101(e)(6)
1926.1101(e)(6)
Competent Persons. The employer shall ensure
that all asbestos work performed within regulated areas is supervised by
a competent person, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. The
duties of the competent person are set out in paragraph (o) of this
section. 1926.1101(f)
Exposure assessments and
monitoring. 1926.1101(f)(1)
General monitoring criteria. 1926.1101(f)(1)(i)
Each employer who has a workplace or work operation where
exposure monitoring is required under this section shall perform
monitoring to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of
asbestos to which employees may be exposed. 1926.1101(f)(1)(ii)
Determinations of employee exposure shall be made from
breathing zone air samples that are representative of the 8-hour TWA and
30-minute short-term exposures of each employee. 1926.1101(f)(1)(iii)
Representative 8-hour TWA employee exposure shall be
determined on the basis of one or more samples representing full-shift
exposure for employees in each work area. Representative 30-minute
short-term employee exposures shall be determined on the basis of one or
more samples representing 30 minute exposures associated with operations
that are most likely to produce exposures above the excursion limit for
employees in each work area. 1926.1101(f)(2)
Initial Exposure Assessment. 1926.1101(f)(2)(i)
Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered
by this standard shall ensure that a "competent person" conducts an
exposure assessment immediately before or at the initiation of the
operation to ascertain expected exposures during that operation or
workplace. The assessment must be completed in time to comply with
requirements which are triggered by exposure data or the lack of a
"negative exposure assessment," and to provide information necessary to
assure that all control systems planned are appropriate for that
operation and will work
properly. 1926.1101(f)(2)(ii)
Basis of Initial Exposure Assessment: Unless a negative
exposure assessment has been made pursuant to paragraph (f)(2)(iii) of
this section, the initial exposure assessment shall, if feasible, be
based on monitoring conducted pursuant to paragraph (f)(1)(iii) of this
section. The assessment shall take into consideration both the
monitoring results and all observations, information or calculations
which indicate employee exposure to asbestos, including any previous
monitoring conducted in the workplace, or of the operations of the
employer which indicate the levels of airborne asbestos likely to be
encountered on the job. For Class I asbestos work, until the employer
conducts exposure monitoring and documents that employees on that job
will not be exposed in excess of the PELs, or otherwise makes a negative
exposure assessment pursuant to paragraph (f)(2)(iii) of this section,
the employer shall presume that employees are exposed in excess of the
TWA and excursion limit. 1926.1101(f)(2)(iii)
Negative Exposure Assessment: For any one specific asbestos
job which will be performed by employees who have been trained in
compliance with the standard, the employer may demonstrate that employee
exposures will be below the PELs by data which conform to the following
criteria; ..1926.1101(f)(2)(iii)(A)
1926.1101(f)(2)(iii)(A)
Objective data demonstrating that the product or material
containing asbestos minerals or the activity involving such product or
material cannot release airborne fibers in concentrations exceeding the
TWA and excursion limit under those work conditions having the greatest
potential for releasing asbestos; or 1926.1101(f)(2)(iii)(B)
Where the employer has monitored prior asbestos jobs for the
PEL and the excursion limit within 12 months of the current or projected
job, the monitoring and analysis were performed in compliance with the
asbestos standard in effect; and the data were obtained during work
operations conducted under workplace conditions "closely resembling" the
processes, type of material, control methods, work practices, and
environmental conditions used and prevailing in the employer's current
operations, the operations were conducted by employees whose training
and experience are no more extensive than that of employees performing
the current job, and these data show that under the conditions
prevailing and which will prevail in the current workplace there is a
high degree of certainty that employee exposures will not exceed the TWA
and excursion limit; or 1926.1101(f)(2)(iii)(C)
The results of initial exposure monitoring of the current
job made from breathing zone air samples that are representative of the
8-hour TWA and 30-minute short-term exposures of each employee covering
operations which are most likely during the performance of the entire
asbestos job to result in exposures over the PELs. 1926.1101(f)(3)
Periodic monitoring. 1926.1101(f)(3)(i)
Class I and II operations. The employer shall
conduct daily monitoring that is representative of the exposure of each
employee who is assigned to work within a regulated area who is
performing Class I or II work, unless the employer pursuant to
(f)(2)(iii) of this section, has made a negative exposure assessment for
the entire operation. 1926.1101(f)(3)(ii)
All operations under the standard other than Class I and II
operations. The employer shall conduct periodic monitoring of all work
where exposures are expected to exceed a PEL, at intervals sufficient to
document the validity of the exposure prediction. 1926.1101(f)(3)(iii)
Exception: When all employees required to be monitored daily
are equipped with supplied-air respirators operated in the pressure
demand mode, or other positive pressure mode respirator, the employer
may dispense with the daily monitoring required by this paragraph.
