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<chapter num="21" heading="Control of Asbestos" title_num="26" subtitle_num="11">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Definitions.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>“Asbestos project” means any activity involving the demolition, renovation, or encapsulation of friable asbestos materials.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>“Business entity” means a partnership, firm, association, corporation, sole proprietorship, or other business concern.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>“Demolition” means the wrecking or taking out of any load-supporting structural member and any related removing or stripping of friable asbestos materials.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>“Encapsulate” means to coat, bind, or resurface walls, ceilings, pipes, or other structures to prevent friable asbestos from becoming airborne.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="E.">
      <text>“Friable asbestos material” means any material that contains more than 1 percent asbestos by weight and that can be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder, when dry, by hand pressure.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="F.">
      <text>“License” means any authorization issued by the Department to encapsulate or remove asbestos.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="G.">
      <text>“Maryland Air Management Administration” means that unit of the Department of the Environment responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the State air quality control regulations.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="H.">
      <text>“Negative pressure system” means equipment that ensures that the static pressure in an enclosed work area is lower than that of the environment outside the containment barriers.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="I.">
      <text>“Operations and maintenance (O and M)” means the removal, encapsulation, or disturbance of friable asbestos-containing materials when the amount of material is less than 10 square feet or 20 linear feet and is associated with small repairs or maintenance.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="J.">
      <text>“Person”, as defined in Environment Article, §§1-101 and 2-101, Annotated Code of Maryland, includes any business entity or public unit.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="K.">
      <text>“Public unit” means:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Any agency, bureau, department, or instrumentality of State government that is not subject to Executive Order 01.01.1987.22;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Any agency, bureau, department, or instrumentality of federal or local government;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Educational institutions that are not subject to Executive Order 01.01.1987.22; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Any public, quasi-public, or municipal corporation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="L.">
      <text>“Renovation” means the removal or stripping of friable asbestos materials used on any pipe, duct, boiler, tank, reactor, turbine, furnace, or structural member. Operations in which load-supporting structural members are wrecked or taken out are excluded.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="M.">
      <text>“Structural member” means any load-supporting member, such as beams and load-supporting walls, or any nonsupporting member, such as ceilings and nonload-supporting walls.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="N.">
      <text>“Supervisor” means an individual responsible for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Asbestos abatement project planning, oversight, or contracting; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Directing the work of others involved in asbestos abatement work.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="O.">
      <text>“Three stage decontamination station” means a series of three enclosures consisting of a:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Clean room;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Shower room; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Contaminated room for removal of disposable clothing and storage of contaminated equipment.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="P.">
      <text>“Worker” means an individual actually involved in the removal or encapsulation of friable asbestos material and who will come into contact with friable asbestos.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Applicability.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Regulations .03, .06, .07, and .08 of this chapter apply to any person who performs or intends to perform an asbestos project within Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Regulations .04, .05, and .09—.12 of this chapter apply only to any business entity or public unit which performs or intends to perform an asbestos project within Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Regulation .13 of this chapter applies to any person applying for approval of a course on the health and safety aspects of asbestos demolition, renovation, and encapsulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>If a provision of Regulation .06 of this chapter conflicts with a requirement under a National Emission Standard for a Hazardous Air Pollutant (NESHAP) in COMAR 26.11.15.02, the NESHAP requirement takes precedence.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="E.">
      <text>Request for Determination of Applicability.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>A person may request that the Department determine whether a project is an asbestos project subject to this chapter. The Department will make the determination in writing not later than 30 days after it has received a written request describing the asbestos-containing materials, the proposed project, and the person.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>An erroneous determination by the Department that a project is not subject to this chapter relieves a person from the requirements of this chapter only to the extent that the Department was provided with the appropriate information to make a correct determination.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Notification.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>NESHAP Sources. A person who intends to engage in an asbestos project which is a NESHAP source shall notify the Maryland Air and Radiation Management Administration (ARMA) in writing in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR Part 61. Notifying ARMA does not relieve a person of the obligation to also notify the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III office.