New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 23 - UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE
Subchapter 8 - ASBESTOS HAZARD ABATEMENT SUBCODE
Section 5:23-8.2 - Definitions
The following words, terms and abbreviations when used in this subchapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Airlock" means a serial arrangement of rooms whose doors are spaced a minimum of four feet apart so as to permit ingress or egress through one room without interfering with the next and constructed in such a manner as to prevent or restrict the free flow of air in either direction.
"Air pressure differential" means air pressure lower than surrounding areas, generally caused by exhausting air from a sealed space (work area).
"Amended water" means water to which a surfactant has been added.
"Asbestos" means a general term used to describe a group of naturally occurring hydrated mineral silicates. The asbestiform varieties include chrysotile (serpentine); crocidolite (riebeckite); amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite); anthophyllite; tremolite and actinolite.
"Asbestos-containing material" means any material which contains more than one percent asbestos by weight.
"Asbestos hazard abatement project" means the removal, enclosure, or encapsulation of more than 25 square feet of asbestos-containing material used on any equipment or surface area such as wall, or ceiling area; or the removal or encapsulation of more than 10 linear feet of asbestos-containing material on covered piping.
"Asbestos Safety Control Monitor" means a business entity authorized pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-8 to ensure compliance with the Asbestos Hazard Abatement Subcode.
"Asbestos Safety Technician" means a person certified by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, hired by the asbestos safety control monitor who continuously monitors and inspects the asbestos abatement work pursuant to this subchapter. This person shall be required to be on the job site during the time the asbestos abatement work is taking place and perform all duties and responsibilities established by these regulations.
"Authorized personnel" means the owner, the owner's representative, asbestos abatement contractor personnel, asbestos safety control monitor personnel, emergency personnel, or a representative of any Federal, state, or local regulatory agency or other personnel under contract for or having jurisdiction over the project.
"Certificate of Completion" shall mean the certificate issued by the asbestos safety control monitor signifying that the asbestos hazard abatement work has been completed in conformance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-8.
"Construction permit for asbestos abatement" means required official approval to commence any asbestos hazard abatement project. This permit is issued by the enforcing agency.
"Contractor" means the Asbestos Removal Contractor licensed by the New Jersey Department of Labor.
"County facility" means all buildings and structures, or parts thereof, which are under the ownership or control of a county. This includes, but is not limited to, administration offices, court houses, sheriff offices, welfare offices, maintenance facilities and garages.
"Critical barrier" means two layers of nominal six mil polyethylene sheeting that completely seals off the work area to prevent the distribution of fibers to the surrounding area, such as the opening between the top of a wall and the underside of ceiling construction, electrical outlets, nonremovable lights, HVAC systems, windows, doorways, entranceways, ducts, grilles, grates, diffusers, wall clocks, speaker grilles, floor drains, sink drains, etc.
"Decontamination unit" means serial arrangement of rooms or spaces for the purpose of separating the work area from the building environment upon entering the work area and for the cleaning of persons, equipment, and contained waste prior to returning to the clean environment.
"Demolition" means the actual destruction and removal of a building, or part of a building, without intent to renovate, repair, or replace.
"Educational facility" means all buildings and structures, or parts thereof, (both public and private) which are under the ownership or control of an educational institution and which are used for student residences, educational purposes or learning experiences, dining facilities, libraries, or support facilities. Educational institutions include schools, colleges, universities, academies, child day care centers and nurseries.
"Employee" means an asbestos abatement worker having a valid work permit, issued by the New Jersey Department of Labor and employed by the contractor.
"Encapsulation" means the treatment of asbestos-containing materials with a material that surrounds or embeds asbestos fibers in an adhesive matrix to prevent the release of fibers, as the encapsulant creates a membrane over the surface (bridging encapsulant) or penetrates the material and binds its components together (penetrating encapsulant).
"Enclosure" means the construction of an airtight, impermeable, permanent barrier around asbestos-containing material to control the release of asbestos fibers into the air.
"Engineering controls" means all methods used to maintain low fiber counts in work areas and occupied spaces, including, but not limited to, air management, barriers to ensure public safety, and methods to confine airborne asbestos fibers to the work area.
