Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control
Chapter NR 447 - Control of asbestos emissions
Section NR 447.06 - Demolition and renovation; applicability

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 447.06

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) PRE-INSPECTION. To determine which requirements of this section and ss. NR 447.07 and apply 447.08 to the owner or operator of a demolition or renovation activity, the owner or operator shall, prior to the commencement of the demolition or renovation, thoroughly inspect the affected facility or part of the facility where the demolition or renovation operation will occur for the presence of asbestos, including Category I and Category II nonfriable ACM.

(2) APPLICABILITY. The requirements of ss. NR 447.07 and apply 447.08 to each owner or operator of a demolition or renovation activity, including the removal of RACM as follows:

(a) In a facility being demolished, all the requirements of ss. NR 447.07 and apply 447.08, except as provided in par. (c), if the combined amount of RACM meets any of the following:
1. At least 80 linear meters (260 linear feet) on pipes or at least 15 square meters (160 square feet) on other facility components; or

2. At least one cubic meter (35 cubic feet) off of facility components where the length or area could not be measured previously.

(b) In a facility being demolished, only the notification requirements of ss. NR 447.07(1), (2), (3) (a) and (d), and (4) (a) to (g), (i) and (p) apply if the combined amount of RACM meets all of the following:
1. Less than 80 linear meters (260 linear feet) on pipes and less than 15 square meters (160 square feet) on other facility components; and

2. Less than one cubic meter (35 cubic feet) off of facility components where the length or area could not be measured previously or there is no asbestos.

(c) If the facility is being demolished under an order of a state or local government agency, issued because the facility is structurally unsound and in danger of imminent collapse, only the requirements of ss. NR 447.07(1), (2), (3) (c), (4) (a) to (g) and (i) to (q) and to 447.08(4) (9)apply.

(d)
1. In a facility being renovated, including any individual nonscheduled renovation operation, all the requirements of ss. NR 447.07 and applyif 447.08 the combined amount of RACM to be stripped, removed, dislodged, cut, drilled or similarly disturbed meets any of the following:
a. At least 80 linear meters (260 linear feet) on pipes or at least 15 square meters (160 square feet) on other facility components; or

b. At least one cubic meter (35 cubic feet) off of facility components where the length or area could not be measured previously.

2. To determine whether this paragraph applies to planned renovation operations involving individual nonscheduled renovation operations, the owner or operator shall predict the combined additive amount of RACM to be removed or stripped during a calendar year.

3. To determine whether this paragraph applies to emergency renovation operations, the owner or operator shall estimate the combined amount of RACM to be removed or stripped as a result of the sudden, unexpected event that necessitated the renovation.

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