Purple Book (Guide for Controlling ACM in Buildings) Part 15 PDF

Appendix D. Addresses of EPA NESHAPS Contacts and Regional Asbestos Coordinators NESHAPs Contacts (For information on NESHAPs rule compliance and disposal) Region 1 Asbestos NESHAPs Contact Air Management Division USEPA JFK Federal Building Boston, MA 02203 (617) 223-4872 Region 7 Asbestos NESHAP...

Appendix D. Addresses of EPA NESHAPS Contacts and Regional Asbestos Coordinators NESHAPs Contacts (For information on NESHAPs rule compliance and disposal) Region 1 Asbestos NESHAPs Contact Air Management Division USEPA JFK Federal Building Boston, MA 02203 (617) 223-4872 Region 7 Asbestos NESHAPs Contact Air & Waste Management USEPA 726 Minnesota Avenue Kansas City, KS 66101 (913) 236-2576 Region 2 Asbestos NESHAPs Contact Air & Waste Management Division USEPA 26 Federal Plaza New York, NY 10007 (212) 264-4479 Region 8 Asbestos NESHAPs Contact Air & Waste Management Division USEPA 1860 Lincoln Street Denver, CO 80295 (303) 293-1767 Region 3 Asbestos NESHAPs Contact Air Management Division USEPA 841 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 597-6552 Region 9 Asbestos NESHAPs Contact Air Management Division USEPA 215 Fremont Street San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 974-7648 Region 4 Asbestos NESHAPs Contact Air, Pesticide & Toxic Management USEPA 345 Courtland Street N.E. Atlanta, GA 30365 (404) 881-4901 Region 10 Asbestos NESHAPs Contact Air & Toxics Management Division USEPA 1200 Sixth Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 442-2724 Region 5 Asbestos NESHAPs Contact Air Management Division USEPA 230 S. Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60604 (312) 353-2088 Region 6 Asbestos NESHAPs Contact Air & Waste Management Division USEPA 1201 Elm Street Dallas, TX 75270 (214) 767-9835 D-1 Appendix D. (continued) Regional Asbestos Coordinators (For information on asbestos identification. health effects, abatement options, analytic techniques, asbestos in schools, and contract documents) Region 1 Regional Asbestos Coordinator USEPA JFK Federal Building Boston, MA 02203 (617) 223-0585 Region 7 Regional Asbestos Coordinator USEPA 726 Minnesota Avenue Kansas City, KS 66101 (913) 236-2838 Region 2 Regional Asbestos Coordinator USEPA Woodbridge Avenue Edison, NJ 08837 (201) 321-6668 Region 8 Regional Asbestos Coordinator USEPA 999 18th Street Denver, CO 80202 (303) 293-1730 Region 3 Regional Asbestos Coordinator USEPA 841 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 597-9859 Region 9 Regional Asbestos Coordinator USEPA 215 Fremont Street San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 974-8588 Region 4 Regional Asbestos Coordinator USEPA 345 Courtland Street N.E. Atlanta, GA 30365 (404) 881-3864 Region 10 Regional Asbestos Coordinator USEPA 1200 Sixth Avenue SeattIe, WA 98101 (206) 442-2632 Region 5 Regional Asbestos Coordinator USEPA 230 S. Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60604 (312) 886-6879 Region 6 Regional Asbestos Coordinator USEPA First International Building 1201 Elm Street Dallas, TX 75270 (214) 767-5314 D-2 Appendix E. Phone Numbers for Obtaining Information and EPA Publications Information ● Sampling and analysis of ACM (bulk materials) ● EPA Sealant Study Publications 8001334-8571 800/424-9065 (554-1404 – in Washington, DC) ● Friable Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools: Identification and Notification Rule (40 CFR Part 763). ● Evaluation of the EPA Asbestos-in-Schools Identification and Notification Rule. EPA 560/5-84-005. ● Asbestos in Buildings: National Survey of Asbestos-Containing Friable Materials. EPA 560/5-84-006. ● Asbestos in Buildings: Guidance for Service and Maintenance Personnel. EPA 560/5-85-018. ● Asbestos ● Waste Management Guidance. EPA 530-SW-85 -007. Asbestos Fact Book. EPA Office of Public Affairs. E-1 Appendix F. Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA) Asbestos Regulations (29 CFR 1910.1001) §1910.1001 Asbestos. (a) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, (1) “Asbestos” includes chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite. (2) “Asbestos fibers” means asbestos fibers longer than 5 micrometers. (b) Permissible exposure to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers-(1) Standard effective July 7, 1972. The 8hour time-weighted average airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers to which any employee may be exposed shall not exceed five fibers, longer than 5 micrometers, per cubic centimeter of air, as determined by the method prescribed in paragraph (e) of this section. (2) Standard effective July 1, 1976. The 8-hour time-weighted average airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers to which any employee may be exposed shall not exceed two fibers, longer than 5 micrometers, per cubic centimeter of air, as determined by the method prescribed in paragraph (e) of this section. (3) Ceiling concentration. No employee shall be exposed at any time to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers in excess of 10 fibers, longer than 5 micrometers, per cubic centimeter of air, as determined by the method prescribed in paragraph (e) of this section. (c) Methods of compliance—(1) Engineering methods. (i) Engineering controls. Engineering controls, such as, but not limited to, isolation, enclosure, exhaust ventilation, and dust collection, shall be used to meet the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section. (ii) Local exhaust ventilation. ( a ) Local exhaust ventilation and dust collection systems shall be designed, constructed, installed, and maintained in accordance with the American National Standard Fundamentals Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Systems, ANSI 29.2-1971, which is incorporated by reference herein. (b) See §1910.6 concerning the availability of ANSI Z9.2-1971, and the maintenance of a historic file in connection therewith. The address of the American National Standards Institute is given in §1910.100. (iii) Particular tools. All hand-operated and power-operated tools which may produce or release asbestos fibers in excess of the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section, such as, but not limited to, saws, scorers, abrasive wheels, and drills, shall be provided with local exhaust ventilation systems in accordance with F-1 subdivision (ii) of this subparagraph. (2) Work practices-(i) Wet methods. Insofar as practicable, asbestos shall be handled, mixed, applied, removed, cut, scored, or