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Encapsulation. A person who intends to engage in an asbestos project which will include encapsulation of more than 160 square feet or 260 linear feet of asbestos shall notify the Maryland Air and Radiation Management Administration in writing as soon as possible before the project begins.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>All Other Asbestos Projects.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Any business entity or public unit licensed under this chapter, performing an asbestos project which is not subject to §A, B, or D of this regulation, shall notify the Maryland Air Management Administration in writing before beginning the project.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The notification in §C(1), of this regulation, shall consist of:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The location of the removal or encapsulation work;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>The approximate amount of asbestos or asbestos-containing materials to be removed or encapsulated; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>The scheduled start and completion date of the asbestos project.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>Asbestos projects which meet the definition of operations and maintenance (O and M) are not required to notify the Maryland Air Management Administration.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" heading="License Requirement.">
    <text>A business entity or public unit may not engage in any asbestos project unless it is licensed by the Department under this chapter.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" heading="Worker Protection Requirements.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Respiratory Protection Program. A business entity or public unit, before it engages in any asbestos project, shall prepare a written respiratory protection program as defined in MOSH regulations at 29 CFR Part 1910.134 and make the program available to the Department and workers at the job site.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Physical Examination. The business entity or public unit shall ensure that each worker and supervisor who will be involved in an asbestos project has been examined within the preceding year and has been declared by a physician to be physically capable of working while wearing a respirator.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Training.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The business entity or public unit shall ensure that each worker or supervisor of the business entity or public unit who will come in contact with friable asbestos or will be responsible for an asbestos project, except operations and maintenance (O and M), receives the following training:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>An initial course approved by the Department, consisting of 24 hours of instruction for workers or 32 hours of instruction for supervisors, completed before engaging in any asbestos projects; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>An annual review course approved by the Department.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The business entity or public unit shall ensure that workers and supervisors responsible for operations and maintenance (O and M) complete:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>A training course of at least 6 hours duration; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>An annual review course of at least 4 hours duration.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>Protective Clothing and Equipment. The business entity or public unit shall provide workers and supervisors exposed to an asbestos environment with protective clothing and equipment including the items listed below and ensure that workers and supervisors involved in any asbestos project use the items:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Disposable clothing, including hair cover and foot covers, which reasonably prevents asbestos fibers from reaching the body; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Respirators approved by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and, at a minimum, capable of being qualitatively fit tested using positive and negative methods.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="E.">
      <text>No Smoking, Eating, or Drinking. The business entity or public unit shall ensure that there is no smoking, eating, or drinking in the work area.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="F.">
      <text>A business entity or public unit shall ensure that a supervisor is present at any project subject to NESHAP.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="G.">
      <text>Alternative Procedures. The Department may, on a case-by-case basis, approve an alternative to a worker protection requirement in §§A—E for an asbestos project provided that the business entity or public unit submits the alternative procedure to the Department in writing and demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Department that the proposed alternative procedure provides equivalent worker protection and is in compliance with EPA, NESHAP, and OSHA worker protection rules.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" heading="Control of Emissions from an Asbestos Project Subject to NESHAP.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Signs.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Danger Signs. A person engaged in an asbestos project that is a NESHAP source shall display 20-inch by 14-inch danger signs wherever airborne asbestos fibers may be present, in accordance with Regulation 29 CFR Part 1926.58.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Project Notification Signs. A business entity or public unit planning an asbestos project that is a NESHAP source shall also comply with the following:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Except in emergency situations and except as provided in §A(3), of this regulation, at least 3 days before removing or encapsulating asbestos, post the signs required by §A(4), of this regulation immediately outside all entrances to and exits from the work site or asbestos project to inform the public in the immediate vicinity that asbestos abatement will be performed; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Keep the signs required by §A(4), of this regulation, posted until the Maryland Air and Radiation Management Administration receives the written notice of final air monitoring results required under §B(3)(f) of this regulation.