Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 50 - ASBESTOS CONTROL › Section 28-50-14 - Asbestos waste disposal

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11,
			 2024
(a) All solid waste
			 materials containing friable asbestos that result from an asbestos-removal
			 project, an asbestos-encapsulation project, an asbestos-related dismantling
			 project, or an asbestos-related demolition project shall be handled in the
			 following manner:
(1) All friable
			 asbestos-containing waste shall be placed in tightly sealed containers in a wet
			 condition before it is removed from the work area. Waste containers shall be
			 double bagged in not less than six-mil-thick, liquid-tight, clear plastic bags
			 unless the waste contains rigid or heavy objects that are likely to tear the
			 bags. If bag damage is likely to occur, the waste shall be placed in fiber or
			 metal containers that are equipped with a plastic bag liner and a tight-fitting
			 lid that can be firmly fastened in position. Large sections of structural
			 items, including pipe or ductwork that has been removed with friable
			 asbestos-containing materials left in place, may be tightly wrapped in not less
			 than a double layer of six-mil-thick, clear plastic sheeting for disposal
			 purposes if they cannot be placed in containers. All exposed surfaces of the
			 friable asbestos-containing material shall be in a wet condition when each item
			 is wrapped.
(2) The exterior
			 surface of each container or individually wrapped object shall be cleaned free
			 of all visible debris, and an asbestos label shall be securely attached before
			 the container or wrapped object is removed from the work area to another area
			 for storage or transport purposes.
(3) Before each container or wrapped object
			 of friable asbestos-containing material is removed from the work area to
			 another area for storage or transport purposes, the waste generator shall place
			 on the exterior of each container or wrapped object specific information that
			 will identify the asbestos-removal project, asbestos-encapsulation project,
			 asbestos-related dismantling project, or asbestos-related demolition project at
			 which the waste was generated. The identifying information shall be legible and
			 printed with indelible ink. The waste generator shall mark each container or
			 wrapped object by any of the following methods:
(A) Printing or attaching to each container
			 or wrapped object a label that contains the name of the licensed business
			 entity or approved public agency that carried out the project and the project
			 location at which the waste was generated;
(B) printing on the exterior surface of each
			 container or wrapped object the identifying number provided by the department
			 for each project upon receipt of a project notification submitted in compliance
			 with the requirements of K.A.R. 28-50-8; or
(C) attaching to each container or wrapped
			 object a label that meets the requirements of applicable federal EPA or OSHA
			 regulations pertaining to the identification of containers or wrapped objects
			 used for the disposal of asbestos-containing materials.
(4) Each waste container shall be carefully
			 handled and transported in order to prevent breaking or opening. Whenever a
			 container breaks or otherwise becomes unable to completely contain the waste,
			 the waste shall be immediately transferred into another sealed container that
			 complies with the requirements of paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this
			 regulation. Any friable asbestos-containing solid waste materials that come out
			 of the original container shall be immediately cleaned up after being saturated
			 with water and placed in the replacement container.
(5) Waste shall be transported in vehicles
			 that have completely enclosed cargo areas, or a four-sided cargo area that
			 shall be completely covered with six-mil-thick plastic sheeting or other
			 equivalent covering while the waste is being transported. All visible debris
			 remaining in the vehicle cargo area after the waste has been deposited at the
			 disposal area shall be immediately removed by wet cleaning methods and disposed
			 of in accordance with the requirements of this subsection.
(6) The waste generator shall remain
			 responsible for storage, transport, and disposal of the waste in accordance
			 with this subsection until the time that the waste is delivered to and accepted
			 by the operator of an approved waste disposal site. The waste generator shall
			 be released from further responsibility for handling of the waste when the
			 disposal site operator acknowledges, in writing, that the delivered waste has
			 been properly identified as friable asbestos-containing material and has been
			 delivered in a manner and condition that is acceptable to the disposal site
			 operator.