Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.74 - NOISE, ASBESTOS CONTROL, METHAMPHETAMINE CLEANUP › Subchapter 17.74.3 - Asbestos Control › Rule 17.74.352 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
For purposes of this subchapter, unless otherwise provided,
				  the following definitions apply. The terms must be used in conjunction with the
				  definitions in
				  75-2-502, MCA, and
				  40 CFR
				  61.141:
(1) "Alternate work practice" means proposed
				alternative control measures, methods for clearing asbestos projects, or work
				methods other than those specified in this subchapter that are at least as
				stringent as the methods required in this subchapter.
(2) "Annual base amount" means the amount of
				regulated asbestos-containing material, up to 25,000 square, 25,000 linear, or
				25,000 cubic feet or any combination thereof, that an annual asbestos project
				permit holder may disturb or remove under an annual asbestos project permit
				during the year the annual permit is in effect.
(3) "Approved asbestos disposal facility" or
				"disposal facility" means a licensed Class II or Class IV landfill as described
				in ARM 17.50.504.
(4) "Asbestos-containing material (ACM)"
				means any material containing more than one percent asbestos.
(5) "Asbestos-containing waste" has the
				meaning given for "asbestos-containing waste materials" in
				40 CFR
				61.141.
(6) "Asbestos contractor/supervisor" means an
				individual with the requisite training and credentials to supervise an asbestos
				project and the personnel conducting an asbestos project.
(7) "Asbestos inspector" means an individual
				with the requisite training and credentials to inspect a facility for the
				presence of asbestos-containing material.
(8) "Asbestos management planner" means an
				individual with the requisite training and credentials to develop plans for the
				management of asbestos-containing material under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency
				Response Act.
(9) "Asbestos project
				contractor" means any person who contracts to perform an asbestos project for
				another person.
(10) "Asbestos
				project designer" means an individual with the requisite training and
				credentials to develop the plans, specifications, and/or designs for an
				asbestos project.
(11) "Asbestos
				unit measurement (AUM)" means each unit of asbestos-containing material that
				may be disturbed or removed either in square, linear, or cubic feet or any
				combination thereof. The unit of measure (square, linear, or cubic feet) will
				be selected, for AUM calculation purposes, based on the configuration of the
				material, pre-abatement, as described in the asbestos inspection report, or
				executed contract document.
(12)
				"Asbestos worker" means an individual with the requisite training and
				credentials to handle asbestos-containing materials during an asbestos
				project.
(13) "Building or other
				structure" as used in the definition of "asbestos project" in
				75-2-502,
				MCA, has the meaning given for "facility" in
				40
				CFR 61.141.
(14) "Cubic foot" means a unit of volume for
				three-dimensional materials, such as insulation, equal to one foot in length,
				width, and height. This measurement may only be used when the depth of the
				material exceeds three inches or cannot be otherwise calculated.
(15) "Friable" means able to be crumbled,
				pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure when dry.
(16) "Homogenous materials" means materials
				that are uniform in color, texture, and age.
(17) "Inspection" means an activity
				undertaken at a facility to determine the presence, location, and quantities,
				or to assess the condition, of ACM or suspected ACM, whether by visual or
				physical examination, or by collecting samples of the material. This term
				includes reinspections of known or assumed ACM which has been previously
				identified. The term does not include the following:
(a) inspections performed by employees or
				agents of federal, state, or local government solely to determine compliance
				with applicable statutes or regulations; or
(b) visual inspections performed solely to
				determine completion of asbestos projects.