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Utility companies are not required to post signs 3 days before removing or encapsulating asbestos at a work site or asbestos project, but shall comply with any federal requirements regarding the posting of signs.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Notice of Asbestos Project signs required by §A(2)(a) of this regulation shall display the following language with letter sizes and styles of type at least equal to those specified in this subsection:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The following is an example of the Notice of Asbestos Project sign:</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Printing Requirements — Type Sizes and Fonts.</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>The heading “Notice of Asbestos Project” shall be printed in 1 inch sans serif type, gothic or block.</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>Lines two through ten of the “Notice of Asbestos Project” sign shall be printed in 24 point sans serif type, gothic or block.</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>The “Date of Posting” shall be printed in 24 point sans serif type, gothic or block.</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iv)">
            <text>The sentence beginning “Problems or complaints” shall be printed in 18 point sans serif type, gothic or block.</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Any Asbestos Project That Is a NESHAP Source. A person engaged in an asbestos project in which 260 feet (80 meters) or more of pipe covered or coated with asbestos materials are stripped or removed, or 160 square feet (15 square meters) or more of asbestos materials used to cover or coat any duct, boiler, tank, reactor, turbine, or structural member are stripped or removed, shall comply with the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Use plastic sheeting 6 mils thick or equivalent. Use either duct tape or equivalent waterproof tape.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Wet asbestos materials to be removed with a solution containing a surfactant which significantly reduces interfacial surface tension of water or penetrates friable asbestos materials such that the material is wet thoroughly and remains wet during the removal process to minimize dust.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Use the following cleaning and air monitoring procedures:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>If a building or structure is to be completely demolished, after removing any asbestos materials, clean the work area until no residue or asbestos material is visible.</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>During any other asbestos project subject to this section, after removing any asbestos materials, and before removing any plastic barriers separating the site from the rest of the building or any plastic barriers covering vents, windows, doors, or entries to the work site:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Clean all surfaces in the work area using the water and surfactant solution prescribed in §B(2) of this regulation;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>When the surface has dried, vacuum any remaining dry residue on all surfaces using a vacuum equipped with a high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter; and</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>Repeat the sequence of wet mopping and vacuuming until no residue is visible and the measured airborne concentration of asbestos fibers longer than 5 microns is less than 0.01 fibers per cubic centimeter (8-hour time-weighted average) using the procedures specified in §B(3)(c)—(e), of this regulation.</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Conduct air monitoring required by §B(3)(b)(iii), of this regulation, using procedures specified in NIOSH Analytical Method #P&amp;CAM 239, Asbestos Fibers in Air (February, 1979) which is incorporated by reference, or equivalent. When clearance monitoring by transmission electron microscopy is elected, the protocol outlined in the U.S. EPA Asbestos Hazard and Emergency Response Act (AHERA) rules in 40 CFR Part 763 shall apply, including the application of the “Z” test.</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Also, for air monitoring required by §B(3)(b)(iii), of this regulation, take sufficient samples to represent asbestos concentrations in the entire work area. Representative sampling shall require at least:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>One sample in every room; and</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>At least one sample for every 50,000 cubic feet or 5,000 square feet of floor area, whichever requires more samples.</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>Within 24 hours after receiving final written monitoring results, submit to the Department a record of the air monitoring required by §B(3)(b)(iii) of this regulation. The record shall indicate the asbestos concentration monitored in the work area after it is cleaned and before barriers are removed.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>To minimize airborne asbestos dust inside enclosures, use negative pressure systems which meet the following:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The exhaust air passes through a High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>The air flow is such that a complete change of air occurs in the enclosed area at least once every 15 minutes; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>When practical, the negative pressure systems are vented to the outside air.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Demolition. A person subject to §§A and B, of this regulation, and engaged in demolition shall also comply with the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Before beginning any demolition project, cover all windows, doors, and other openings with plastic sheeting and seal with tape;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Use a negative pressure system described in §B(4) of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>If a structure or building is to be partially demolished, construct a barrier of plastic sheeting sealed with tape to prevent asbestos from entering any portion of the structure or building not to be demolished, and seal ducts, including air conditioning and heat ducts, before wetting and removal;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Wet all components that contain or may contain asbestos before stripping the asbestos;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Wet the structure and components as necessary to assure that the asbestos material to be stripped remains wet during removal, loading, and transportation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>For structural members and components from which asbestos will not be stripped, wet the asbestos at the cut points and remove this wet asbestos before cutting and removing the structural member or component.