Section Env-Sw 2105.14 - Decontamination of Personnel and Equipment(a) All personnel, equipment, supplies, and materials situated within a contaminated work zone established pursuant to Env-Sw 2105.09 shall be decontaminated prior to being removed to a clean zone established pursuant to Env-Sw 2105.09.(b) Decontamination shall be achieved by removing all asbestos contamination from the personnel, equipment, supplies, and materials in accordance with the decontamination methods and procedures set forth in Chapter 10 of the Occupational Safety and Health Guidance Manual for Hazardous Waste Site Activities, NIOSH publication No. 85-115, available at no cost as noted in Appendix B.(c) Waste water from decontamination procedures shall be either: (1) Discharged to the ground at the project site within a portion of the open excavation area that is already asbestos contaminated and in such a manner as not to become surface run-off; or(2) Discharged off-site in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal waste water discharge requirements, after being filtered through progressively smaller filters ending with a filter with openings no larger than 5 microns.(d) Filters used pursuant to (c), above, shall be handled and disposed as asbestos waste in accordance with Env-Sw 901.(e) Care shall be taken during the decontamination process to avoid cross contamination of equipment, personnel, or materials.N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Sw 2105.14
#7647, eff 2-16-02 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Sw 2100) (formerly Env-Wm 3905.14); ss by #9645, eff 2-16-10
Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 37, Filed September 13, 2018, Proposed by #12605, Effective 9/1/2018, Expires 9/1/2028.