Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part III - Air
Chapter 13 - Emission Standards for Particulate Matter (Including Standards for Some Specific Facilities)
Subchapter A - General
Section III-1305 - Control of Fugitive Emissions
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code III-1305
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. All reasonable precautions shall be taken to prevent particulate matter from becoming airborne. These precautions shall include but shall not be limited to the following:
1. use of water or chemicals for control of
dust in the demolition of existing buildings or structures, construction
operations, the grading of roads, or the clearing of land;
2. application of asphalt, oil, water, or
suitable chemicals on dirt roads, materials stockpiles, and other surfaces
which can give rise to airborne dusts;
3. installation and use of dust collectors to
enclose and vent the handling of dusty materials. Adequate containment methods
shall be employed during sandblasting or other similar operations;
4. open-bodied trucks transporting materials
likely to give rise to airborne dust shall be covered at all times when in
motion;
5. conducting agricultural
practices such as tilling of land, application of fertilizers and insecticides
in such a manner as to prevent dust from becoming airborne;
6. paving roadways and maintaining the
roadways in a clean condition;
7.
the prompt removal of earth or other material from paved streets onto which
earth or other material has been transported by trucking or earth moving
equipment, erosion by water or other means.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2054.
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