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>Renovation. A person subject to §§A and B, of this regulation, and engaged in renovation shall also comply with the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Before beginning any renovation project, remove all movable objects from the work area and cover the nonmovable objects with plastic sheeting taped securely in place. Cover floors, other large areas such as walls, and all windows in the work area with plastic sheeting sealed with tape. Shut down all forced-air ventilation to the work area and seal exhaust and intake ducts.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Construct double barriers of plastic sheeting at all entrances and exits to the work area. Construct double barriers at entrances to a separate three-stage decontamination station with the work area to be used for removal of contaminated protective clothing and for storage of contaminated items and tools. Also provide a separate clean room where workers obtain clean protective clothing and respirators before entering the decontamination area.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Wet all areas or surfaces that contain or may contain friable asbestos before removal. Ensure that the asbestos-containing materials remain wet during the removal process.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Not use the glove bag technique on projects subject to NESHAP.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Ensure that all persons not involved in the asbestos project are out of the area before beginning abatement.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="E.">
      <text>Exemptions.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The Department may, on a case-by-case basis, approve an alternative procedure for control of emissions from an asbestos project provided that the person submits a written description of the alternative procedure to the Department and demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Department that compliance with the prescribed procedures is not practical or not feasible, or that the proposed alternative procedure provides equivalent control of asbestos. The Department, following its review, may approve an alternative procedure if it determines that it will minimize the emissions of asbestos into the air. The Department shall respond to a written request within 10 working days of receipt of the request.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>A person may not be exempt from the requirements of 40 CFR Part 61, except as provided there.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" heading="Control of Emissions from Any Other Asbestos Project.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Any Asbestos Project That Is Not a NESHAP Source. A person engaged in any other asbestos project not subject to Regulation .06 shall take reasonable precautions to prevent asbestos from becoming airborne, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Removing all friable asbestos before any demolition project;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Wetting any asbestos (except asbestos to be encapsulated) as described in Regulation .06B(2) of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Isolating and containing asbestos that is to be removed or encapsulated;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Using other appropriate work practices to minimize the dispersal of particulate asbestos;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Leaving no visible residue of asbestos after completing the project; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>Posting “Danger” signs at entrances where asbestos is to be removed.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Exemptions. The Department may, on a case-by-case basis, approve an alternative procedure for control of emissions from an asbestos project provided that the person submits a written description of the alternative procedure to the Department and demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Department that compliance with the prescribed procedures is not practical or not feasible, or that the proposed alternative procedure provides equivalent control of asbestos. The Department, following its review, may approve an alternative procedure if it determines that it will minimize the emissions of asbestos into the air. The Department shall respond to a written request within 10 working days of receipt of the request.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" heading="Waste Disposal.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Containing Asbestos Waste. A person who engages in or has engaged in an asbestos project shall comply with the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Deposit all asbestos waste, including sealing tape, plastic sheeting, mop heads, sponges, filters, and disposable clothing, in plastic bags of at least 6 mils thickness and seal the bags.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Clearly label the bags and any structural components wrapped in plastic as required in §A(3), of this regulation, as asbestos waste. In addition to any label required by 29 CFR Part 1910 or 40 CFR Part 61, affix a label including the following information:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The number of the person's license to remove or encapsulate asbestos; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>The date the bag was sealed.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>If large structural members containing asbestos cannot be bagged or placed in containers, wrap them in 6 mil plastic, and tape the plastic closed and label them as required in §A(2), of this regulation, before transporting them to the disposal site.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Ensure that asbestos waste is segregated from other waste and kept in a secure area or securely locked containers.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Removing Asbestos Waste from the Project Site. A person who engages in or has engaged in an asbestos project shall comply with the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Remove asbestos waste from the site of an asbestos project that is not subject to 40 CFR Part 61 not later than 24 hours after completing the asbestos renovation, demolition, or encapsulation project;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Remove asbestos waste from the site of an asbestos project that is subject to 40 CFR Part 61 not later than 7 days after completing the asbestos renovation, demolition, or encapsulation project;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>After removing asbestos waste from the site of an asbestos project, dispose of the asbestos waste as provided in §D, of this regulation, or comply with interim storage requirements under §C, of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Interim Storage.