However, employees performing Class I work using a control method which
is not listed in paragraph (g)(4)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section or
using a modification of a listed control method, shall continue to be
monitored daily even if they are equipped with supplied-air
respirators. 1926.1101(f)(4)
Termination of monitoring. 1926.1101(f)(4)(i)
If the periodic monitoring required by paragraph (f)(3) of
this section reveals that employee exposures, as indicated by
statistically reliable measurements, are below the permissible exposure
limit and excursion limit the employer may discontinue monitoring for
those employees whose exposures are represented by such
monitoring. ..1926.1101(f)(4)(ii)
1926.1101(f)(4)(ii)
Additional monitoring. Notwithstanding the provisions of
paragraph (f)(2) and (3), and (f)(4) of this section, the employer shall
institute the exposure monitoring required under paragraph (f)(3) of
this section whenever there has been a change in process, control
equipment, personnel or work practices that may result in new or
additional exposures above the permissible exposure limit and/or
excursion limit or when the employer has any reason to suspect that a
change may result in new or additional exposures above the permissible
exposure limit and/or excursion limit. Such additional monitoring is
required regardless of whether a "negative exposure assessment" was
previously produced for a specific job. 1926.1101(f)(5)
Employee notification of monitoring results.
The employer must, as soon as possible but no later than 5 working days
after the receipt of the results of any monitoring performed under this
section, notify each affected employee of these results either
individually in writing or by posting the results in an appropriate
location that is accessible to employees. 1926.1101(f)(5)(i)
The employer shall notify affected employees of the
monitoring results that represent that employee's exposure as soon as
possible following receipt of monitoring results. 1926.1101(f)(5)(ii)
The employer shall notify affected employees of the results
of monitoring respresenting the employee's exposure in writing either
individually or by posting at a centrally located place that is
accessible to affected employees. 1926.1101(f)(6)
Observation of monitoring. 1926.1101(f)(6)(i)
The employer shall provide affected employees and their
designated representatives an opportunity to observe any monitoring of
employee exposure to asbestos conducted in accordance with this
section. 1926.1101(f)(6)(ii)
When observation of the monitoring of employee exposure to
asbestos requires entry into an area where the use of protective
clothing or equipment is required, the observer shall be provided with
and be required to use such clothing and equipment and shall comply with
all other applicable safety and health procedures. 1926.1101(g)
Methods of compliance. 1926.1101(g)(1)
Engineering controls and work practices for all operations
covered by this section. The employer shall use the following
engineering controls and work practices in all operations covered by
this section, regardless of the levels of exposure: 1926.1101(g)(1)(i)
Vacuum cleaners equipped with HEPA filters to collect all
debris and dust containing ACM and PACM, except as provided in paragraph
(g)(8)(ii) of this section in the case of roofing material. 1926.1101(g)(1)(ii)
Wet methods, or wetting agents, to control employee
exposures during asbestos handling, mixing, removal, cutting,
application, and cleanup, except where employers demonstrate that the
use of wet methods is infeasible due to for example, the creation of
electrical hazards, equipment malfunction, and, in roofing, except as
provide in paragraph (g)(8)(ii) of this section; and 1926.1101(g)(1)(iii)
Prompt clean-up and disposal of wastes and debris
contaminated with asbestos in leak-tight containers except in roofing
operations, where the procedures specified in paragraph (g)(8)(ii) of
this section apply. 1926.1101(g)(2)
In addition to the requirements of paragraph (g)(1) of this
