South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-86.1 - STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR ASBESTOS PROJECTS › Section 61-86.1.V - ASBESTOS PROJECTS/GENERAL INFORMATION

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Applicability.
The requirements of this Section shall apply to the
				owner/operator, building inspector, management planner, project designer, air
				sampler, supervisor, worker, non-industrial facility owner/operator, or
				demolition contractor of any asbestos project involving the disturbance of RACM
				or ACM.
B. General
			 Requirements.
1. A person licensed as an
			 asbestos project designer shall prepare the written design for each abatement
			 renovation project involving the removal of greater than 3,000 square, 1,500
			 linear or 656 cubic feet of RACM in a facility. However, all projects must be
			 designed in accordance with
			 40 CFR
			 763.90(g) (Federal Register,
			 Volume 52, Number 210, Friday, October 30, 1987), as amended, and any
			 subsequent amendments and editions, and this regulation.
2. The asbestos project design must address:
a. Preparation of each asbestos-related work
			 area;
b. Establishment of each
			 containment;
c. Establishment of
			 each decontamination unit and procedures for use;
d. Evaluation and selection of various fiber
			 release control options;
e.
			 Establishment, maintenance, and monitoring of negative air pressure within each
			 containment;
f. RACM enclosure,
			 removal, encapsulation, or repair work practices;
g. Visual inspection procedures for each
			 asbestos abatement containment area;
h. Clean-up and final clearance
			 procedures;
i. Air monitoring,
			 including analysis, documentation, and any other required record
			 keeping;
j. Respiratory protection
			 and personal protective equipment requirements;
k. Procedures for on-site storage, handling,
			 and disposal of ACM and project waste; and
l. Procedures for maintaining personnel
			 licenses and training certificates on-site.
3. An owner/operator shall obtain an asbestos
			 project license from the Department prior to beginning any NESHAP, small,
			 minor, or demolition asbestos project subject to this regulation unless
			 reporting quarterly as specified herein or in the case of an emergency
			 removal.
4. When air monitoring is
			 required by this regulation, the facility owner shall utilize a person licensed
			 as an air sampler and ensure that all air monitoring is performed.
5. When any negative pressure enclosure or
			 contained work area is required for any sized asbestos abatement project or
			 demolition project, the following requirements shall apply:
a. There shall be sufficient negative
			 pressure differential equipment to ensure at least four air changes per
			 hour;
b. A minimum of -0.02 column
			 inches of water pressure differential, relative to outside pressure, shall be
			 maintained as verified and recorded by a manometer;
c. The manometer record of daily readings (to
			 be taken four times during every eight-hour work shift by a licensed air
			 sampler independent from the contractor) verifying the negative pressure shall
			 be maintained at the job site for Department review for the duration of the
			 project;
d. The inlet sensor of the
			 manometer shall be located at the farthest point from any source of make-up
			 air;
e. The manometer must be
			 calibrated prior to the start of each work shift;
f. Negative pressure shall be maintained
			 until final clearance has been achieved; and
g. Air movement shall be directed away from
			 employees performing asbestos work within the enclosure/containment and toward
			 a HEPA filtration or other collection device.
6. The owner/operator shall notify the
			 Department by telephone and follow up in writing as soon as possible, but not
			 later than, the following working day when a project has been
			 canceled.
7. The disposal
			 requirements of this regulation shall be applicable to all asbestos-containing
			 and asbestos-contaminated materials for any abatement activity.
8. The owner/operator shall ensure that
			 contaminated water is filtered through a five-micron or smaller filter and
			 discharged to a sanitary sewer system. No contaminated or filtered water shall
			 be allowed to leak or drain outside of the work area.