AS~TQ5,

REGULATIONS:

ILLINOIS

POLLUTION CONTROL

BOARD

January

6,

1972

In

the matter of

)

R71—16

ASBESTOS REGULATIONS

)

ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

Rules and Regulations

Chapter V:

Hazardous Substances

Title

I:

Asbestos and Spray Insulation and Fireproofing

Table

of Contents

i~itI~

li~Lioduct~on

101.

Authority

102.

Policy

103.

Defini1~”is

Part II:

General Re~~n~

201.

Safety and Waste Disposal

202.

Permit for Manufacturing

Part III.

Construction,

Alteration and Repair of Structure

301.

Spray Asocstos

Prohibited

302.

Non—asbestos

Spray

Insulation

303.

Enclosure for Asbestos Construction

304.

No Visible Emission

305.

Preclude ExDosure

to Circulating Air

Part

IV.

Demolition

401.

Necessary

and Practicable Safeguards

3

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Parb V:

Manufacturing

501.

Emission

standards; Sampling

& Counting

Procedures

502,

Venting

of all

emissions

to central sources.

503.

Inspection

504.

Monitoring

and reporting

505.

Process waste water effluent criteria

506.

Sludge disposal

507.

Transportation of asbestos

—

containing

products

508,

No visible emission

Part Vi:

Local Enforcement

601.

Obligation to enforce

PART

I:

INTRODUCTION

101.

~~orit

Pursuant

to the authority in Sections 9,

10

and

13 of

the

Environmental

Protection

Act

which

em~owcr

the

Board

to

adopt

regulations

forbidding

the

“sale,

offer,

or

use

for

reasons

of

a

1

0

.L Li

a

U

:

-.

specifyino

the

maximum

amounts

or

concentrations

of

various

contaminants

that

may

be

discharged

into

the

atmosphere”;

and

to

set

standards

for

the

issuance

of

parmits

for

the

operation

of

any

equipmcnt

or

facfl

ity

capable

of

causing

or

contributing

to

air

pollution;

and

to

promulgate

“conditions

recarding

the,..

use

of

any..

.

.article

determined

by

the

Board

to

constitute

an

air

pollution

hazard”;

and

to

adopt

effluent

standards

limiting

the

amounts

of

contaminants

that

may

he

discharged

into

the

water

of

Illinois,

the

Board

adopts

the

following

rules

and

regulations:

102.

It

is

the purpose

of

the

General

Assembly

in

adopting

the

Environmental

Protection

Act

to

maintain

and

enhance

the

purity

of

the

air

and

water

of

Illinois

in

order

to protect health,

welfare

and the cuality of

life.

Accordingly,

it

is hereby

determined

that the uncontrolled discharge of asbestos

fiber

into

the

environment

tends

to

severely

endanger

the

public

health

and welfare and that the uncontrolled spraying of fiber-containing

materials unreasonably interferes with the enjoyment of life and

property.

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It

is

the

purpose

of

these

regulations

to

control

the

amount

of

asbestos

fiber

released

into

the

environment

from

the

major

sources of emission.

Such control is necessary not only to

protect those members of the public who are in proximity to heavy

concentrations of asbestos fiber but also to safeguard the health

of future generations e~dangoredby the continuous discharge of

asbestos fiber which can be toxic and which

tends

to

be

cumulative

both in the atmosphere and in the human body.

Where health can be protected by the adoption of an emission

standard or of procedural safeguards, such a course has been

pursued.

In those instances where rostriction is unfeasible

because of the unusual nature of the emission source

(soray asbestos

at construction sites)

a product ban has been resorted to.

This

prohibition has been made with full consideration given to the

available alternative materials.

It is also the purpose of these regulations

to

reduce

the

emission of non—asbestos particulate from spray-fireproofin; and

insulation.

To protect against these emissions,

the

biological

effects of which are unknown, procedural safeguards have been

103.

Agency

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Asbestos

Any fiber or any mixture containing fiber of

hydrated silicate mineral, which, on the basis

of its crystalline structure, falls into one of

two

categories:

Cl)

pyroxenes

—

chrysotile fiber;

(2)

amphiboles

—

Board

Commercial

Activity

Any

activity done for hire or having financial

Debris

Asbestos-containing waste produced by the

demolition of a structure.

Spraying

The pneumatic application of material used

for fireproofing or insulation.

Waste

Any asbestos-containing matter which has been

or is intended to be discarded.

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PART II:

General Reciuirenents

201.

