BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
REGULATION 11 - HAZARDOUS POLLUTANTS
RULE 2 - ASBESTOS DEMOLITION, RENOVATION AND MANUFACTURING
INDEX
11-2-100 GENERAL
11-2-101 Description
11-2-110 Exemption, Visible Emission Standard
11-2-111 Exemption, Prohibited Operations
11-2-112 Exemption, Maintenance and Decontamination
11-2-113 Exemption, Renovation Notification
11-2-200 DEFINITIONS
11-2-201 Active Waste Disposal Sites
11-2-202 Adequately Wetted
11-2-203 Asbestos
11-2-204 Asbestos-Containing Material
11-2-205 Asbestos-Containing Waste Material
11-2-206 Asbestos Mill
11-2-207 Asbestos Tailing
11-2-208 Category I Nonfriable Asbestos-Containing Material
11-2-209 Category II Nonfriable Asbestos-Containing Material
11-2-210 Commercial Asbestos
11-2-211 Completion Date
11-2-212 Containment
11-2-213 Control Device Asbestos Waste
11-2-214 Conversion Operation
11-2-215 Cumulative Renovations
11-2-216 Demolition
11-2-217 Element
11-2-218 Emergency Demolition
11-2-219 Emergency Renovation
11-2-220 Encapsulant
11-2-221 Fabricating
11-2-222 Friable Asbestos-Containing Material
11-2-223 Glove Bag Method
11-2-224 HEPA Filter
11-2-225 Inactive Waste Disposal Site
11-2-226 Leak-Tight
11-2-227 Manufacturing
11-2-228 Ordered Demolition
11-2-229 Outside Air
11-2-230 Owner or Operator of a Demolition or Renovation
11-2-231 Particulate Asbestos Material
11-2-232 Planned Renovation
11-2-233 Regulated Asbestos-Containing Material (RACM)
11-2-234 Removing
11-2-235 Renovation
11-2-236 Resilient Floor Covering
11-2-237 Roadways
11-2-238 Set Up
11-2-239 Starting Date
11-2-240 Stripping
11-2-241 Structural Member
11-2-242 Visible Emissions
11-2-243 Waste Generator
11-2-244 Waste Shipment Record
11-2-245 Working Day
11-2-300 STANDARDS
11-2-301 Prohibited Operations
11-2-302 Visible Emissions
11-2-303 Demolition, Renovation and Removal
11-2-304 Waste Disposal
11-2-305 Waste Disposal Sites
11-2-400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS
11-2-401 Reporting, Demolition and Renovation
11-2-402 Approval of Conversion Operation
11-2-403 Excavating or Disturbing Asbestos-Containing Waste
11-2-404 Maintenance Plan, Asbestos Mills, Manufacturing or Fabricating Facilities
11-2-405 Fees
11-2-500 MONITORING AND RECORDS
11-2-501 Temperature Records
11-2-502 Waste Shipment Records
11-2-503 Active Waste Disposal Site Records
11-2-504 Conversion Operations
11-2-505 Recordkeeping
11-2-600 MANUAL OF PROCEDURES
11-2-601 Waste Disposal Warning Labels
11-2-602 Warning Signs For Waste Disposal Sites
11-2-603 Bulk Sampling Analysis
11-2-604 Deleted October 7, 1998
11-2-605 Fabric Filters
11-2-606 Conversion Facility Performance Test
11-2-607 Warning Signs for Transport Vehicles
11-2-100 GENERAL
| 11-2-101 | Description: The purpose of this Rule is to control emissions of asbestos to the atmosphere during demolition, renovation, milling and manufacturing and establish appropriate waste disposal procedures. (Amended September 5, 1990; October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-110 | Exemption, Visible Emission Standard: Those operations that primarily install asbestos friction products in motor vehicles are exempt from the visible emission requirements of Section 11-2-302. |
| 11-2-111 | Exemption, Prohibited Operations: Cold process cutback asphalt roof coatings and exterior and interior coatings and laminating resins containing encapsulated asbestos fibers bound within the finished product from manufacture through application are exempt from the limitations of subsection 11-2-301.3. (Amended October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-112 | Exemption, Maintenance and Decontamination: Maintenance and decontamination operations where no RACM is being disturbed or removed are exempt from the provisions of Section 11-2-303. (Adopted Sept. 5, 1990; Amended Dec. 4, 1991; Oct. 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-113 | Exemption, Renovation Notification: Except for dry removals, notification is not required for renovations where the amount of RACM is less than 30.8m. (100 ft.) linear, 9.4m2 (100 ft.2) and 1 m3 (35 ft.3).(Adopted October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-201 | Active Waste Disposal Sites: Any disposal site or portion thereof which currently accepts regulated asbestos-containing waste material or has accepted regulated asbestos-containing waste material within the past year. (Adopted September 5, 1990; Amended October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-202 | Adequately Wetted: Sufficiently mixed or penetrated with liquid to prevent the release of asbestos-containing particles. If visible emissions are observed coming from asbestos-containing material, then that material has not been adequately wetted; however, the absence of visible emissions is not sufficient evidence of being adequately wetted. Material that is removed in units or parts of units shall be wet at all the exposed surfaces. If broken up, the material shall be wetted at all the exposed fracture surfaces.(Adopted December 4, 1991; Amended October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-203 | Asbestos: Actinolite, amosite (cummingtonite, grunerite), anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite (riebecktite), tremolite.(Amended September 5, 1990) |
