Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A.
Applicability. The local education agency or the state government shall
implement and maintain an operations, maintenance, and repair (O and M) program
under this Section whenever any friable ACM is present or assumed to be present
in a building that it leases, owns, or otherwise uses as a school or state
building. Any material identified as nonfriable ACM or nonfriable assumed ACM
shall be treated as friable ACM for the purposes of this Section when the
material is about to become friable as a result of activities performed in the
school or state building.
B. Worker
Protection. Local education agencies and the state government shall comply with
either the OSHA asbestos worker protection for general industry at
29 CFR
1910.1001 or the asbestos construction
standard at
29 CFR
1926.1101, whichever is applicable. Local
education agencies and the state government may consult EPA regulations
contained in 40 CFR 763, subpart E if their employees are performing
small-scale operations, maintenance, and repair activities of
short-duration.
C. Cleaning
1. Initial Cleaning. Unless the building has
been cleaned using equivalent methods within the previous six months, all areas
of a school or state building where friable ACBM, damaged or significantly
damaged thermal system insulation ACM, or friable suspected ACBM assumed to be
ACM is present shall be cleaned at least once after the completion of the
inspection required by LAC 33:III.2707.A and before the initiation of any
response action, other than O and M activities or repair, according to the
following procedures.
a. HEPA-vacuum or
steam-clean all carpets.
b.
HEPA-vacuum or wet-clean all other floors and all other horizontal
surfaces.
c. Dispose of all debris,
filters, mopheads, and cloths in sealed, leak-tight containers.
2. Additional Cleaning. The
accredited management planner shall make a written recommendation to the local
education agency or the state government on whether additional cleaning is
needed, and if so, the methods and frequency of such cleaning.
D. Operations and Maintenance
Activities. The local education agency or the state government shall ensure
that the procedures described below to protect building occupants shall be
followed for any operations and maintenance activities disturbing friable ACBM.
1. Restrict entry into the area by persons
other than those necessary for the maintenance project, either by physically
isolating the area or by scheduling.
2. Post signs to prevent entry by
unauthorized persons.
3. Shut off
or temporarily modify the air-handling system and restrict other sources of air
movement.
4. Use work practices or
other controls, such as wet methods, protective clothing, HEPA-vacuums,
mini-enclosures, and glove bags, as necessary to inhibit the spread of any
released fibers.
5. Clean all
fixtures or other components in the immediate work area.
6. Place the asbestos debris and other
cleaning materials in sealed, clear, leak-tight containers properly labeled as
may be required by LAC 33:III.5151.F.
E. Maintenance Activities other than
Small-Scale, Short-Duration. Maintenance activity that disturbs friable ACM in
a school building, state building, or public and commercial building including
removal, encapsulation, enclosure, or repair, other than SSSD shall be
designed, supervised, and conducted by persons accredited to perform such
activities.
F. Fiber Release
Episodes
1. Minor Fiber Release Episode. The
local education agency or the state government shall ensure that the procedures
described below are followed in the event of a minor fiber release episode
(i.e., the falling or dislodging of 3 square or linear feet or less of friable
ACBM).
a. Thoroughly saturate the debris
using wet methods.
b. Clean the
area, as described in Subsection C of this Section.
c. Place the asbestos debris in a sealed,
leak-tight container properly labeled as may be required by LAC
33:III.5151.F.
d. Repair the area
of damaged ACM with materials such as asbestos-free spackling, plaster, cement,
or insulation, or seal with latex paint or an encapsulant, or immediately have
the appropriate response action implemented as required by LAC
33:III.2717.
2. Major
Fiber Release Episode. The local education agency or the state government shall
ensure that the procedures described below are followed in the event of a major
fiber release episode (i.e., the falling or dislodging of more than 3 square or
linear feet of friable ACBM).
a. Restrict
entry into the area and post signs to prevent entry into the area by persons
other than those necessary to perform the response action.
b. Shut off or temporarily modify the
air-handling system to prevent the distribution of fibers to other areas in the
building.
c. Provide a prompt
notification to SPOC of the major fiber release episode in accordance with LAC
33:I.3923 within 24 hours of the discovery of such an episode, and in writing
as specified in LAC 33:I.3925 within seven calendar days after the initial
notification.
3. A
response action to a major fiber release in a school building, state building,
including removal, encapsulation, enclosure, or repair, other than SSSD shall
be designed, supervised, and conducted by persons accredited to perform such
activities.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
30:2344 and
40:1749.1.
