Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/WVCODE/code.cfm?chap=16&art=32.&section=4
Timestamp: 2016-09-30 14:02:35
Document Index: 613430757

Matched Legal Cases: ['§16', '§16', '§16', '§16', '§16', '§16']

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§16-32-2. Definitions. (a) “Asbestos” means the asbestiform varieties of chrysolite (serpentine), crocidolite (riebeckite), amosite (cummintonite-grunerite), anthophyllite, tremolite and actinolite. (b) “Asbestos analytical laboratory” means a facility or place which analyzes asbestos bulk samples or asbestos air samples. (c) “Asbestos abatement project designer” means a person who specifies engineering controls, methods and work practices to be used during asbestos abatement projects. (d) “Asbestos abatement supervisor” means a person responsible for direction of asbestos abatement projects. (e) “Asbestos clearance air monitor” means a person who performs air monitoring to confirm clearance levels to establish that an area is safe for reoccupancy after an asbestos abatement project. (f) “Asbestos-containing material” means any material or product which contains more than one percent asbestos by weight. (g) “Asbestos contractor” means a person who enters into contract for an asbestos abatement project. (h) “Asbestos inspector” means a person employed to inspect for the presence of asbestos-containing materials, evaluate the condition of such materials and collect samples for asbestos content confirmation. (i) “Asbestos management planner” means a person employed to interpret survey results, make hazard assessment, evaluation and selection of control options or develop an operation and maintenance plan. (j) “Asbestos abatement project” means an activity involving the repair, removal, enclosure or encapsulation of asbestos-containing material. “Asbestos abatement project” does not include removal, repair and maintenance of intact oil and gas pipeline asphaltic wrap which contains asbestos fibers encapsulated or coated by bituminous or resinous compounds as described in subsection (d), section eleven of this article. (k) “Asbestos worker” means a person who works on an asbestos abatement project. (l) “Bureau” means the Bureau for Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Resources. (m) “Commissioner” means Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health or his or her designee. (n) “Competent person” means one who is capable of identifying existing asbestos hazards in the workplace and selecting the appropriate control strategy for asbestos exposure and who has the authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them. (o) “Contained work area” means designated rooms, spaces or other areas where asbestos abatement activities are being performed, including decontamination structures. The contained work area shall be separated from the uncontaminated environment by polyethylene sheeting or other materials used in conjunction with the existing floors, ceilings and walls of the structure. (p) “Encapsulate” means the application of any material onto any asbestos-containing material to bridge or penetrate the material to prevent fiber release. (q) “Enclosure” means the permanent confinement of friable asbestos-containing materials with an airtight barrier in an area not used or designed as an air plenum. (r) “Friable” means material which is capable of being crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder by hand pressure of which under normal use or maintenance emits or can be expected to emit asbestos fibers into the air. (s) “Good faith report” means a report of conduct defined in this article as wrongdoing or waste which is made without malice or consideration of personal benefit and which the person making the report has reasonable cause to believe is true. (t) “Intact” means that the asbestos-containing material has not crumbled, been pulverized or otherwise deteriorated so that the asbestos is no longer likely to be bound with its matrix. (u) “License” means a document authorizing a person to perform certain specific asbestos-related work activities. (v) “Person” means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association or any individual or entity. (w) “Resilient floor covering” means floor tile, sheet vinyl and associated adhesives which contain more than one percent asbestos by weight. (x) “Resilient floor covering worker” means a person who is employed to remove resilient floor covering in single-family dwellings. (y) “Waste” means an employer’s conduct or omissions which result in substantial abuse, misuse, destruction or loss of funds or resources belonging to or derived from federal, state or political subdivision sources. (z) “Wrongdoing” means a violation which is not of a merely technical or minimal nature of a federal or state statute or regulation, of a political subdivision ordinance or regulation or of a code of conduct or ethics designed to protect the interest of the public or the employer. WVC 16 - 32 - 2 §16-32-2. Definitions.
(a) "Asbestos" means the asbestiform varieties of chrysolite
(serpentine), crocidolite (riebeckite), amosite (cummintonite-grunerite), anthophyllite, tremolite and actinolite.
(b) "Asbestos analytical laboratory" means a facility or place
which analyzes asbestos bulk samples or asbestos air samples.
(c) "Asbestos abatement project designer" means a person who
specifies engineering controls, methods and work practices to be
used during asbestos abatement projects.
(d) "Asbestos abatement supervisor" means a person responsible
for direction of asbestos abatement projects.
(e) "Asbestos clearance air monitor" means a person who
performs air monitoring to confirm clearance levels to establish
that an area is safe for reoccupancy after an asbestos abatement
(f) "Asbestos-containing material" means any material or
product which contains more than one percent asbestos by weight.
(g) "Asbestos contractor" means a person who enters into
contract for an asbestos abatement project.
(h) "Asbestos inspector" means a person employed to inspect
for the presence of asbestos containing materials, evaluate the
condition of such materials and collect samples for asbestos
content confirmation.