section, the employer shall use the following control methods to achieve
compliance with the TWA permissible exposure limit and excursion limit
prescribed by paragraph (c) of this section; 1926.1101(g)(2)(i)
Local exhaust ventilation equipped with HEPA filter dust
collection
systems; ..1926.1101(g)(2)(ii)
1926.1101(g)(2)(ii)
Enclosure or isolation of processes producing asbestos
dust; 1926.1101(g)(2)(iii)
Ventilation of the regulated area to move contaminated air
away from the breathing zone of employees and toward a filtration or
collection device equipped with a HEPA filter; 1926.1101(g)(2)(iv)
Use of other work practices and engineering controls that
the Assistant Secretary can show to be feasible. 1926.1101(g)(2)(v)
Wherever the feasible engineering and work practice controls
described above are not sufficient to reduce employee exposure to or
below the permissible exposure limit and/or excursion limit prescribed
in paragraph (c) of this section, the employer shall use them to reduce
employee exposure to the lowest levels attainable by these controls and
shall supplement them by the use of respiratory protection that complies
with the requirements of paragraph (h) of this section. 1926.1101(g)(3)
Prohibitions. The following work practices and
engineering controls shall not be used for work related to asbestos or
for work which disturbs ACM or PACM, regardless of measured levels of
asbestos exposure or the results of initial exposure
assessments: 1926.1101(g)(3)(i)
High-speed abrasive disc saws that are not equipped with
point of cut ventilator or enclosures with HEPA filtered exhaust
air. 1926.1101(g)(3)(ii)
Compressed air used to remove asbestos, or materials
containing asbestos, unless the compressed air is used in conjunction
with an enclosed ventilation system designed to capture the dust cloud
created by the compressed air. 1926.1101(g)(3)(iii)
Dry sweeping, shoveling or other dry clean-up of dust and
debris containing ACM and PACM. 1926.1101(g)(3)(iv)
Employee rotation as a means of reducing employee exposure
to asbestos. 1926.1101(g)(4)
Class I Requirements. In addition to the
provisions of paragraphs (g)(1) and (2) of this section, the following
engineering controls and work practices and procedures shall be
used. 1926.1101(g)(4)(i)
All Class I work, including the installation and operation
of the control system shall be supervised by a competent person as
defined in paragraph (b) of this section; 1926.1101(g)(4)(ii)
For all Class I jobs involving the removal of more than 25
linear or 10 square feet of thermal system insulation or surfacing
material; for all other Class I jobs, where the employer cannot produce
a negative exposure assessment pursuant to paragraph (f)(2)(iii) of this
section, or where employees are working in areas adjacent to the
regulated area, while the Class I work is being performed, the employer
shall use one of the following methods to ensure that airborne asbestos
does not migrate from the regulated
area: ..1926.1101(g)(4)(ii)(A)
1926.1101(g)(4)(ii)(A)
Critical barriers shall be placed over all the openings to
the regulated area, except where activities are performed outdoors;
or 1926.1101(g)(4)(ii)(B)
The employer shall use another barrier or isolation method
which prevents the migration of airborne asbestos from the regulated
area, as verified by perimeter area surveillance during each work shift
at each boundary of the regulated area, showing no visible asbestos
dust; and perimeter area monitoring showing that clearance levels
contained in 40 CFR Part 763, Subpt. E, of the EPA Asbestos in Schools
Rule are met, or that perimeter area levels, measured by Phase Contrast
Microscopy (PCM) are no more than background levels representing the
same area before the asbestos work began. The results of such monitoring
shall be made known to the employer no later than 24 hours from the end
of the work shift represented by such monitoring. Exception: For work
completed outdoors where employees are not working in areas adjacent to
the regulated areas, this paragraph (g)(4)(ii) is satisfied when the
