N.J. Admin. Code § 8:60-1.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 8:60-1.4 - Scope

(a) This chapter shall apply to:

1. Licensing of employers;

2. Training, examination and issuance of permits to workers;

3. Training, examination and issuance of permits to supervisors;

4. Certifying of training agencies and courses for the above job classifications;

5. Employers having a contractual relationship for asbestos work with the owner of a building or structure or equipment for the application, enclosure, encapsulation, repair, or removal of asbestos-containing material; and

6. Any public or private building, structure or equipment on which asbestos work is performed, except as provided in (b) below.

(b) This chapter shall not apply to:

1. The limited repair of asbestos-containing material on any pipe, duct, boiler, tank, structural member or similar equipment by the application of duct tape, rewettable glass cloth, canvas, cement or other sealable material to seal exposed areas from which asbestos fibers may be released;

2. The stripping, limited repair, or removal of three feet or less of asbestos-containing material from piping;

3. The stripping, limited repair or removal of three square feet or less of asbestos-containing material from any duct, boiler, tank, structural member, or similar equipment;

4. The sale or storage of asbestos;

5. The application, enclosure, encapsulation, repair, or removal of asbestos-containing roofing and exterior siding materials in all but demolition projects;

6. The licensure of private employers subject to the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. 651 et seq., using their own employees to apply, enclose, encapsulate, repair or remove asbestos-containing material in their own facility; or

7. The permitting of employees subject to the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. 651 et seq., who apply, enclose, encapsulate, repair or remove asbestos-containing materials in their employer's own facility.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:60-1.4

Amended by R.1989 d.247, effective 5/15/1989.
See: 20 New Jersey Register 1049(a), 21 New Jersey Register 1333(b).
Roofing and exterior siding materials exempted from provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:60.
Amended by R.1990 d.278, effective 6/4/1990.
See: 22 New Jersey Register 736(a), 22 New Jersey Register 1773(a).
Added (a)4, changed "asbestos" to "asbestos-containing material," added (b)6.
Amended by R.1995 d.193, effective 4/3/1995.
See: 27 New Jersey Register 71(a), 27 New Jersey Register 1465(a).