"EPA" means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
"Flame-resistant polyethylene sheet" means a single polyethylene film in the largest sheet size possible to minimize seams, nominal six mil thick, conforming to requirements set forth by the National Fire Protection Association Standard 701, Small Scale Fire Test for Flame-Resistant Textiles and Films.
"Friable" means any material applied to ceilings, walls, piping, duct work, etc., which when dry may be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to a powder by hand pressure.
"Glove bag" means a polyethylene bag or other techniques or work practices approved by Department especially designed to enclose sections of equipment for the purpose of removing asbestos-containing material without releasing fibers into the air.
"Glovebag work area enclosure" means the enclosure that defines the work area for glovebag activity.
"HEPA" means High Efficiency Particulate Air filter, capable of filter efficiency of 99.97 percent down to 0.3 um (microns).
"Local education agency" means any local educational agency as defined in Section 198 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 3381); the owner of any nonpublic, nonprofit elementary, or secondary school building; or the governing authority of any school operated under the defense dependents' education system provided for under the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 ( 20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.).
"Miscellaneous asbestos-containing material" means interior building material on structural components, structural members or fixtures such as vinyl asbestos flooring, ceiling tiles, transite and asbestos cement board, and fire-resistant gaskets and seals but does not include surfacing material or thermal system insulation.
"Municipal facility" means all buildings and structures, or parts thereof, which are under the ownership or control of a municipality. This includes, but is not limited to, city halls, police stations, fire houses, welfare offices, maintenance facilities, and garages.
"NESHAP" means the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants ( 40 CFR Part 61).
"NIOSH" means the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
"Non-friable" means material which when dry may not be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.
"Occupied building" means a building or structure where occupancy is permitted in certain areas outside of the required containment during an asbestos hazard abatement project.
"Operations and maintenance activity" means corrective action not intended as asbestos abatement. The amount of friable asbestos-containing material that can be abated per year per project is 25 square feet or less or, if on covered piping, 10 linear feet or less.
"PCM" means Phase Contrast Microscopy.
"Polyethylene sheet" means a single nominal six mil thick polyethylene film.
"Privately owned buildings containing educational facilities" means all buildings and structures, or parts thereof, which are under the ownership or control of private parties, and which are used for educational purposes or learning experiences. Educational facilities include child day care centers, nurseries, laboratories, and schools.
"Public building" means any building or structure or part thereof, owned, leased or managed by the State or any of its departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, councils, authorities, or other agencies; or by any county, municipality, or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
"Removal" means the taking out or the stripping of asbestos-containing material from a building or structure.
"Repair" means returning damaged asbestos-containing material to an undamaged condition or to an intact state using recommended work practices so as to prevent the likelihood of fiber release.
"Sealant" means a liquid or solution to be used as a binding agent, such as a diluted encapsulant or a water based paint, on dried exposed surfaces from which asbestos containing material has been removed. The color of the coat shall be separate and distinct from the underlying substrate.
"Separation barrier" means a wall constructed to isolate the clean area from the work area and to support the polyethylene sheets.
"State facility" means all buildings and structures, or parts thereof, which are owned, managed or leased by the State of New Jersey.
"Strippable coating" means a water-based latex material, which is either available in aerosol cans or pre-mixed for spray application, formulated to adhere to surfaces and to be removed cleanly by peeling off at the completion of the abatement project.
"Surfacing asbestos-containing material" means material in a building that is sprayed-on, troweled-on, or otherwise applied to surfaces, such as acoustical plaster on ceilings and fireproofing materials on structural members, or other materials on surfaces for acoustical, fireproofing or other purposes.
"TEM" means Transmission Electron Microscopy.
"Thermal system insulation" means material in a building applied to pipes, fittings, boilers, breeching, tanks, ducts, or other interior structural components to prevent heat loss or gain, or water condensation, or for other purposes.
"um" means microns, or micrometers.
"Water column (w.c.)" means a unit of measurement for pressure differential.
"Wet cleaning" means the process of eliminating asbestos contamination from building surfaces and objects by using cloths, mops, or other cleaning utensils which have been dampened with amended water or a removal encapsulant and afterwards thoroughly decontaminated or disposed of as asbestos contaminated waste.
"Work area" means the area where asbestos related work or removal operations are performed which is defined and/or isolated to prevent the spread of asbestos dust, fibers or debris, and entry by unauthorized personnel.
