- (a) Prior to the disturbance of asbestos, the owner or operator shall establish proper worker decontamination as required by (b) through (i), below, in the containment area established pursuant to Env-A 1808.03(a)(3).
- (b) Each asbestos abatement site shall have a 3-stage worker decontamination enclosure system contiguous to the work area.
- (c) The worker decontamination enclosure systems shall consist of a clean room, shower room, and equipment room, separated from each other by doorways with at least 2 overlapping sheets.
- (d) The shower room shall have running water that is at least 85º F or can be mixed at the tap to achieve 85º F.
- (e) Shower room waste water shall be collected and disposed of as asbestos waste or filtered through a 5 micron filter.
- (f) Except for the doorways, the worker decontamination enclosure system shall be airtight.
- (g) All personnel entrances to and exits from the work area shall be through the decontamination enclosure system.
- (h) Each worker exiting from the work area shall thoroughly shower so as to remove all asbestos fibers before entering the clean room.
- (i) No asbestos-contaminated individual or item shall enter the clean room.
Source. (See Revision Note #1, Revision Note #2, and Revision Note #3 at chapter heading for Env-A 1800) #14104, eff 11-1-24, EXPIRES: 11-1-34