New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 23 - UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE › Subchapter 8 - ASBESTOS HAZARD ABATEMENT SUBCODE › Section 5:23-8.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words, terms and abbreviations when used in this
				  subchapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
"Airlock" means a serial arrangement of rooms whose doors are
				  spaced a minimum of four feet apart so as to permit ingress or egress through one
				  room without interfering with the next and constructed in such a manner as to
				  prevent or restrict the free flow of air in either direction.
"Air pressure differential" means air pressure lower than
				  surrounding areas, generally caused by exhausting air from a sealed space (work
				  area).
"Amended water" means water to which a surfactant has been
				  added.
"Asbestos" means a general term used to describe a group of
				  naturally occurring hydrated mineral silicates. The asbestiform varieties include
				  chrysotile (serpentine); crocidolite (riebeckite); amosite
				  (cummingtonite-grunerite); anthophyllite; tremolite and actinolite.
"Asbestos-containing material" means any material which contains
				  more than one percent asbestos by weight.
"Asbestos hazard abatement project" means the removal, enclosure,
				  or encapsulation of more than 25 square feet of asbestos-containing material used on
				  any equipment or surface area such as wall, or ceiling area; or the removal or
				  encapsulation of more than 10 linear feet of asbestos-containing material on covered
				  piping.
"Asbestos Safety Control Monitor" means a business entity
				  authorized pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-8 to ensure compliance with the Asbestos Hazard
				  Abatement Subcode.
"Asbestos Safety Technician" means a person certified by the New
				  Jersey Department of Community Affairs, hired by the asbestos safety control monitor
				  who continuously monitors and inspects the asbestos abatement work pursuant to this
				  subchapter. This person shall be required to be on the job site during the time the
				  asbestos abatement work is taking place and perform all duties and responsibilities
				  established by these regulations.
"Authorized personnel" means the owner, the owner's
				  representative, asbestos abatement contractor personnel, asbestos safety control
				  monitor personnel, emergency personnel, or a representative of any Federal, state,
				  or local regulatory agency or other personnel under contract for or having
				  jurisdiction over the project.
"Certificate of Completion" shall mean the certificate issued by
				  the asbestos safety control monitor signifying that the asbestos hazard abatement
				  work has been completed in conformance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-8.
"Construction permit for asbestos abatement" means required
				  official approval to commence any asbestos hazard abatement project. This permit is
				  issued by the enforcing agency.
"Contractor" means the Asbestos Removal Contractor licensed by the
				  New Jersey Department of Labor.
"County facility" means all buildings and structures, or parts
				  thereof, which are under the ownership or control of a county. This includes, but is
				  not limited to, administration offices, court houses, sheriff offices, welfare
				  offices, maintenance facilities and garages.
"Critical barrier" means two layers of nominal six mil
				  polyethylene sheeting that completely seals off the work area to prevent the
				  distribution of fibers to the surrounding area, such as the opening between the top
				  of a wall and the underside of ceiling construction, electrical outlets,
				  nonremovable lights, HVAC systems, windows, doorways, entranceways, ducts, grilles,
				  grates, diffusers, wall clocks, speaker grilles, floor drains, sink drains,
				  etc.
"Decontamination unit" means serial arrangement of rooms or spaces
				  for the purpose of separating the work area from the building environment upon
				  entering the work area and for the cleaning of persons, equipment, and contained
				  waste prior to returning to the clean environment.
"Demolition" means the actual destruction and removal of a
				  building, or part of a building, without intent to renovate, repair, or
				  replace.
"Educational facility" means all buildings and structures, or
				  parts thereof, (both public and private) which are under the ownership or control of
				  an educational institution and which are used for student residences, educational
				  purposes or learning experiences, dining facilities, libraries, or support
				  facilities. Educational institutions include schools, colleges, universities,
				  academies, child day care centers and nurseries.
"Employee" means an asbestos abatement worker having a valid work
				  permit, issued by the New Jersey Department of Labor and employed by the
				  contractor.
"Encapsulation" means the treatment of asbestos-containing
				  materials with a material that surrounds or embeds asbestos fibers in an adhesive
				  matrix to prevent the release of fibers, as the encapsulant creates a membrane over
				  the surface (bridging encapsulant) or penetrates the material and binds its
				  components together (penetrating encapsulant).
"Enclosure" means the construction of an airtight, impermeable,
				  permanent barrier around asbestos-containing material to control the release of
				  asbestos fibers into the air.
"Engineering controls" means all methods used to maintain low
				  fiber counts in work areas and occupied spaces, including, but not limited to, air
				  management, barriers to ensure public safety, and methods to confine airborne
				  asbestos fibers to the work area.
"EPA" means the United States Environmental Protection
				  Agency.
