Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 27 - Asbestos-Containing Materials (ACM) in Schools and State Buildings › Section III-2701 - Asbestos-Containing Materials (ACM) in Schools and State Buildings

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Purpose. The
				purpose of this Chapter is to provide for the identification, management, and
				abatement of asbestos-containing materials in schools and state buildings that
				may pose an unreasonable risk to students, school personnel, and the
				public.
B. Applicability
1. The provisions of this Chapter apply to
				all local education agencies and the state government as defined in LAC
				33:III.2703.
2. Except for the
				requirement to submit Form AAC-8 pursuant to LAC 33:III.2723.A, state buildings
				built after 1978 are exempt from the requirements of this Chapter if:
a. the state building is not used as a school
				building for the education of grades kindergarten through post-graduate;
				or
b. the state building does not
				contain asbestos as determined through review and approval of the Office of
				Environmental Services prior to occupancy of the building by:
i. a signed s
tatement(s) of no
				asbestos in construction
as defined in LAC 33:III.2703.A that
				addresses the entire building, and all additions and renovations; or
ii. an inspection report submitted in
				accordance with LAC 33:III.2707 as a result of an inspection stating that no
				asbestos is contained in, or on the outside of the state building, together
				with signed statement(s) of no asbestos in construction that address all
				additions and renovations conducted after the inspection; and
c. a copy of the department
				approval of any documents submitted pursuant to Subparagraph B.2.a. of this
				Subsection shall be maintained at the administrative office of the
				building.
3. Except for
				the requirement to submit Form AAC-8 pursuant to LAC 33:III.2723.A, state
				buildings built prior to 1979 are exempt from the requirements of this Chapter
				provided that:
a. the building is not used as
				a school building for the education of grades kindergarten through
				post-graduate;
b. prior to
				occupancy, the department reviews and approves documentation of one of the
				following:
i. the complete renovation of the
				state building after January 1, 1979 that complied with the following:
(a). an inspection conducted during the
				renovation that showed that all ACM was removed from the inside and the outside
				of the building; and
(b). no
				asbestos containing material was added in the renovations as documented by
				signed statement(s) of no asbestos in construction; or
ii. an inspection conducted in accordance
				with LAC 33:III.2707.A reveals that no asbestos is contained in or on the
				outside of the state building; and
c. no asbestos containing materials were
				added to the building subsequent to the inspection conducted pursuant to Clause
				B.3.b.i of this Section or the renovation conducted in accordance with Clause
				B.3.b.ii of this Section as documented by signed statement(s) of no asbestos in
				construction;
d. a copy of the
				documentation submitted pursuant to Subparagraphs B.3.b and c of this Section
				shall be submitted to the Office of Environmental Services; and
e. a copy of the documentation submitted
				pursuant to Subparagraphs B.3.b and c of this Section and department approval
				shall be maintained at the building administrative office.