La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § III-2719
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024
Section III-2719 - Operations and MaintenanceA. Applicability. The local education agency or the state government shall implement and maintain an operations, maintenance, and repair (O and M) program under this Section whenever any friable ACM is present or assumed to be present in a building that it leases, owns, or otherwise uses as a school or state building. Any material identified as nonfriable ACM or nonfriable assumed ACM shall be treated as friable ACM for the purposes of this Section when the material is about to become friable as a result of activities performed in the school or state building.B. Worker Protection. Local education agencies and the state government shall comply with either the OSHA asbestos worker protection for general industry at 29 CFR 1910.1001 or the asbestos construction standard at 29 CFR 1926.1101, whichever is applicable. Local education agencies and the state government may consult EPA regulations contained in 40 CFR 763, subpart E if their employees are performing small-scale operations, maintenance, and repair activities of short-duration.C. Cleaning 1. Initial Cleaning. Unless the building has been cleaned using equivalent methods within the previous six months, all areas of a school or state building where friable ACBM, damaged or significantly damaged thermal system insulation ACM, or friable suspected ACBM assumed to be ACM is present shall be cleaned at least once after the completion of the inspection required by LAC 33:III.2707.A and before the initiation of any response action, other than O and M activities or repair, according to the following procedures.a. HEPA-vacuum or steam-clean all carpets.b. HEPA-vacuum or wet-clean all other floors and all other horizontal surfaces.c. Dispose of all debris, filters, mopheads, and cloths in sealed, leak-tight containers.2. Additional Cleaning. The accredited management planner shall make a written recommendation to the local education agency or the state government on whether additional cleaning is needed, and if so, the methods and frequency of such cleaning.D. Operations and Maintenance Activities. The local education agency or the state government shall ensure that the procedures described below to protect building occupants shall be followed for any operations and maintenance activities disturbing friable ACBM. 1. Restrict entry into the area by persons other than those necessary for the maintenance project, either by physically isolating the area or by scheduling.2. Post signs to prevent entry by unauthorized persons.3. Shut off or temporarily modify the air-handling system and restrict other sources of air movement.4. Use work practices or other controls, such as wet methods, protective clothing, HEPA-vacuums, mini-enclosures, and glove bags, as necessary to inhibit the spread of any released fibers.5. Clean all fixtures or other components in the immediate work area.6. Place the asbestos debris and other cleaning materials in sealed, clear, leak-tight containers properly labeled as may be required by LAC 33:III.5151.F.E. Maintenance Activities other than Small-Scale, Short-Duration. Maintenance activity that disturbs friable ACM in a school building, state building, or public and commercial building including removal, encapsulation, enclosure, or repair, other than SSSD shall be designed, supervised, and conducted by persons accredited to perform such activities.F. Fiber Release Episodes 1. Minor Fiber Release Episode. The local education agency or the state government shall ensure that the procedures described below are followed in the event of a minor fiber release episode (i.e., the falling or dislodging of 3 square or linear feet or less of friable ACBM). a. Thoroughly saturate the debris using wet methods.b. Clean the area, as described in Subsection C of this Section.c. Place the asbestos debris in a sealed, leak-tight container properly labeled as may be required by LAC 33:III.5151.F.d. Repair the area of damaged ACM with materials such as asbestos-free spackling, plaster, cement, or insulation, or seal with latex paint or an encapsulant, or immediately have the appropriate response action implemented as required by LAC 33:III.2717.2. Major Fiber Release Episode. The local education agency or the state government shall ensure that the procedures described below are followed in the event of a major fiber release episode (i.e., the falling or dislodging of more than 3 square or linear feet of friable ACBM). a. Restrict entry into the area and post signs to prevent entry into the area by persons other than those necessary to perform the response action.b. Shut off or temporarily modify the air-handling system to prevent the distribution of fibers to other areas in the building.c. Provide a prompt notification to SPOC of the major fiber release episode in accordance with LAC 33:I.3923 within 24 hours of the discovery of such an episode, and in writing as specified in LAC 33:I.3925 within seven calendar days after the initial notification.3. A response action to a major fiber release in a school building, state building, including removal, encapsulation, enclosure, or repair, other than SSSD shall be designed, supervised, and conducted by persons accredited to perform such activities.La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § III-2719
Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality and Nuclear Energy, Air Quality Division, LR 15:735 (September 1989), amended by the Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Air Quality Division, LR 20:649 (June 1994), LR 22:699 (August 1996), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2456 (November 2000), LR 30:1672 (August 2004), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2444 (October 2005), LR 33:2090 (October 2007), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Division, LR 40:506 (March 2014).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2344 and 40:1749.1.