"Flame-resistant polyethylene sheet" means a single polyethylene
				  film in the largest sheet size possible to minimize seams, nominal six mil thick,
				  conforming to requirements set forth by the National Fire Protection Association
				  Standard 701, Small Scale Fire Test for Flame-Resistant Textiles and Films.
"Friable" means any material applied to ceilings, walls, piping,
				  duct work, etc., which when dry may be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to a powder
				  by hand pressure.
"Glove bag" means a polyethylene bag or other techniques or work
				  practices approved by Department especially designed to enclose sections of
				  equipment for the purpose of removing asbestos-containing material without releasing
				  fibers into the air.
"Glovebag work area enclosure" means the enclosure that defines
				  the work area for glovebag activity.
"HEPA" means High Efficiency Particulate Air filter, capable of
				  filter efficiency of 99.97 percent down to 0.3 um (microns).
"Local education agency" means any local educational agency as
				  defined in Section 198 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20
				  U.S.C. 3381 ); the owner of any nonpublic, nonprofit elementary, or secondary school
				  building; or the governing authority of any school operated under the defense
				  dependents' education system provided for under the Defense Dependents' Education
				  Act of 1978 (
				  20 U.S.C.
				  921 et seq.).
"Miscellaneous asbestos-containing material" means interior
				  building material on structural components, structural members or fixtures such as
				  vinyl asbestos flooring, ceiling tiles, transite and asbestos cement board, and
				  fire-resistant gaskets and seals but does not include surfacing material or thermal
				  system insulation.
"Municipal facility" means all buildings and structures, or parts
				  thereof, which are under the ownership or control of a municipality. This includes,
				  but is not limited to, city halls, police stations, fire houses, welfare offices,
				  maintenance facilities, and garages.
"NESHAP" means the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
				  Pollutants ( 40 CFR Part 61 ).
"NIOSH" means the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
				  Health.
"Non-friable" means material which when dry may not be crumbled,
				  pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.
"Occupied building" means a building or structure where occupancy
				  is permitted in certain areas outside of the required containment during an asbestos
				  hazard abatement project.
"Operations and maintenance activity" means corrective action not
				  intended as asbestos abatement. The amount of friable asbestos-containing material
				  that can be abated per year per project is 25 square feet or less or, if on covered
				  piping, 10 linear feet or less.
"PCM" means Phase Contrast Microscopy.
"Polyethylene sheet" means a single nominal six mil thick
				  polyethylene film.
"Privately owned buildings containing educational facilities"
				  means all buildings and structures, or parts thereof, which are under the ownership
				  or control of private parties, and which are used for educational purposes or
				  learning experiences. Educational facilities include child day care centers,
				  nurseries, laboratories, and schools.
"Public building" means any building or structure or part thereof,
				  owned, leased or managed by the State or any of its departments, divisions, bureaus,
				  boards, councils, authorities, or other agencies; or by any county, municipality, or
				  any agency or instrumentality thereof.
"Removal" means the taking out or the stripping of
				  asbestos-containing material from a building or structure.
"Repair" means returning damaged asbestos-containing material to
				  an undamaged condition or to an intact state using recommended work practices so as
				  to prevent the likelihood of fiber release.
"Sealant" means a liquid or solution to be used as a binding
				  agent, such as a diluted encapsulant or a water based paint, on dried exposed
				  surfaces from which asbestos containing material has been removed. The color of the
				  coat shall be separate and distinct from the underlying substrate.
"Separation barrier" means a wall constructed to isolate the clean
				  area from the work area and to support the polyethylene sheets.
"State facility" means all buildings and structures, or parts
				  thereof, which are owned, managed or leased by the State of New Jersey.
"Strippable coating" means a water-based latex material, which is
				  either available in aerosol cans or pre-mixed for spray application, formulated to
				  adhere to surfaces and to be removed cleanly by peeling off at the completion of the
				  abatement project.
"Surfacing asbestos-containing material" means material in a
				  building that is sprayed-on, troweled-on, or otherwise applied to surfaces, such as
				  acoustical plaster on ceilings and fireproofing materials on structural members, or
				  other materials on surfaces for acoustical, fireproofing or other purposes.
"TEM" means Transmission Electron Microscopy.
"Thermal system insulation" means material in a building applied
				  to pipes, fittings, boilers, breeching, tanks, ducts, or other interior structural
				  components to prevent heat loss or gain, or water condensation, or for other
				  purposes.
"um" means microns, or micrometers.
"Water column (w.c.)" means a unit of measurement for pressure
				  differential.
"Wet cleaning" means the process of eliminating asbestos
				  contamination from building surfaces and objects by using cloths, mops, or other
				  cleaning utensils which have been dampened with amended water or a removal
				  encapsulant and afterwards thoroughly decontaminated or disposed of as asbestos
				  contaminated waste.
"Work area" means the area where asbestos related work or removal
				  operations are performed which is defined and/or isolated to prevent the spread of
				  asbestos dust, fibers or debris, and entry by unauthorized personnel.