(a) Friable asbestos.
(1) An asbestos hazard abatement contractor, licensed by the State of Ohio, shall be responsible for the removal and proper disposal of any friable asbestos located on the site. The asbestos hazard abatement contractor may be the general contractor or a sub-contractor but in either event a copy of the license with the bid documents will be required for those portions of the bid requiring asbestos hazard abatement.
(2) Removal and disposal of friable asbestos shall be performed in compliance with all applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. The asbestos hazard abatement contractor shall be responsible for insuring that all phases of the removal and disposal process are performed in strict compliance with sections 61.20 through 61.25 of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (40 C.F.R. 61). All notice and reporting requirements specified by the above referenced standards shall be directed to the Commissioner of the Division of Building, City of Brook Park, 6161 Engle Rd., 216-433-1300.
(b) Non-friable asbestos. The general contractor shall be responsible for the removal and proper disposal of any non-friable asbestos located on the site. Non-friable asbestos material containing more than one percent asbestos by weight that hand pressure cannot crumble, pulverize or reduce to powder when dry. Asbestos shingle siding has been determined to be in a non-friable form. The following procedure is recommended for proper removal of asbestos shingle siding or other non-friable asbestos materials:
(1) Remove non-friable asbestos materials as units or in sections to the greater extent possible;
(2) Adequately wet the non-friable asbestos materials to, prevent the generation of dust when separating, cutting or breaking up these asbestos materials;
(3) Discharge no visible emissions of asbestos particulate material to the ambient air;
(4) After the removal has been completed, the waste materials (dust, debris) should be wetted, swept up and bagged in a plastic bags)with a combined thickness of at least six mils. Following this, a HEPA vacuum should be used to clean up all additional dusts.
(5) The non-friable asbestos materials shall be bagged while wet in a plastic bags) with a combined thickness of at least six mils and deposited at a suitable landfill and covered with at least six inches of compacted non-asbestos containing material. Prior approval should be obtained from the landfill for the disposal of this non-friable asbestos material.
(Ord. 8920-2002. Passed 9-3-02.)