New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter I - Industrial Board Of Appeals › Subchapter A - The Industrial Code › Part 56 - Asbestos › Subpart 56-1 - General Provisions › Section 56-1.4 - Multi-employer worksites

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) All
					 asbestos abatement contractors on a demolition, renovation, remodeling, or
					 repair project, which includes work covered by this Part, shall inform all
					 employers on the work site about the nature of their work, as well as the PACM,
					 ACM and asbestos material (known and assumed) at the work site. The asbestos
					 abatement contractor shall inform all non-asbestos contractors at the work site
					 that disturbance of PACM, ACM and asbestos material (known and assumed) is
					 prohibited by any employer other than a licensed asbestos contractor.
(b) The asbestos abatement contractor shall
					 notify the building/structure owner and all employers and occupants located in
					 areas adjacent to a phase II regulated abatement work area, of the following
					 occurrences: all elevated air sample results, work stoppage and barrier
					 inspection/repairs completed as required by section
					 56-4.10 
					 of this Part. This notification shall be made on the same calendar day that the
					 asbestos abatement contractor is notified by the air monitor of elevated air
					 sample results.
(c) All
					 non-asbestos contractors on a demolition, renovation, remodeling, or repair
					 project, which includes work covered by this Part, are responsible to notify
					 the building owner or their representative, upon discovery of PACM or suspect
					 miscellaneous ACM that has not been identified by the asbestos survey per this
					 Part, or has not been identified by other inspections as per current OSHA or
					 EPA requirements. The presence, location, and quantity of newly discovered
					 material, shall be conveyed within 24 hours of discovery to the building owner
					 or their representative, as well as to all other employers at the work site.
					 All activities shall cease in the area where the PACM or suspect miscellaneous
					 ACM is found, until a licensed asbestos contractor appropriately assesses and
					 handles the discovered materials. Disturbance of PACM, ACM and asbestos
					 material (known and assumed) at the work site, is prohibited by any
					 non-asbestos contractor.
(d) Prior
					 to commencement of any demolition, renovation, remodeling or repair project,
					 which includes work covered by this Part, the building owner or their
					 designated representative shall inform all employers reasonably expected to be
					 at the work site during the project, about the presence, location and quantity
					 of PACM, ACM and asbestos material (known and assumed) within the portion of
					 their building or structure impacted by the project.
(e) All contractors performing a supervisory
					 role on a demolition, renovation, remodeling or repair project, that includes
					 work covered by this Part, shall prohibit disturbance of PACM, ACM or asbestos
					 material (known or assumed) by non-asbestos contractors at the work site under
					 their direct supervision and control, and shall require all asbestos
					 contractors at the work site under their direct supervision and control to be
					 in compliance with this Part.