Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Chapter 3745-20 - Asbestos Emission Control
Section 3745-20-11 - Standard for fabricating
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3745-20-11
Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 16, 2024
(A) This rule applies to the following fabricating operations using commercial asbestos:
(1) Cement building products.
(2) Friction products except those operations
that primarily install asbestos friction materials on motor vehicles.
(3) Cement or silicate board for ventilation
hoods; ovens; electrical panels; laboratory furniture, bulkheads, partitions,
and ceilings for marine construction; and flow control devices for the molten
metal industry.
(B) Each owner or operator of any of the fabricating operations to which this rule applies shall perform one of the following:
(1) Not cause or permit any visible emissions
to the outside air from any of the operations, or from any building or
structure in which they are conducted, or from any other fugitive
sources.
(2) Use the methods
specified by rule
3745-20-12 of the Administrative
Code to clean emissions containing particulate asbestos material before the
emissions escape to, or are vented to, the outside air.
(3) Monitor each potential source of asbestos
emissions from any part of the fabricating facility, including air cleaning
devices, process equipment, and buildings that house equipment for material
processing and handling, at least once each day of operation, during daylight
hours, for visible emissions to the outside air during periods of operation.
The monitoring shall be by visual observation of at least fifteen seconds
duration per source of emissions.
(4) Inspect each air cleaning device to the
maximum extent possible without dismantling other than opening the device at
least once each week for proper operation and for changes that signal the
potential for malfunctions, including the presence of tears, holes, and
abrasions in filter bags and for dust deposits on the clean side of bags. For
air cleaning devices that cannot be inspected on a weekly basis according to
this paragraph, submit to the Ohio EPA field office, and revise as necessary, a
written maintenance plan to include, at a minimum, the following:
(a) Maintenance schedule.
(b) Recordkeeping plan.
(5) Maintain records of the results of daily
visible emission monitoring and weekly air cleaning device inspections, and
include the following information:
(a) Date
and time of each inspection.
(b)
Presence or absence of visible emissions.
(c) Condition of fabric filters, including
presence of any tears, holes, and abrasions.
(d) Presence of dust deposits on clean side
of fabric filters.
(e) Brief
description of corrective actions taken, including date and time.
(f) Daily hours of operation for each air
cleaning device.
(6)
Furnish upon request and make available at the affected facility during normal
business hours for inspection by the director or the director's representative,
all records required under this rule.
(7) Retain a copy of all monitoring and
inspection records for at least two years.
(8) Submit semiannually, postmarked by the thirtieth day following the end of the
six-month period, a copy of the visible emission monitoring records to
the Ohio EPA field office if visible emissions occurred during the report
period.
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