Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.21 - Control of Asbestos › Section 26.11.21.06 - Control of Emissions from an Asbestos Project Subject to NESHAP

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Signs.
(1) Danger Signs. A person engaged in an
				  asbestos project that is a NESHAP source shall display 20-inch by 14-inch
				  danger signs wherever airborne asbestos fibers may be present, in accordance
				  with Regulation 29 CFR Part 1926.58.
(2) Project Notification Signs. A business
				  entity or public unit planning an asbestos project that is a NESHAP source
				  shall also comply with the following:
(a)
				  Except in emergency situations and except as provided in §A(3), of this
				  regulation, at least 3 days before removing or encapsulating asbestos, post the
				  signs required by §A(4), of this regulation immediately outside all entrances
				  to and exits from the work site or asbestos project to inform the public in the
				  immediate vicinity that asbestos abatement will be performed; and
(b) Keep the signs required by §A(4), of this
				  regulation, posted until the Maryland Air and Radiation Management
				  Administration receives the written notice of final air monitoring results
				  required under §B(3)(f) of this regulation.
(3) Utility companies are not required to
				  post signs 3 days before removing or encapsulating asbestos at a work site or
				  asbestos project, but shall comply with any federal requirements regarding the
				  posting of signs.
(4) Notice of
				  Asbestos Project signs required by §A(2)(a) of this regulation shall display
				  the following language with letter sizes and styles of type at least equal to
				  those specified in this subsection:
(a) The
				  following is an example of the Notice of Asbestos Project sign:
Pursuant to Environment Article, §
													6-414.1, Annotated Code
					 of Maryland, and COMAR 26.11.21.06 a A(4), notice is hereby given that an
					 asbestos project is planned for this area. The work will commence on
					 ______________ and is expected to be completed on ____________.
Contractor:
					 __________________________________________________Owner:
					 ______________________________________________
					 __________________________________________________
					 ______________________________________________
					 __________________________________________________
					 ______________________________________________
This notice is required to be posted 3 days in advance on
					 all asbestos projects which exceed 160 square feet or 260 linear feet of
					 friable asbestos material.
Date of Posting: _________________Problems or complaints
					 concerning this work may be referred to Maryland Air and Radiation Management
					 Administration, (410)631-3200.
(b) Printing Requirements - Type Sizes and
				  Fonts.
(i) The heading "Notice of Asbestos
				  Project" shall be printed in 1 inch sans serif type, gothic or block.
(ii) Lines two through ten of the "Notice of
				  Asbestos Project" sign shall be printed in 24 point sans serif type, gothic or
				  block.
(iii) The "Date of Posting"
				  shall be printed in 24 point sans serif type, gothic or block.
(iv) The sentence beginning "Problems or
				  complaints" shall be printed in 18 point sans serif type, gothic or
				  block.