| 11-2-204 | Asbestos-Containing Material: Any building material which contains commercial asbestos in an amount greater than 1% by weight, area, or count as determined by the methods specified in Section 11-2-603. (Adopted Sept. 5, 1990; Amended Dec. 4, 1991) |
| 11-2-205 | Asbestos-Containing Waste Material: Any waste that contains or has been contaminated by commercial asbestos and is generated by a plant, source, or operation subject to the provisions of this Rule, including, but not limited to, asbestos mill tailings, control device asbestos waste, RACM demolition and renovation waste material, disposable equipment and clothing, and bags or containers that previously contained commercial asbestos. (Amended Sept. 5, 1990; Dec. 4, 1991; Oct. 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-206 | Asbestos Mill: Any plant engaged in the conversion or any intermediate step in the conversion of asbestos ore into commercial asbestos. Indoor and outdoor storage, handling, conveying and loading of asbestos materials is considered a part of such a plant.(Amended September 5, 1990) |
| 11-2-207 | Asbestos Tailing: Any solid waste product of asbestos mining or milling operation which contains asbestos.(Adopted October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-208 | Category I Nonfriable Asbestos-Containing Material: Asbestos-containing packings, gaskets, resilient floor coverings, mastics and asphalt roofing products. (Adopted December 4, 1991; Amended October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-209 | Category II Nonfriable Asbestos-Containing Material: Asbestos-containing material, excluding Category I nonfriable asbestos-containing material, that, when dry, and in its present form, cannot be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure. For the purposes of this Regulation, these products include transite board, pipe and asbestos cement products, plaster, stucco, and paint. (Adopted December 4, 1991; Amended October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-210 | Commercial Asbestos: Any variety of asbestos which is produced by extracting asbestos from asbestos ore. |
| 11-2-211 | Completion Date: The date on which containment is removed or the demolition of the structure is completed.(Adopted 9/5/90; Amended 10/7/98) |
| 11-2-212 | Containment: The isolation of an asbestos removal area from the outside air by use of physical barriers, usually plastic sheeting. Such barriers shall include transparent viewing ports which allow observation of stripping and removal of RACM from outside the barrier.(Adopted Sept. 5, 1990; Amended Dec. 4, 1991) |
| 11-2-213 | Control Device Asbestos Waste: Any asbestos-containing waste material that is collected in an air pollution control device.(Amended September 5, 1990) |
| 11-2-214 | Conversion Operation: A process by which asbestos material and/or asbestos-containing waste material is converted to nonasbestos (asbestos-free) material. (Adopted December 4, 1991) |
| 11-2-215 | Cumulative Renovations: A series of small (less than 30.8 m [100 ft] linear, 9.4 m2 [100 ft2] or 1 m3 [35 ft3]) renovations or removals of RACM performed during a calendar year at a single plant or facility which, taken together, would add up to a reportable amount under the provisions of this Rule. (Adopted September 5, 1990; Amended December 4, 1991) |
| 11-2-216 | Demolition: Wrecking, intentional burning, moving or dismantling of any load-supporting structural member, or portion thereof, of a building, facility or ship. This includes, but is not limited to, any related cutting, disjointing, stripping or removal of structural elements.(Amended Sept. 5, 1990; Dec. 4, 1991; Oct. 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-217 | Element: Any boiler, pipe, furnace, duct, tank, reactor, column, turbine, bridge or structural member.(Amended October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-218 | Emergency Demolition: A demolition carried out pursuant to an order of a federal, state or local government agency issued because the building is structurally unsound and in danger of imminent collapse or has been declared a public nuisance. (Amended December 4,1991; October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-219 |
Emergency Renovation: Renovation that is not planned but results from a sudden, unexpected event. This includes:
(Amended Sept. 5, 1990; Dec. 4, 1991; Oct. 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-220 | Encapsulant: A sealant material such as latex paint which, when applied, coats or penetrates the asbestos-containing material. (Adopted December 4, 1991; Amended October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-221 | Fabricating: Any processing of a manufactured product containing commercial asbestos with the exception of processing at temporary sites for the construction or restoration of buildings, structures, plants or installations. |
| 11-2-222 |
Friable Asbestos-Containing Material: Any material that contains more than one percent asbestos as determined by the methods specified in Section 11-2-603 and that falls into one or more of the following categories:
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| 11-2-223 | Glove Bag Method: A method of stripping or removing RACM in which the wetted material is totally isolated inside a transparent plastic, leak-tight bag and then manually removed using gloves which are an integral part of the bag. (Adopted Sept. 5, 1990; Amended Dec. 4, 1991; Oct. 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-224 | HEPA Filter: A high efficiency particulate air filter capable of filtering 0.3 micron particles with 99.97 percent efficiency as determined by ASTM Method D-2988-71. (Adopted September 5, 1990) |
| 11-2-225 | Inactive Waste Disposal Site: Any disposal site or portion thereof, where additional asbestos-containing waste material will not be deposited and where the surface is not disturbed by vehicular traffic. |
| 11-2-226 | Leak-Tight: Any method of containerization that prevents solids, liquids, or particles from escaping or spilling out.(Adopted December 4, 1991) |
| 11-2-227 | Manufacturing: The combining of commercial asbestos, or in the case of woven friction products, the combining of textiles containing commercial asbestos, with any other material(s), including commercial asbestos, and the processing of this combination into a product. |
| 11-2-228 | Ordered Demolition: The demolition of a stationary structure pursuant to an order of an authorized representative of a federal, state or local governmental agency, issued because that structure is structurally unsound and in danger of imminent collapse. (Adopted October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-229 | Outside Air: The air outside buildings and structures. |
| 11-2-230 | Owner or Operator of a Demolition or Renovation: Any person who owns, leases, operates, controls or supervises the stationary structure being demolished or renovated, or any person who owns, leases, operates, controls or supervises demolition or renovation, or both.(Adopted December 4, 1991) |
| 11-2-231 | Particulate Asbestos Material: Finely divided particles of asbestos material. |
| 11-2-232 | Planned Renovation: A renovation, or a number of such operations, in which the amount of RACM that will be removed or stripped at an installation within a maximum time of one year can be predicted. Operations that are individually nonscheduled are included, provided a number of such operations can be predicted to occur during a given period of time based on operating experience. The minimum period of time shall be 30 days.(Amended September 5, 1990; December 4, 1991) |
| 11-2-233 |
Regulated Asbestos-Containing Material (RACM):
(Adopted December 4, 1991; Amended October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-234 | Removing: The taking out, cutting, drilling or similarly disturbing of RACM used on any element from any building, structure, plant or installation. (Amended 5/20/81; 9/5/90; 12/4/91; 10/7/98) |
| 11-2-235 | Renovation: An operation other than demolition in which RACM is removed or stripped from any element of a building, structure, plant, ship, installation or portion thereof.(Amended 9/5/90; 12/4/91; 10/7/98) |
| 11-2-236 | Resilient Floor Covering: Asbestos-containing material comprised of floor tile, including asphalt or vinyl floor tile, or sheet vinyl floor covering; but not including linoleum, sheet linoleum, or the backing of linoleum, which are considered friable for the purposes of this Rule.(Adopted December 4, 1991) |
| 11-2-237 | Roadways: Surfaces on which motor vehicles operate and any shoulder which extends up to 3 m (10 feet) from the edge of the traveled way. This includes, but is not limited to, highways, roads, streets, parking areas, driveways, and haul roads. (Amended September 5, 1990) |
| 11-2-238 | Set Up: Preparation of a structure for stripping or removing of RACM, including but not limited to placement of physical barriers, installation of viewports, installation of local exhaust ventilation and collection systems, removal of nonasbestos containing structural components for the primary purpose of gaining access to RACM. (Adopted October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-239 | Starting Date: The date on which actual disturbance, active removal or stripping of any RACM begins, or the demolition of the structure begins. (Adopted September 5, 1990; Amended October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-240 | Stripping: Taking off, cutting, drilling, or similarly disturbing RACM used on any pipe, duct, boiler, tank, reactor, turbine, furnace, or structural member. (Amended 5/20/81; 9/5/90; 12/4/91; 10/7/98) |