otherwise worked in a wet state sufficient to prevent the emission of airborne fibers in excess of the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section, unless the usefulness of the product would be diminished thereby. (ii) Particular products and operations. No asbestos cement, mortar, coating, grout, plaster, or similar material containing asbestos shall be removed from bags, cartons, or other containers in which they are shipped, without being either wetted, or enclosed, or ventilated so as to prevent effectively the release of airborne asbestos fibers in excess of the limits prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section. (iii) Spraying, demolition, or removal. Employees engaged in the spraying of asbestos, the removal, or demolition of pipes, structures, or equipment covered or insulated with asbestos, and in the removal or demolition of asbestos insulation or coverings shall be provided with respiratory equipment in accordance with paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section and with special clothing in accordance with paragraph (d)(3) of this section. (d) Personal protective equipment— (1) Compliance with the exposure limits prescribed by paragraph (b) of this section may not be achieved by the use of respirators or shift rotation of employees, except: (i) During the time period necessary to install the engineering controls and to institute the work practices required by paragraph (c) of this section; (ii) In work situations in which the methods prescribed in paragraph (c) of this section are either technically not feasible or feasible to an extent insufficient to reduce the airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers below the limits prescribed by paragraph (b) of this section; or (iii) In emergencies. (iv) Where both respirators and personnel rotation are allowed by paragraphs (d)(1) (i), (ii), or (iii) of this section, and both are practicable, personnel rotation shall be preferred and used, (2) Where a respirator is permitted by paragraph (d)(1) of this section, it shall be selected from among those approved by the Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior, or the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, under the provisions of 30 CFR Part 11 (37 FR 6244, Mar. 25, 1972), and shall be used in accordance with subdivisions (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this subparagraph. (i) Air purifying respirators. A reusable or single use air purifying respirator, or a respirator described in paragraph (d)(2) (ii) or (iii) of this section, shall be used to reduce the concentrations of airborne asbestos fibers in the respirator below the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section, when the ceiling or the 8-hour time-weighted average airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers are reasonably expected to exceed no more than 10 times those limits. (ii) Powered air purifying respirators. A full facepiece powered air purifying respirator, or a powered air purifying respirator, or a respirator described in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section, shall be used to reduce the concentrations of airborne asbestos fibers in the respirator below the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section, when the ceiling or the 8-hour time-weighted average concentrations of asbestos fibers are reasonably expected to exceed 10 times, but not 100 times, those limits. (iii) Type “C” supplied-air respirators, continuous flow or pressuredemand class. A type “C” continuous flow or pressure-demand, supplied-air respirator shall be used to reduce the concentrations of airborne asbestos fibers in the respirator below the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section, when the ceiling or the 8-hour time-weighted average airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers are reasonably expected to exceed 100 times those limits. (iv) Establishment of a respirator program. (a) The employer shall establish a respirator program in accordance with the requirements of the American National Standards Practices for Respiratory protection, ANSI 288.2-1969, which is incorporated by reference herein. (b) See §1910.6 concerning the availability of ANSI 288.2-1969 and the maintenance of a historic file in connection therewith. The address of the American National Standards Institute is given in 51910.100. (c) No employee shall be assigned to tasks requiring the use of respirators if, based upon his most recent examination, an examining physician determines that the employee will be unable to function normally wearing a respirator, or that the safety or health of the employee or other employees will be impaired by his use of a respirator. Such employee shall be rotated to another job or given the opportunity to transfer to a different position whose duties he is able to perform with the same employer, in the same geographical area and with the same seniority, status, and rate of pay he had just prior to such transfer, if such a different position is available. (3) Special clothing: The employer shall provide, and require the use of, special clothing, such as coveralls or similar whole body clothing, head coverings, gloves, and foot coverings for any employee exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers, which exceed the ceiling level prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section. (4) Change rooms: (i) At any fixed place of employment exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers in excess of the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section, t h e e m p l o y e r s h a l l p r o v i d e change rooms for employees working regularly at the place. (ii) Clothes lockers: The employer shall provide two separate lockers or containers for each employee, so separated or isolated as to prevent contamination of the employee’s street clothes from his work clothes. (iii) Laundering (a) Laundering of asbestos contaminated clothing shall be done so as to prevent the release of air-borne asbestos fibers in excess of the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section. (b) Any employer who gives asbestos-contaminated clothing to another person for laundering shall inform such person of the requirement in paragraph (d)(4)(iii)(a) of this section to effectively prevent the release of airborne asbestos fibers in excess of the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section. F-2