After June

30,

1972

no

commercial

activity, not

other-

wise

hereinafter

~rohibited,

involving

the

potential

discharge

of

visible

amounts

of

asbestos

fiber

or

asbestos—containing

materials

into

the

ambient

air

from

the

construction,

alteration,

repair

or

demolition

of

a

structure

or

from

the

processing

or

mariufacturin:~

of

asbestos—containing

products,

shall

be

conducted

unless

the

person

or

entity

in

charge

of

such

activity

complies

with

the

following

regulations:

(a)

Personnel

shall

be

designated

to exercise

full—time

supervisory

authority

over

all

aspects

of

the

activity

from

which

the

release

of

asbestos

fiber

into

the

environment

could

result,

in

such

a

manner

as

to

insure

compliance

with

the

pertinent

asbestos

control

regulations.

(b)

Each

employee

engaged

in

such

activity

shall

complete

a

course

of

instruction

on

the

potential

hazards

of

exposure

to

asbestos

fiber,

includinc

the

precautions

that

must

be

observed

to

prevent

or

restrict

the

dispersion

of

asbestos

fiber

into

the

environment.

Cc)

Faci lities

shall

be

provided

and

procedures

instituted

and

suuervisei

that:

prevent

the

removal

from

Fh~ ~i

to

of

visible

ar:~ounts of

asbestos-containing

material

on

the

clothing

ot

the

employees.

(d)

Asbestos—containing

wastes

shall

he

immediately

vacuumed or

otherwise collected where vacuuming is impossible,

and

shaJ.l

be

placed

in

a

container

resistant

to

tearing

or

breaking

under

normal

handling

conditions,

which

shall

be

tightly

scaled

and

clearly

marked

as

containing

asbestos

waste.

Such

containers

shall

be

placed

directly

upon

a

vehicle

for

disposal

hyburial

at

a

sanitary

landfill.

Section

201(d)

shall

not

apply

to

the

demolition

of

a

structure,

except

as

provided

in

Section

401

Cd)

and

Ce)

or

to

the

disposal

of

sludge

waste

except

as

provided

in

Section

506.

202.

After June

30,

1972

the

manufacturing

or processing of

asbestos

containing

products

is

prohibited

unless

the

person

or entity in charge of such activity has obtained a permit from

the Agency.

Before obtaining

such permit the applicant shall

demonstrate compliance

with

Sec.

201 and such additional standards

as are hereinafter specifically required.

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PART

III:

Construction,

Alteration

and

Repair

of

a

Structure

301.

The

spraying

of

asbestos-containing

material

is

prohibited

after

March

31,

1972.

302.

Non—asbestos

fibrous

matter

shall

not

be

sprayed

in

an

area

open

to

the

atmosphere

unless

the

following

procedures

are

taken:

(a)

The

entire

floor

or

area

to

be

sprayed

shall

be

enclosed

with

plastic

or

plastic-coated

tarpaulins

in

a

manner

which

shall

preclude

the

escape

of

fiber—

containing

material

from

the

enclosure.

All

interior

open

areas

such

as

elevator

shafts

and.

stairwells

shall

be enclosed

in

a

manner

which

shall

prevent

the

escape

of fiber—containing material from the working area.

(b)

The

entire

sprayed

area,

all

ledges

and

surfaces

including

tarpa’ulins

within

the

enclosure

shall

be

thoroughly

vacuumed

upon

completion

of

the

spraying

operation and

immediately

before

the

enclosure

is

dismantled.

303.

ta)

The cutt~nq, arinminj,

fi~Li:x’~

0~

of

asbestos-containing

material

in

the

construction,

alteration

or

repair

of

a

structure

which

is

clone

at

the

site

of

such

structure

in

an

area

open

to

the

atmosphere

shall

be

conducted

within

a

special

en-

closure

designed

to

preclude

the

escape

of

asbestos

fiber

from

the

irarnediate

area

of

such

enclosure.

(b)

The

mechanical

exhaustion

of

dust

from

such

enclosure

to the

ambient air is prohibited unless such

exhaust system is equipped with

a properly sized fabric

filter

for dust collection or

an equivalent device

as

approved by

the Agency.

304.

Compliance with Sections 302 and 303 notwithstandinq,

visible emissions of fiber-containing material in

an

area

open to

the atmosphere

shall be

considered a violation.

305.

Asbestos-containing

material

applied

in

the

construction,

alteration or repair of a structure

shall

be

coated

with

a

sealant, provided with a cover or installed, in come ether

manner

so as to preclude emission of

the

asbestos-containing

material

to

the

circulating

air.

Any

plenum

or

other

structure

coated with or containing

asbestos—containing

insulation

and

used-

in

the

circulation

of

air

in

a

build-inc

shall

be

horoughly

cleaned

of

all

debris

and

waste insulation.

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PART

IV:

Demolition

401.

Where

the

risk

of

public exposure to asbestos fiber

from

the

dislodging

of

asbestos—containing

materials

is

present,

no

demolition

of

a

structure

shall

be

initiated

unless

all

safeguards

necessary

and-

practicable

to

reduce

the

emission

of dust

are

taken.