specific control methods in paragraph (g)(5) of this section are
used. 1926.1101(g)(4)(iii)
For all Class I jobs, HVAC systems shall be isolated in the
regulated area by sealing with a double layer of 6 mil plastic or the
equivalent; 1926.1101(g)(4)(iv)
For all Class I jobs, impermeable dropcloths shall be placed
on surfaces beneath all removal activity; 1926.1101(g)(4)(v)
For all Class I jobs, all objects within the regulated area
shall be covered with impermeable dropcloths or plastic sheeting which
is secured by duct tape or an equivalent. 1926.1101(g)(4)(vi)
For all Class I jobs where the employer cannot produce a
negative exposure assessment, or where exposure monitoring shows that a
PEL is exceeded, the employer shall ventilate the regulated area to move
contaminated air away from the breathing zone of employees toward a HEPA
filtration or collection device. 1926.1101(g)(5)
Specific control methods for Class I work. In
addition, Class I asbestos work shall be performed using one or more of
the following control methods pursuant to the limitations stated
below: 1926.1101(g)(5)(i)
Negative Pressure Enclosure (NPE) systems: NPE systems may
be used where the configuration of the work area does not make the
erection of the enclosure infeasible, with the following specifications
and work practices. 1926.1101(g)(5)(i)(A)
Specifications: 1926.1101(g)(5)(i)(A)(1)
The negative pressure enclosure (NPE) may be of any
configuration, 1926.1101(g)(5)(i)(A)(2)
At least 4 air changes per hour shall be maintained in the
NPE, ..1926.1101(g)(5)(i)(A)(3)
1926.1101(g)(5)(i)(A)(3)
A minimum of -0.02 column inches of water pressure
differential, relative to outside pressure, shall be maintained within
the NPE as evidenced by manometric measurements, 1926.1101(g)(5)(i)(A)(4)
The NPE shall be kept under negative pressure throughout the
period of its use, and 1926.1101(g)(5)(i)(A)(5)
Air movement shall be directed away from employees
performing asbestos work within the enclosure, and toward a HEPA
filtration or a collection device. 1926.1101(g)(5)(i)(B)
Work Practices: 1926.1101(g)(5)(i)(B)(1)
Before beginning work within the enclosure and at the
beginning of each shift, the NPE shall be inspected for breaches and
smoke-tested for leaks, and any leaks sealed. 1926.1101(g)(5)(i)(B)(2)
Electrical circuits in the enclosure shall be deactivated,
unless equipped with ground-fault circuit interrupters. 1926.1101(g)(5)(ii)
Glove bag systems may be used to remove PACM and/or ACM from
straight runs of piping and elbows and other connections with the
following specifications and work practices: 1926.1101(g)(5)(ii)(A)
Specifications: 1926.1101(g)(5)(ii)(A)(1)
Glovebags shall be made of 6 mil thick plastic and shall be
seamless at the bottom. 1926.1101(g)(5)(ii)(A)(2)
Glovebags used on elbows and other connections must be
designed for that purpose and used without modifications. 1926.1101(g)(5)(ii)(B)
Work Practices: 1926.1101(g)(5)(ii)(B)(1)
Each glovebag shall be installed so that it completely
covers the circumference of pipe or other structure where the work is to
be done. 1926.1101(g)(5)(ii)(B)(2)
Glovebags shall be smoke-tested for leaks and any leaks
sealed prior to use. 1926.1101(g)(5)(ii)(B)(3)
Glovebags may be used only once and may not be
moved. 1926.1101(g)(5)(ii)(B)(4)
Glovebags shall not be used on surfaces whose temperature
exceeds 150 deg. F. 1926.1101(g)(5)(ii)(B)(5)
Prior to disposal, glovebags shall be collapsed by removing
air within them using a HEPA vacuum. 1926.1101(g)(5)(ii)(B)(6)
Before beginning the operation, loose and friable material
adjacent to the glovebag/box operation shall be wrapped and sealed in
two layers of six mil plastic or otherwise rendered
intact, ..1926.1101(g)(5)(ii)(B)(7)
1926.1101(g)(5)(ii)(B)(7)
Where system uses attached waste bag, such bag shall be
connected to collection bag using hose or other material which shall
withstand pressure of ACM waste and water without losing its
integrity: 1926.1101(g)(5)(ii)(B)(8)
Sliding valve or other device shall separate waste bag from
hose to ensure no exposure when waste bag is disconnected: 1926.1101(g)(5)(ii)(B)(9)