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>A person may not store asbestos waste unless:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The person is licensed by the Department under this chapter;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Less than 20 cubic yards of asbestos waste is stored;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>The asbestos waste is enclosed in rigid containers which are kept in a secure area; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>The person has submitted a written application for and received Departmental approval under §C(2), of this regulation.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The Department will incorporate any approval for interim storage of asbestos waste in the license granted under this chapter and may include reasonable conditions to ensure that the stored asbestos does not become a threat to the public health.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>Transport and Disposal. A person who engages in or has engaged in an asbestos project shall comply with the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Transport and dispose of asbestos waste in a manner to prevent asbestos from becoming airborne. A person may not transport asbestos waste in an open vehicle.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>If disposing of asbestos waste within the State, use a disposal facility authorized by the Department for that purpose.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Within 10 days after disposal of asbestos waste, submit to the Department a copy of the disposal receipt or record of appropriate disposal showing the disposal facility and date.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" heading="Records.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Each licensed business entity or public unit shall maintain records of all asbestos projects which it performs, and shall make these records available to the Department upon request. The business entity or public unit shall retain the records for at least 6 years.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The business entity or public unit shall record the following information for each project:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Name and address of supervisor responsible for the project;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The location and description of the project, and the estimated amount of asbestos removed or estimated area encapsulated at each project;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Starting and completion dates;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Summary of the procedures used to comply with applicable requirements; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Name and address of the waste disposal site where the asbestos waste was deposited.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" heading="License Application.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>To apply for or to renew a license, a business entity or public unit shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Submit a completed application to the Department on forms provided by the Department; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Except for public units, pay the fee in §B, of this regulation, by certified check made payable to the Department of the Environment Clean Air Fund.</text>
        <paragraph num="B.">
          <text>Application Fee.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".11" heading="Action on an Application.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Within 30 days after receiving an application, the Department will acknowledge receipt of the application and, within 15 working days after acknowledgment, will notify the applicant of any deficiency in the application. Within 60 calendar days after receiving a completed application, including all additional information requested by the Department, the Department will issue a license or deny the application.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Denial.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The Department will deny an application if it determines that the applicant has not demonstrated the ability to comply fully with applicable requirements, procedures, and standards established by the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Department in this chapter;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 40 CFR 61; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Program in 29 CFR §§1910.134 and 1926.58.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>If the Department denies a license, the Department will return to the applicant the application fee, less $25.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The Department will send the denial of an application by certified mail. The applicant may request a hearing within 10 days after receipt of the certified mail. If it receives a timely request, the Department will hold a hearing in accordance with State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Conditions and Generic Alternative.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>In granting a license, the Department may impose reasonable terms and conditions to ensure continuous compliance with the requirements of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>In granting a license, the Department may approve an alternative procedure for controlling emissions from a specified type of asbestos project provided that the following conditions are satisfied:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The business entity or public unit submits in writing a specific, detailed description of the type of asbestos project and the alternative procedure;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>The business entity or public unit demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Department that compliance with a procedure prescribed in Regulation .06, .07, or .08 of this chapter is not practical or not feasible or that the proposed alternative procedure provides equivalent control of asbestos; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>The Department determines that compliance with the proposed alternative procedure will minimize the emission of asbestos into the air.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".12" heading="Duration, Renewal, and Transferral of a License.