| 11-2-241 | Structural Member: Any load supporting member, such as beams and load-supporting walls, or any nonload-supporting member, such as ceilings and nonload-supporting walls.(Adopted October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-242 | Visible Emissions: Any emissions, evidence of emissions, including, but not limited to, dust, debris, particles, or fibers, or releases from any point or area source containing particulate asbestos material that are visually detectable without the aid of instruments, and which contain asbestos. This includes, but is not limited to, asbestos debris found outside of containment at a job site. (Adopted September 5, 1990; Amended October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-243 | Waste Generator: Any owner or operator of a source subject to this Rule whose act or process produces asbestos-containing waste material. (Adopted December 4, 1991) |
| 11-2-244 | Waste Shipment Record: The shipping document, required by the APCO to be originated and signed by the waste generator, used to track and substantiate the disposition of asbestos-containing waste material.(Adopted December 4, 1991) |
| 11-2-245 | Working Day: Monday through Friday, including holidays that fall on any of the days Monday through Friday.(Adopted December 4, 1991) |
| 11-2-301 |
Prohibited Operations: The following operations are prohibited:
(Amended September 5, 1990) |
| 11-2-302 |
Visible Emissions: There shall be no visible emissions to the outside air from any asbestos mill or from any operation involving the demolition, renovation, removal, manufacture or fabrication of any product containing asbestos.
(Amended Sept. 5, 1990; Dec. 4, 1991; Oct. 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-303 |
Demolition, Renovation, and Removal: To prevent emissions from asbestos-containing material, a person responsible for scheduled, nonscheduled, or emergency demolition, renovation, or removal of any building elements containing any amount of RACM shall use the procedures specified in subsections 303.1 through 303.13. This shall not apply to maintenance or decontamination procedures where no removal takes place.
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| 11-2-304 |
Waste Disposal: To prevent emissions from asbestos-containing material, a person responsible for the collection, processing (including incineration and conversion), packaging, transporting, or disposition of any asbestos-containing waste material which is generated by manufacturing; fabricating; scheduled, nonscheduled, or emergency demolition or renovation, whether notified or not; spraying operations; or asbestos milling, shall use the following procedures:
(Amended Sept. 5, 1990; Dec. 4, 1991; Oct. 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-305 |
Waste Disposal Sites: There shall be no visible emissions to the outside air from a waste disposal site where asbestos-containing waste material has been or is being deposited.
(Amended Sept. 5, 1990; Dec. 4, 1991; Oct. 7, 1998) |
11-2-400ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS
| 11-2-401 |
Reporting Demolition and Renovation: The person responsible for any existing source to which this Rule is applicable shall provide to the APCO a description of the emission control equipment used for each process and the following information:
(Amended 5/20/81; 3/5/86; 7/6/88; 9/5/90; 12/4/91; 10/7/98) |
| 11-2-402 |
Approval of Conversion Operation: To obtain approval for a conversion operation pursuant to Section 11-2-304.1.3, the owner or operator shall provide the APCO with the following:
(Adopted December 4, 1991) |
| 11-2-403 | Excavating or Disturbing Asbestos-Containing Waste: The owner or operator of a waste disposal site referenced in Section 11-2-305 shall notify the APCO in writing at least 45 days prior to excavating or otherwise disturbing any asbestos-containing waste material that has been deposited at a waste disposal site and is covered. If the excavation will begin on a date other than the one stated in the original notice, notice of the new start date shall be provided to the APCO at least 14 days before excavating begins. In no event shall excavation begin earlier than the date specified in the original notification. The notice shall include: scheduled starting and completion dates; reasons for disturbing the wastes; procedures to be used to control emissions during the excavation, storage, transport, and ultimate disposal of the excavated asbestos-containing waste material; and location of any temporary storage site and the final disposal site. (Adopted December 4, 1991; Amended October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-404 | Maintenance Plan: Asbestos Milling, Manufacturing and Fabrication Facilities: Asbestos milling, manufacturing and fabrication facilities subject to Section 11-2-302.1.1 shall submit a written maintenance plan to the APCO. This plan shall include the following information: maintenance schedule; recordkeeping plan; and maintenance records of the results of visible emissions monitoring and air cleaning device inspections including the following: date and time of each inspection; presence or absence of visible emissions; condition of fabric filters, including presence of tears, holes and abrasions; presence of dust deposits on clean side of filter; brief description of corrective actions taken, including date and time; and daily hours of operation for each air cleaning device. On a quarterly basis, submit a copy of visible emissions monitoring records if visible emissions occurred during the reporting period. Quarterly reports shall be postmarked by the 30th day following the end of the calendar quarter.(Adopted December 4, 1991) |
| 11-2-405 | Fees: Notification as required by the provisions contained in this rule will be subject to the fees contained in Regulation 3, Schedule L.(Adopted October 7, 1998) |
11-2-500 MONITORING AND RECORDS
| 11-2-501 | Temperature Records: During periods when wetting operations are suspended due to freezing temperatures, the owner or operator must record the temperature in the work area at the beginning, middle, and end of each workday and keep daily temperature records available for inspection by the APCO during normal business hours at the demolition or renovation site. Records of temperature measurements as required by Section 11-2-304.2.2 shall be retained by the operator for a minimum of two (2) years.(Amended Dec. 4, 1991; Oct. 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-502 |
Waste Shipment Records: Waste shipment records as required by Section 11-2-304.6 shall include the following information:
(Adopted December 4, 1991; Amended October 7, 1998) |
| 11-2-503 |
Active Waste Disposal Site Records:
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| 11-2-504 | Conversion Operations: The owner or operator of a conversion operation shall maintain the following records: results of the start-up performance testing and all subsequent performance testing, including operating parameters, feed characteristics and analyses of output materials; results of the composite analyses, continuous monitoring and logs of process operating parameters required in Section 11-2-607; the waste shipment records including the information required in Section 11-2-503 for all asbestos-containing waste received; and the name and location of the purchaser or disposal site and the date of sale or deposit for output materials. A person subject to this rule shall maintain records for two (2) years and make the records available for inspection by the APCO upon request.(Adopted December 4, 1991) |
| 11-2-505 | Recordkeeping: Surveys shall be kept for two years following the completion of removal of asbestos containing material.(Adopted October 7, 1998) |
11-2-600 MANUAL OF PROCEDURES
| 11-2-601 | Waste Disposal Warning Labels: Warning labels required by Section 11-2-304.1.1 must be as specified in the Manual of Procedures, Volume 1, Part 3 or by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.(Amended October 7, 1998) | |
| 11-2-602 | Warning Signs for Waste Disposal Sites: Warning signs required by Section 11-2-305.1 must be as specified in the Manual of Procedures, Volume I, Part 4. (Amended October 7, 1998) | |
| 11-2-603 | Bulk Sampling Analysis: Asbestos bulk samples as specified in Section 11-2-209 shall be analyzed as specified in Appendix A, Subpart F, 40 CFR Part 763, Section 1.7.2.4, Polarized Light Microscopy, Quantification of Asbestos Content. (Adopted Sept. 5, 1990; Amended Dec. 4, 1991; Oct. 7, 1998) | |
| 11-2-604 | Deleted October 7, 1998 | |
| 11-2-605 | Asbestos Content-TEM: For conversion operations, asbestos content shall be determined using the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) approved Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) method. (Adopted December 4, 1991; Amended October 7, 1998) | |
| 11-2-606 | Fabric Filters: The airflow permeability of fabric filters shall be as specified by ASTM Method D737-69.(Adopted December 4, 1991) | |
| 11-2-607 | Conversion Facility Performance Test: Prior to start up of an asbestos conversion facility subject to Sections 11-2-402 and 11-2-504, an owner or operator must conduct a start-up performance test as specified in 40 CFR Part 61.155(b). Operations tests shall be performed as specified in 40 CFR Part 61.155(c) and (d). (Adopted December 4, 1991) | |
| 11-2-608 |
11-2-608Warning Signs for Transport Vehicles: Warning signs required by subsection 11-2-304.5 must be as specified below:
(Amended October 7, 1998) |