New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Chapter I - Industrial Board Of Appeals
Subchapter A - The Industrial Code
Part 56 - Asbestos
Subpart 56-8 - Phase Ii B Asbestos Abatement
Section 56-8.4 - Handling and removal procedures
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Glovebag procedures. Glovebags are allowed to be utilized for abatement of pipe or duct insulation within negative pressurized regulated abatement work area enclosures. Glovebags may only be used on piping and ducts up to 150° F. The following procedures must be followed for glovebag use:
(b) Dry removal or dry disturbance. No dry removal or dry disturbance of asbestos material shall be permitted.
(c) Wetting requirements. The asbestos material shall be adequately wetted with amended water. Sufficient time shall be allowed for penetration to occur prior to abatement activities. All friable asbestos materials shall be thoroughly saturated. All non-hygroscopic (material that resists wetting) asbestos material shall be thoroughly wetted, prior to and during abatement.
(d) Asbestos abatement. Only one type of asbestos containing material shall be abated at a time within an enclosure. Prior to the abatement of another type of asbestos containing material, the area shall be cleaned. (See section 56-8.6 of this Subpart -multiple abatement within a single regulated abatement work area.)
(e) Handling. ACM, PACM and asbestos material, on detachment from the substrate, shall be directly bagged or dropped into a flexible catch basin and subsequently bagged or containerized. Materials removed in negative pressure tent enclosure work areas shall be bagged or containerized immediately upon detachment. Additional amended water shall be added as necessary to the waste bags/containers to ensure that all waste remains adequately wet within the bag/container.
(f) Sealing of surfaces and edges. Where ACM, PACM or asbestos material was removed, any exposed edges of material that remain shall be sealed with wettable cloth or otherwise encapsulated with a suitable non-asbestos material, prior to commencement of final cleaning and collection of clearance air samples.
(g) Exterior chutes. For asbestos material lowered or conveyed greater than 10 feet in height, dust tight, enclosed, inclined chutes shall be used as follows:
(h) Handling large components. Large components, removed intact, shall be wrapped in two layers of at least six mil plastic sheeting secured and made air tight with duct tape.
(i) Sharp-edge components. Asbestos waste material with sharp edged components that may tear or damage the plastic bags or sheeting shall be placed in a poly lined hard wall container or a rip proof bag then double bagged or wrapped and sealed airtight.
(j) Loss of integrity on asbestos projects. If a regulated abatement work area enclosure of any type, including a negative pressure tent enclosure, fails or loses its integrity, the required procedures of section 56-8.2(g) of this Subpart shall be followed.