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Unless the Department revokes or suspends a license, the license shall remain in effect for 1 year from the date of issuance. Subject to the hearing provisions of Environment Article, §6-415 et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland, the Department may suspend or revoke any license if it determines that a licensee:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Fails at any time to meet the qualifications for a license or any requirement, procedure, or standard established by the Department in this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The Department may renew a license annually if the business entity or public unit:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Submits a completed application for a renewal on forms provided by the Department not sooner than 90 days and not later than 30 days before the license expires;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Except for public units, pays to the Department by certified check a renewal application fee as specified in Regulation .10B of this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Has complied fully with all applicable requirements.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>A license to remove or encapsulate asbestos is not transferrable.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".13" heading="Health and Safety Training.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Application for Approval of a Training Course. A person may apply for approval of a course on the health and safety aspects of asbestos demolition, renovation, and encapsulation for purposes of Regulation .05C of this chapter by submitting a written application on forms provided by the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Criteria for Initial Course. In order to obtain or retain Department approval, a person sponsoring a course shall substantially satisfy the following criteria:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Provide a core of 24 hours of instruction reflecting state-of-the-art information on the following topics for supervisors and workers:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Recognition of asbestos, including its characteristics and uses;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Health hazards, including the relationships between asbestos exposure, smoking, and diseases;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Worker protection, including respiratory protection, protective clothing, safety equipment, air monitoring, medical surveillance, and personal hygiene;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Work practices, including area preparation, decontamination, and waste disposal;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>A detailed description of respirators and their use and care, including the degree of protection afforded, fitting and testing procedures, and maintenance and cleaning, and including the following:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Airline respirators;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>Powered air purifying respirators;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>Negative pressure respirators; and</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iv)">
            <text>Adjunct equipment for these respirators;</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(f)">
          <text>Requirements, procedures, and standards established by the:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at 40 CFR Part 61, Subparts A and M; and</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration at 29 CFR Parts 1910.134 and 1926.58.</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Divide training classes into work groups consisting of not more than 6 trainees and provide at least 2 hours of hands-on work practices including respirator care and qualitative fit testing, glove bag techniques, state-of-the-art techniques in asbestos abatement, site preparation, and construction of barriers and decontamination enclosure systems.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Provide an additional 8 hours of training beyond the 24 hours core course for those individuals seeking certification as supervisors. The additional 8 hours shall include:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>A discussion of work site safety including:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Working conditions—heat, cold, and rest periods;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>Emergency procedures; and</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>Hazards associated with heating, ventilating, air conditioning (HVAC) systems, water, and electricity;</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>A discussion of site considerations and preparations including:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Confining and minimizing airborne fibers;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>Site access; and</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>Clean-up and disposal, including landfill and transport requirements; and</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Liability, including owners, contractors, consultants, workers' compensation, bonding, omissions, and errors.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Ensure that instruction is given or supervised by:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>An industrial hygienist who is at least designated an industrial hygienist in training (IHIT) by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>An individual with equivalent education and experience as determined by the Department.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Maintain lists of students trained, the dates on which training occurred, and students' test scores, and make this information available to the Department within 10 days of completion of the training session.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>Provide an opportunity for students to complete written course evaluations.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(7)">
        <text>Administer to each student an examination approved by the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(8)">
        <text>Issue to each student who completes the course and successfully passes the examination with a score of at least 70 percent a certificate of completion containing information required by the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(9)">
