The owner or operator shall dispose of RACM from all demolitions and all renovations involving projects of at least eighty linear meters (80 m) (two hundred sixty linear feet [260’]) on pipes, or at least fifteen square meters (15 m²) (one hundred sixty square feet [160 ft²]) on other facility components, or at least one cubic meter (1 m³) or thirty-five cubic feet (35 ft³), where the length could not be measured previously in accordance with the following work procedures:

1. (1)

   1. (A) After a facility component covered with, coated with, or containing RACM has been taken out of the facility as a unit or in sections as provided in this part, it shall be stripped or contained in leak-tight wrapping except for large facility components as provided in this section.

   2. (B) If stripped either:

      1. (i) The RACM shall be adequately wetted during stripping; or

      2. (ii)

         1. (a) (a) A local exhaust ventilation and collection system designed and operated to capture the particulate asbestos material produced by the stripping must be used.
         2. (b) (b) The system must exhibit no visible emissions to the outside air or be designed and operated as provided in 20 CAR § 860-402(6);

2. (2) For large facility components such as reactor vessels, large tanks, and steam generators, the RACM is not required to be stripped if:

   1. (A) The component is removed, transported, stored, disposed of, or reused without disturbing the RACM;
   2. (B) The component is encased in a leak-tight wrapping; and

   3. (C) During all loading and unloading operations and during storage, the leak-tight wrapping is labeled according to the following:

      1. (i) Mark vehicles used to transport asbestos-containing waste material during the loading and unloading of the waste so that the signs are visible;
      2. (ii) The markings must be displayed in such a manner and location that a person can easily read the legend;
      3. (iii) Conform to the requirements for fifty-one centimeters by thirty-six centimeters (51 cm x 36 cm), (twenty inches by fourteen inches [20” x 14”]) upright format signs specified in 29 C.F.R § 1910.145(d)(4) and this subdivision (2); and

      4. (iv)

         1. (a) (a) Display the following legend in the lower panel with letter sizes and styles of a visibility at least equal to those specified in this paragraph. Legend: DANGER ASBESTOS DUST HAZARD CANCER AND LUNG DISEASE HAZARD Authorized Personnel Only Size and Style Notation: 2.5 cm (1 in) Sans Serif, Gothic or Block 2.5 cm (1 in) Sans Serif, Gothic or Block 1.9 cm (3/4 in) Sans Serif, Gothic or Block 14 Point Gothic
         2. (b) (b) Spacing between any two (2) lines must be at least equal to the height of the upper of the two (2) lines; and

3. (3) For all RACM, including material that has been removed or stripped:

   1. (A) The material must be adequately wetted and remain adequately wetted until collected and contained or treated in preparation for disposal in accordance with this part;
   2. (B) Carefully lower the material to the ground and floor, not dropping, throwing, sliding, or otherwise damaging or disturbing the material;
   3. (C) Transport the material to the ground via leak-tight chutes or containers if it has been removed or stripped more than 50 feet (50’) above ground level and was not removed as units or in sections; and

   4. (D) RACM contained in leak-tight wrapping that has been removed in accordance with the following provisions of this part need not be wetted if:

      1. (i) The owner or operator is complying with the provisions of subdivision (1)(B)(ii) of this section;
      2. (ii) The owner or operator has received prior written approval from the director to not wet because of resulting equipment damage or safety hazard and is using an alternate method approved in writing by the director as set out in this part; or

      3. (iii)

         1. (a) (a) The owner or operator shall remove facility components containing, coated with, or covered with RACM as units or in sections to the maximum extent possible when the temperature at the point of wetting is below zero degrees Celsius (0˚ C) or thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit (32˚ F), and for periods during when wetting operations are suspended due to freezing temperatures, the owner or operator must record the temperature in the area containing the facility components at the beginning, middle, and end of each workday and keep daily temperature records available for inspection by the director during normal business hours at the demolition or renovation site.
         2. (b) (b) The owner or operator shall retain the temperature records for at least two (2) years from the date the regulated activity ended.

Codification Notes: “RACM” means regulated asbestos-containing material.