Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R392 - Population Health, Environmental Health
Rule R392-600 - Illegal Drug Operations Decontamination Standards
Section R392-600-2 - Definitions

(1) "Background concentration" means the level of a contaminant in soil, groundwater or other media up gradient from a facility, practice or activity that has not been affected by the facility, practice or activity; or other facility, practice or activity.

(2) "Certified Decontamination Specialist" or "Decontamination specialist" has the same meaning as defined in Section 19-6-902.

(3) "Chain-of-custody protocol" means a procedure used to document each person that has had custody or control of an environmental sample from its source to the analytical laboratory, and the time of possession of each person.

(4) "Characterize" means to determine the quality or properties of a material by sampling and testing to determine the concentration of contaminants, or specific properties of the material such as flammability or corrosiveness.

(5) "Combustible" means vapor concentration from a liquid that has a flash point greater than 100 degrees F.

(6) "Composite sample" means the combination of up to three individual wipe, or "grab," samples into one submission for analysis by a laboratory. The composite sample result will be the average or standardized result in units of micrograms of methamphetamine per 100 square centimeters.

(7) "Confirmation sampling" means collecting samples by a certified decontamination specialist during a preliminary assessment or upon completion of decontamination activities. Only confirmation sampling can be used to confirm that contamination is below the decontamination standards outlined in this rule.

(8) "Contaminant" means a hazardous material.

(9) "Contamination" or "contaminated" has the same meaning as defined in Section 19-6-902.

(10) "Corrosive" means any material or substance that increases or decreases the pH of a material and may cause degradation of the material including acetic acid, acetic anhydride, acetyl chloride, anhydrous ammonia, ammonium hydroxide, benzyl chloride, dimethylsulfate, formaldehyde, formic acid, hydrogen chloride or hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, hydriodic acid, hydroxylamine, methylamine, methylene chloride also known as dichloromethane or methylene dichloride, methyl methacrylate, nitroethane, oxalylchloride, perchloric acid, phenylmagnesium bromide, phosphine, phosphorus oxychloride, phosphorus pentoxide, sodium amide or sodamide, sodium metal, sodium hydroxide, sulfur trioxide, sulfuric acid, tetrahydrofuran, and thionyl chloride.

(11) "Decontamination" means treatment or removal of contamination by a decontamination specialist or owner of record to reduce concentrations of contaminants below the decontamination standards.

(12) "Decontamination standards" means the levels or concentrations of contaminants that must be met to demonstrate that contamination is not present or that decontamination has successfully removed the contamination.

(13) "Delineate" means to determine the nature and extent of contamination by sampling, testing, or investigating.

(14) "Easily cleanable" means an object and its surface that can be cleaned by detergent solution applied to its surface in a way that would reasonably be expected to remove dirt from the object when rinsed and to be able to do so without damaging the object or its surface finish.

(15) "Ecstasy" means 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA).

(16) "EPA" means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

(17) "EPA Method 8015B" means the EPA approved method for determining the concentration of various non-halogenated volatile organic compounds and semi-volatile organic compounds by gas chromatography - flame ionization detector.

(18) "EPA Method 6010B" means the EPA approved method for determining the concentration of various heavy metals by inductively coupled plasma.

(19) "EPA Method 8260B" means the EPA approved method for determining the concentration of various volatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph - mass spectrometer.

(20) "FID" means flame ionization detector.

(21) "Flammable" means vapor concentration from a liquid that has a flash point less than 100 degree F.

(22) "Grab Sample" means one sample collected from a single, defined area or media at a given time and location.

(23) "Hazardous materials" has the same meaning as "hazardous or dangerous materials" as defined in Section 58-37d-3; and includes any illegally manufactured controlled substances.

(24) "Hazardous waste" means toxic materials to be discarded as directed in 40 CFR 261.3.

(25) "HEPA" means high-efficiency particulate air and indicates the efficiency of an air filter or air filtration system.

(26) "Impacted groundwater" means water present beneath ground surface that contains concentrations of a contaminant above the UGWQS.

(27) "Impacted soil" means soil that contains concentrations of a contaminant above background or EPA residential risk based screening concentrations as contained in the document listed in Section R392-600-8.

(28) "LEL/O2" means lower explosive limit/oxygen.

(29) "Negative pressure enclosure" means an air-tight enclosure using a local exhaust and HEPA filtration system to maintain a lower air pressure in the work area than in any adjacent area and to generate a constant flow of air from the adjacent areas into the work area.

(30) "Non-porous" means resistant to penetration of liquids, gases, powders and includes non-permeable substance or materials, that are sealed such as, concrete floors, wood floors, ceramic tile floors, vinyl tile floors, sheet vinyl floors, painted drywall or sheet rock walls or ceilings, doors, appliances, bathtubs, toilets, mirrors, windows, counter-tops, sinks, sealed wood, metal, glass, plastic, and pipes.

(31) "Non-confirmation sampling" means collecting samples by any party other than a certified decontamination specialist.

(32) "Owner of record" means

(33) "Personal protective equipment" means various types of clothing such as suits, gloves, hats, and boots, or apparatus such as facemasks or respirators designed to prevent inhalation, skin contact, or ingestion of hazardous chemicals.

(34) "PID" means photo ionization detector.

(35) "Porous" means material easily penetrated or permeated by gases, liquids, or powders such as carpets, draperies, bedding, mattresses, fabric covered furniture, pillows, drop ceiling or other fiber-board ceiling panels, cork paneling, blankets, towels, clothing, and cardboard or any other material that is worn or not properly sealed.

(36) "Preliminary assessment" means an evaluation of a property to define all areas that are contaminated and delineate the extent of contamination. The preliminary assessment consists of an on-site evaluation conducted by the decontamination specialist or owner of record to gather information to demonstrate that contamination is not present above the decontamination standards or to enable development of a workplan outlining the most appropriate method to decontaminate the property.

(37) "Properly disposed" means to discard at a licensed facility in accordance with all applicable laws and not reused or sold.

(38) "Property" means:

(39) "Return air housing" means the main portion of an air ventilation system where air from the livable space returns to the air handling unit for heating or cooling.

(40) "Sample location" means the actual place where an environmental sample was obtained, including designation of the room, the surface such as a wall, ceiling, or appliance, and the direction and distance from a specified fixed point such as a corner, door, or light switch.

(41) "Services" means the activities performed by decontamination specialist in the course of decontaminating residual contamination from the manufacturing of illegal drugs or from the storage of chemicals used in manufacturing illegal drugs and includes not only the removal of any contaminants but inspections and sampling.

(42) "Toxic" means hazardous materials in sufficient concentrations that they can cause local or systemic detrimental effects to people.

(43) "UGWQS" means the Utah Ground Water Quality Standards established in Section R317-6-2.

(44) "VOA" means volatile organic analyte.

(45) "VOCs" means volatile organic compounds or organic chemicals that can evaporate at ambient temperatures used in the manufacture illegal drugs such as acetone, acetonitrile, aniline, benzene, benzaldehyde, benzyl chloride, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, cyclohexanone, dioxane, ethanol, ethyl acetate, ethyl ether, Freon 11, hexane, isopropanol, methanol, methyl alcohol, methylene chloride, naphtha, nitroethane, petroleum ether, petroleum distillates, pyridine, toluene, o-toluidine, and any other volatile organic chemical that may be used to manufacture illegal drugs.

(46) "Waste" means refuse, garbage, or other discarded material, either solid or liquid.