At least two persons shall perform Class I glovebag removal
operations. 1926.1101(g)(5)(iii)
Negative Pressure Glove Bag Systems. Negative
pressure glove bag systems may be used to remove ACM or PACM from
piping. 1926.1101(g)(5)(iii)(A)
Specifications: In addition to specifications
for glove bag systems above, negative pressure glove bag systems shall
attach HEPA vacuum systems or other devices to bag to prevent collapse
during removal. 1926.1101(g)(5)(iii)(B)
Work Practices: 1926.1101(g)(5)(iii)(B)(1)
The employer shall comply with the work practices for glove
bag systems in paragraph (g)(5)(ii)(B)(4) of this section. 1926.1101(g)(5)(iii)(B)(2)
The HEPA vacuum cleaner or other device used to prevent
collapse of bag during removal shall run continually during the
operation until it is completed at which time the bag shall be collapsed
prior to removal of the bag from the pipe. 1926.1101(g)(5)(iii)(B)(3)
Where a separate waste bag is used along with a collection
bag and discarded after one use, the collection bag may be reused if
rinsed clean with amended water before reuse. 1926.1101(g)(5)(iv)
Negative Pressure Glove Box Systems: Negative pressure glove
boxes may be used to remove ACM or PACM from pipe runs with the
following specifications and work practices. 1926.1101(g)(5)(iv)(A)
Specifications: 1926.1101(g)(5)(iv)(A)(1)
Glove boxes shall be constructed with rigid sides and made
from metal or other material which can withstand the weight of the ACM
and PACM and water used during removal: 1926.1101(g)(5)(iv)(A)(2)
A negative pressure generator shall be used to create
negative pressure in the system: 1926.1101(g)(5)(iv)(A)(3)
An air filtration unit shall be attached to the
box: 1926.1101(g)(5)(iv)(A)(4)
The box shall be fitted with gloved apertures: 1926.1101(g)(5)(iv)(A)(5)
An aperture at the base of the box shall serve as a bagging
outlet for waste ACM and water: 1926.1101(g)(5)(iv)(A)(6)
A back-up generator shall be present on
site: ..1926.1101(g)(5)(iv)(A)(7)
1926.1101(g)(5)(iv)(A)(7)
Waste bags shall consist of 6 mil thick plastic
double-bagged before they are filled or plastic thicker than 6
mil. 1926.1101(g)(5)(iv)(B)
Work practices: 1926.1101(g)(5)(iv)(B)(1)
At least two persons shall perform the removal: 1926.1101(g)(5)(iv)(B)(2)
The box shall be smoke-tested for leaks and any leaks sealed
prior to each use: 1926.1101(g)(5)(iv)(B)(3)
Loose or damaged ACM adjacent to the box shall be wrapped
and sealed in two layers of 6 mil plastic prior to the job, or otherwise
made intact prior to the job. 1926.1101(g)(5)(iv)(B)(4)
A HEPA filtration system shall be used to maintain pressure
barrier in box. 1926.1101(g)(5)(v)
Water Spray Process System. A water spray
process system may be used for removal of ACM and PACM from cold line
piping if, employees carrying out such process have completed a 40-hour
separate training course in its use, in addition to training required
for employees performing Class I work. The system shall meet the
following specifications and shall be performed by employees using the
following work practices. 1926.1101(g)(5)(v)(A)
Specifications: 1926.1101(g)(5)(v)(A)(1)
Piping shall be surrounded on 3 sides by rigid
framing, 1926.1101(g)(5)(v)(A)(2)
A 360 degree water spray, delivered through nozzles supplied
by a high pressure separate water line, shall be formed around the
piping. 1926.1101(g)(5)(v)(A)(3)
The spray shall collide to form a fine aerosol which
provides a liquid barrier between workers and the ACM and
PACM. 1926.1101(g)(5)(v)(B)
Work Practices: 1926.1101(g)(5)(v)(B)(1)
The system shall be run for at least 10 minutes before
removal begins. 1926.1101(g)(5)(v)(B)(2)
All removal shall take place within the water
barrier. 1926.1101(g)(5)(v)(B)(3)
The system shall be operated by at least three persons, one
of whom shall not perform removal, but shall check equipment, and ensure
proper operation of the system. 1926.1101(g)(5)(v)(B)(4)
After removal, the ACM and PACM shall be bagged while still
inside t
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