        <text>Provide to the Department a schedule of dates on which training will be conducted. Ensure that the Department receives this notice at least 5 days before the first course date.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Criteria for operations and maintenance (O and M) training courses shall substantially satisfy the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Provide at least 6 hours of instruction reflecting state-of-the-art information on the following topics:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Recognition of asbestos, including its characteristics and uses;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Health hazards, including the relationships between asbestos exposure, smoking, and diseases;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Worker protection, including respiratory protection, protective clothing, safety equipment, air monitoring, medical surveillance, and personal hygiene;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Work practices, including area preparation, decontamination, and waste disposal;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>A detailed description of respirators and their use and care, including the degree of protection afforded, fitting and testing procedures, and maintenance and cleaning, and including the following:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Air respirators;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>Powered air purifying respirators;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>Negative pressure respirators; and</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iv)">
            <text>Adjunct equipment for these respirators;</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(f)">
          <text>Requirements, procedures, and standards established by the:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at 40 CFR Part 61, Subparts A and M;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Program at 29 CFR Part 1910.1001 and 1910.134; and</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>Department in this chapter;</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Provide each student at least 15 minutes of practical instruction in the use of respirators consisting of individual qualitative fit tests, a demonstration of the proper donning and removal procedure, positive and negative fit checks, and an opportunity to use respirators;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Ensure that instruction is given or supervised by an:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Industrial hygienist who is at least designated an industrial hygienist in training (IHIT) by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Individual with equivalent education and experience as determined by the Department;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Maintain lists of students trained and the dates on which training occurred, and make this information available to the Department upon request;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Provide an opportunity for students to complete written course evaluations;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>Issue to each student who completes the course a certification of attendance containing information required by the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>Criteria for Review Course. In order to obtain or retain Departmental approval, a person sponsoring a review course shall provide at least 4 hours of instruction adequately addressing the topics in §C(1) of this regulation, and shall substantially satisfy the criteria in §B(2)—(6) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="E.">
      <text>Action on an Application for Course Approval.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The Department will acknowledge receipt of an application within 10 working days after receiving the application.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The Department will act on an application within 90 days after it is complete.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The Department will approve a course if the Department determines the course substantially satisfies or will substantially satisfy the criteria in §B or C of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>The Department may deny or revoke approval of a course if the Department determines the course does not or will not substantially satisfy the criteria in §B or C of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Courses to be presented by the private sector which are accredited by the U.S. EPA under AHERA for supervisors or workers may be approved provided the training entity provides proof of U.S. EPA accreditation to the Department and receives prior written approval from the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>Training courses presented by one of the U.S. EPA regional training centers and accredited by the U.S. EPA under AHERA for supervisors or workers are approved as meeting the requirements for training programs under this section.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Environment Article, Title 2, and Title 6, Subtitle 4, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: April 1, 1983 (10:1 Md. R. 30)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .09A amended effective July 2, 1985 (12:11 Md. R. 1050)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Chapter revised effective April 6, 1987 (14:5 Md. R. 579)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Chapter recodified from COMAR 10.18.23 to COMAR 26.11.21</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01 amended effective July 16, 1990 (17:11 Md. R. 1345)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02B amended effective July 16, 1990 (17:11 Md. R. 1345)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03 amended effective July 16, 1990 (17:11 Md. R. 1345)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .05 amended effective July 16, 1990 (17:11 Md. R. 1345)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .06 amended effective July 16, 1990 (17:11 Md. R. 1345)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .07 amended effective July 16, 1990 (17:11 Md. R. 1345)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .08C amended effective July 16, 1990 (17:11 Md. R. 1345)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .10 amended effective July 16, 1990 (17:11 Md. R. 1345)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .10B amended effective August 24, 1998 (25:17 Md. R. 1362); December 21, 2015 (42:25 Md. R. 1547)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .11A amended effective August 24, 1998 (25:17 Md. R. 1362)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .11B amended effective July 16, 1990 (17:11 Md. R. 1345)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .12 amended effective July 16, 1990 (17:11 Md. R. 1345)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .13 amended effective July 16, 1990 (17:11 Md. R. 1345)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>