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(69) PEL - Permissible Exposure Limit as defined by
OSHA regulations (29 CFR 1926.1101).
(70) Plans and specifications - Site-specific asbestos
abatement description which includes drawings, floor plans or
equivalent of sufficient size and detail, that display the location of
asbestos abatement activities, the location of regulated area(s), and
a clear and understandable written description of the work to be
performed
(71) PLM - Polarized-light microscopy, a method of
analysis for detection of the presence and type of asbestos.
(72) Person A person is:
(A) an individual;
(B) an organization such as a corporation, partnership,
sole proprietorship, governmental subdivision, or agency; or
(C) any other legal entity recognized by law as the
subject of rights and duties.
(73) Public building - The interior space ofa building used
or to be used for purposes that provide for public access or occupancy,
including prisons and similar buildings. Interior space includes
exterior hallways connecting buildings, porticos, and mechanical
systems used to condition interior space. The term includes any
building during a period of vacancy, including the period during
preparations prior to actual demolition. The term does not include:
(A) an industrial facility to which access is limited
principally to employees of the facility because of processes or
functions that are hazardous to human safety or health;(B) a federal building or installation (civilian or mili-
tary)
(C) a private residence;
(D) an apartment building with no more than four
dwelling units; or
(E) a manufacturing facility or building that is limited
to workers and invited guests under controlled conditions.
(F) a building, facility, or any portion of which has
been determined to be structurally unsound and in danger of immi-
nent collapse by a professional engineer, registered architect, or a
city, county, or state government official.
(74) Regulated area The demarcated area in which as-
bestos abatement activity takes place, and in which the possibility of
exceeding the permissible exposure limits (PEL) for the concentra-
tions of airborne asbestos exists.
(75) Renovation - Additions to or alterations of the
building for purposes of restoration by removal, repairing, and
rebuilding.
(76) Response action A method, including removal,
encapsulation, enclosure, repair, and operation and maintenance, that
protects human health and the environment from friable ACBM,
(77) Responsible person - The individual that is desig-
nated by the licensed Asbestos Abatement Contractor, Asbestos Op-
erations and Maintenance Contractor, Asbestos Laboratory, Asbestos
Consultant Agency, or Asbestos Management Planner Agency, as re-
sponsible for their operations and compliance with these rules.
(78) Small-scale, shortduration activities (SSSD) - re
tasks such as, but not limited to removal of asbestos-containing
insulation on pipes removal of small quantities ofuabestos-containinginsulation on beams or above ceilings; replacement of an asbestos-
containing gasket on a valve; installation or removal of a small section
of drywall; installation of electrical conduits through or proximate
to asbestos-containing materials. These tasks, when performed in
a commercial building, do not require accreditation. SSSD can be
further defined by the following considerations.
(A) Removal of small quantities of ACM only if
required in the performance of another maintenance activity not
intended as asbestos abatement.
(B) Removal of asbestos-containing thermal system
insulation not to exceed amounts greater than those which can be
contained in a single glove bag.
(C) Minor repairs to damaged thermal system insula-
tion which do not require removal.board.
(D) Repairs to a piece of asbestos-containing wall-
(E) Repairs, involving encapsulation, enclosure, or
removal, to small amounts of friable ACBM only if required in
the performance of emergency or routine maintenance activity and
not intended solely as asbestos abatement. Such work may not
exceed amounts greater than those which can be contained in a
single prefabricated mini-enclosure. Such an enclosure shall conform
spatially and geometrically to the localized work areas, in order to
perform its intended containment function.
(79) Start date - The dates defined as:
(A) asbestos abatement start date - The date on which
the disturbance of asbestos begins;
(B) demolition/renovation start date - The date on
which the demolition or renovation process begins.
(80) Stop date - The dates defined as:
(A) asbestos abatement stop date (completion date)
The date upon which air monitoring clearance of asbestos abatement
has been achieved. Where air clearance is not required, such as
roofing removal, the date upon which the removal of asbestos-
containing material is completed.
(B) demolition/renovation stop date - The date on
which the demolition or renovation is complete.
(81) Survey - An activity undertaken in a school building,
or a public and commercial building to determine the presence or
location, or to assess the condition of friable or non-friable asbestos-
containing building material (ACBM) or suspected ACBM, whether
by visual or physical examination, or by collecting samples of such
material. This term includes reinspections of friable and non-friable
known or assumed ACBM which has been previously identified. The
term does not include the following:
(A) periodic surveillance of the type described in 40
CFR 9763.92(b) solely for the purpose of recording or reporting a
change in the condition of known or assumed ACBM;
(B) inspections performed by employees or agents
of federal, state, or local government solely for the purpose of
determining compliance with applicable statutes or regulations; or
(C) visual inspections of the type described in 40
CFR *763.90(i) solely for the purpose of determining completion
of response actions.
(82) TM - Transmission Electron Microscopy.23 TeReg 12380 December 4, 1998 Texas Register
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