(i) "Asbestos management planner" means a person employed to
interpret survey results, make hazard assessment, evaluation and
selection of control options or develop an operation and
(j) "Asbestos abatement project" means an activity involving
the repair, removal, enclosure or encapsulation of asbestos-containing material.
(k) "Asbestos worker" means a person who works on an asbestos
(l) "Contained work area" means designated rooms, spaces or
other areas where asbestos abatement activities are being
performed, including decontamination structures. The contained
work area shall be separated from the uncontaminated environment by
polyethylene sheeting or other materials used in conjunction with
the existing floors, ceilings and walls of the structure.
(m) "Director" means the director of the division of health or
the director's duly authorized representative.
(n) "Division" means the division of health of the department
(o) "Encapsulate" means the application of any material onto
any asbestos containing material to bridge or penetrate the
material to prevent fiber release.
(p) "Enclosure" means the permanent confinement of friable
asbestos containing materials with an airtight barrier in an area
not used or designed as an air plenum.
(q) "Friable" means material which is capable of being
crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder by hand pressure of which
under normal use or maintenance emits or can be expected to emit
asbestos fibers into the air.
(r) "Good faith report" means a report of conduct defined in
this article as wrongdoing or waste which is made without malice or consideration of personal benefit and which the person making the
report has reasonable cause to believe is true.
(s) "License" means a document authorizing a person to perform
certain specific asbestos related work activities.
(t) "Person" means a corporation, partnership, sole
proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association or any
(u) "Resilient floor covering" means floor tile, sheet vinyl
and associated adhesives which contain more than one percent
asbestos by weight.
(v) "Resilient floor covering worker" means a person who is
employed to remove resilient floor covering in single-family
(w) "Waste" means an employer's conduct or omissions which
result in substantial abuse, misuse, destruction or loss of funds
or resources belonging to or derived from federal, state orpolitical subdivision sources.
(x) "Wrongdoing" means a violation which is not of a merely
technical or minimal nature of a federal or state statute or
regulation, of a political subdivision ordinance or regulation or
of a code of conduct or ethics designed to protect the interest of
the public or the employer.
WVC 16 - 32 - 3 §16-32-3. Powers and duties of the director of health.
§16-32-11. Notification; waivers; exemptions. (a) Each owner or other person responsible for the operation of a building or facility where an asbestos abatement project is to occur shall notify the commissioner at least ten working days prior to commencement of each asbestos abatement project and shall comply with other applicable state and federal legal and regulatory notification requirements for asbestos abatement projects. (b) In an emergency that results from a sudden unexpected event that is not a planned renovation or demolition, the commissioner may waive the requirement of ten working days prior notification, but in all cases notification shall be made to the bureau after the emergency within the specified time required by the commissioner. (c) Asbestos abatement projects involving less than one hundred sixty square feet or two hundred sixty linear feet of asbestos containing material are exempt from the prior notification requirement, unless the project takes place in a school for any of grades kindergarten through twelve. A summary of the projects shall be submitted to the bureau within a specified time as required by the commissioner. (d) Removal, repair and maintenance of oil and gas pipeline asphaltic wrap which contains asbestos fibers encapsulated or coated by bituminous or resinous compounds is not subject to the requirements of this article if: (1) The pipeline asphaltic wrap which contains asbestos fibers encapsulated or coated by bituminous or resinous compounds is not friable prior to disturbance along the length of the pipeline being removed, repaired or maintained; (2) The area disturbed in preparing the pipeline for cutting does not exceed two hundred sixty linear feet of removed friable asbestos; (3) Before work begins and as needed during the job, a competent person conducts an inspection of the worksite and determines that the material is intact and will likely remain intact; (4) All employees performing work covered by this subsection are trained in accordance with OSHA standards, 29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(11)(ii), and all other workers shall remain at a safe distance from the site; (5) The material is not sanded, abraded or ground. Manual methods which do not render the material nonintact must be used; (6)All removal or disturbance of pipeline asphaltic wrap is performed using wet methods; and (7) All pipeline and asbestos-containing material removed from the pipeline is disposed of in a lawful manner. (e) Persons who remove resilient floor covering materials in single-family dwellings are exempt from notification requirements. WVC 16 - 32 - 11 §16-32-11. Notification; waivers; exemptions.
(a) Each owner or other person responsible for the operation
of a building or facility where an asbestos abatement project is to
occur shall notify the division at least ten working days prior to
commencement of each asbestos abatement project and shall comply
with other applicable state and federal legal and regulatory
notification requirements for asbestos abatement projects.
(b) In an emergency that results from a sudden unexpected
event that is not a planned renovation or demolition, the director
may waive the requirement of ten working days prior notification,
but in all cases notification shall be made to the division after
the emergency within the specified time required by the director.
(c) Asbestos abatement projects involving less than one
hundred sixty square feet or two hundred sixty linear feet of
asbestos containing material are exempt from the prior notification
requirement, unless the project takes place in a school for any of
grades kindergarten through twelve. A summary of such projects
shall be submitted to the division within a specified time as
(d) Persons who remove resilient floor covering materials in
single-family dwellings are exempt from notification requirements.
WVC 16 - 32 - 12 §16-32-12. Approval of asbestos abatement courses.