Such procedures shall include, but are not necessarily

limited

to:

(a)

Boilers and pipes

and-

steel

mcur~ers

insulated-

or fireproofed with asbestos—containing material shall be

wetted

and

stripoeci

before

topmling

of

wails

is

begun.

This procedure

shall

he

followed,

where

practicable,

as

to

all

other

asbestos-lined

surfaces.

Such

asbestos

waste

shall he immediately bagged and disposed- of

in

accordance

with

Section

201(d).

(h)

When

demolition

by

top~ling

occurs

such

reasonable

enclosure

for

dust

emission

control as

is

compatible

with

the

character

of

the

structure

shall

be

employed.

Cc)

Before

the

demolition

or

toppling

of

any

section

or

wall

of

the

structure,

adequate

wetting

to

suppress

tea cost

snaji.

~c

(d)

Asbestos—containing

debris

shall

not

be

dropped

or

thrown

from

any

floor

but:

shall

he

transported

by

dust—

tight

chutes

or

buckets.

Ashes tos—ocotaining

dehri.s

in

chutes

or buckets

shall be sufficiently wetted to

preclude

dust

disoersion

at

the

point

of

discharge.

(o)

All asbestos—containing debris shall be

thoroughly

wetted

before

loading

into

trucks,

other

vehicles

or

con-

tainers.

During transuort such waste shall he

enclosed

or

covered so

as

to prevent dust dispersion.

Asbestos—

containing debris shall be disposed by burial at a sanitary

landfill.

PART

V:

Manuftcturing

501,

(a)

After

Juno

30,

1972

a factory,

plant or enterprise

which engages

in

the processing or manufacturing of any

~sb~stoscOfltaining preduct shall discharge no visible

emission

of. particulate matter from such manufacturi~g

or processing into the

ambient air

and shall

emit no

concentrations

of

asbestos

f: her

into

the

ambient

air

in

excess of

2

fibers per cubic centimeter

of

air.

3

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466

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(1)

Sampling

of

emissions

shall

be

by

the

membrane

filter

method

and

accord-inc

to

the

procedures

recommended

in

the

ASME

Power

Test

Code

27-1957,

or

other

procedures

generally

accepted

by

persons

knowledgeable

in

the

state

of

the

art.

(2)

Countinc shall be according

to the procedure

outlined- in

Edwards,

G.H.,

and

Lynch,

J.R.,

“The

Method- Used by the U.S. Public

Health Service

for

Enumeration of Asbestos Dust on Membrane

Filters,”

Ann.

Occupational

Th’g.

(Oxford)

,

11

(1)

:

2-6,

Jan.

‘68;

with

20

fields

per

sample,

counted

at

random

using

phase

contrast

microscopy

at

430

x

magnification

and

counting

only

fibers

5

microns

or

greater

in

length,

with

a

length

to

breadth

ratio

of

3

to

1

or

greater.

502.

Any factory, plant or enterprise

which engages

in

the

processing

or

manufacturing

of

any

asbestos

containing

product

shall control

all asbestos

handling facilities

so

t:hat exhaust

air

can

be

d-ucted

through

necessary

air

pollution

control

equipment

and

samples

taken

of

the

gases

which

are

emitted

into

the

ambient

air.

503.

Any

facto~:y,

plant

or

ehLei

v~.L~

~

;-.hich

:.

germi. t

sought or has been granted pursuant to Sec.

202 hereunder

shall

be

subject

to

inspection

by

the

Agency

at

any

reasonable

time,

without

prior

notice.

504.

At

a

frequency

to

he

determined

by

the

Agency,

any

factory,

plant or enterprise

which engages

in

the processing or

manufacturing

of

any

asbestos-containing

product

shah

sample

the

exhaust

from

such

factory,

plant

or

enterprise

and

submit

the

emission

data

to the Agency.

505.

A factory, plant or enterprise the manufacturing processes

of which add asbestos fiber

to water shall

riot discharge such

process waste

water

to the sewers or waters of Illinois

unless

such process

waste water

is given

the best available treatment

consistent

with

technological

feasibility

and

economic

reasonableness

50G.

Waste

sludge

containing

asbestos

and-

collected

from

sett-

ling

ponds shall be enclosed during transport and shall be dis-

posed. by burial at a sanitary landfill.

507.

No

product

which

may

emit

asbestos-fiber

during

its

trans-

portation

shall

be

transported

unless

such

product

is enclosed

so

as

to

preclude

the

emission

of

asbestos

fiber

into

the

ambient

air.

3

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467

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508,

Nothwithstanding compliance with Sections 506 and 507

the visible emission of particulate matter in the course of such

transportation shall be considered

a violation.

PART VI:

Local Enforcement

601.

It shall be the obligation of local governments as well

as the Agency to enforce by appropriate means the requirements

of Section 201,

of Parts III,

IV and of Sections

506,

507

and 508.

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