Section 216-RICR-50-15-1.6 - Submission of Asbestos Abatement Plans1.6.1 General Requirements A. Any building owner who intends to conduct an asbestos abatement project, except for spot repairs as defined in this Part, must submit an asbestos abatement plan in compliance with the requirements of § 1.17 of this Part and must not proceed with said project until written approval of said plan has been received from the Department.B. Any building owner who is notified that the results of a Department evaluation conducted in accordance with § 1.22 of this Part indicate that an asbestos abatement plan is required shall submit said plan to the Department within one hundred twenty (120) days of receipt of said notice.C. In addition to the requirements of § 1.22 of this Part, any building owner who is notified that areas have received an Asbestos Hazard Rating greater than ninety (90) shall, within ten (10) days of receipt of said notice, submit to the Department the immediate corrective action(s) to be taken, as well as an Interim Operations and Maintenance Plan in accordance with §§1.17.2(B) and (C) of this Part. 1.6.2Emergency Asbestos Abatement ProjectsA. The work procedures contained in § 1.14 of this Part will apply to all Emergency Asbestos Abatement Projects unless specific alternative procedures have been approved by the Department.B. A building owner shall contact the Department in advance for permission to conduct an Emergency Asbestos Abatement Project in the absence of an approved asbestos abatement plan. Ordinarily permission will be granted only to prevent personnel injury or property damage. However, if the emergency is of such a nature that immediate action is deemed essential, the building owner may proceed to resolve the emergency in the most expeditious manner possible. Nevertheless, all asbestos abatement that is beyond the scope of Spot Repairs, as defined by this Part, must be performed by a licensed asbestos contractor. The building owner shall notify the Department no later than one (1) working day following the beginning of an emergency asbestos abatement project and confirm the name and license number of the Asbestos Contractor, the amount of asbestos containing material involved and the expected length of the abatement project. Within ten (10) working days of completing the project, the building owner shall submit a written report to the Department which includes as a minimum: a narrative description of the area(s) abated, including the type and quantity of asbestos containing material; annotated blueprint(s), floorplan(s) or other engineering drawing(s) which show the location(s) of abated and remaining asbestos containing material; specific work procedures followed during the abatement process; copies of the results of clearance air testing; copies of disposal receipts for all asbestos that was removed; and any other information specifically requested by the Department.C. Removal of asbestos containing material from a building ordered demolished by a municipal building official in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-27.3-125.5 may be handled as an Emergency Asbestos Abatement Project under the following conditions: 1. All asbestos abatement work is performed by a licensed Asbestos Contractor under the provisions of an Asbestos Abatement Plan previously approved for the demolition of unsafe structures in the jurisdiction of the municipal building official ordering the demolition;2. The licensed Asbestos Contractor complies with the provisions of §§1.6.2(A) and (B) of this Part;3. The Asbestos Contractor provides the Department with all project specific information required by the approval letter for the previously approved Asbestos Abatement Plan; and4. All asbestos containing material is removed from the building prior to its demolition.216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-50-15-1.6
Amended effective 1/1/2019