NC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Division of Public Health

Health Hazards Control Unit

(919) 707-5950

NC Asbestos Hazard Management Program Rules

10A N.C.A.C. 41C .0600

http://epi.publichealth.nc.gov/asbestos/ahmp.html

.0602 Accreditation No person shall conduct

asbestos management

activities unless

accredited

– Exceptions:

– small scale short duration

activities

– homeowners in their

personal residence

– government regulatory

personnel

.0602 Accreditation

Requirements for accreditation

– Training and work experience

– Nine disciplines

• Worker Supervisor

• Inspector Management Planner

• Designer

• Air Monitor Supervising Air Monitor

• Roofing Worker Roofing Supervisor

.0603 Approval of Training Courses

.0608 Instructor Qualifications

.0611 Asbestos Roofing Courses

• Training courses – Meet AHERA

requirements

– Approved by HHCU

– Annual renewal

• Approved Instructors

• Notify HHCU prior to

teaching classes in

NC

.0604 Asbestos Management Plans

All Local Education Agencies:

• Comply with 40 CFR Part 763,

Subpart E

• Identify, locate, classify, quantify

and assess all ACBM

• Submit original management plans

and 3-year re-inspection reports to

the AHMP for review

.0605 ACM Removal Permits

• Permit required for

removal of more than 35

cubic feet, 160 square

feet, and 260 linear feet

• Applications must be

postmarked 10 working

days prior to the project

start date

Permitting Requirements

• Post Permits

• Photo-id cards on site

• Accredited

Supervisor on site

• Project Design

• Submit Waste

Shipment Records

10A N.C.A.C. 41C .0605

.0606 Fees

• Asbestos Removal

Accreditation

Training course approval

• Submitted with applications (NOTE: The maximum permit fee for

removals prior to demolition is

$1,500.00.)

.0607 Asbestos Exposure

Standard for Public Areas

• Allowable ambient asbestos

levels in the air:

0.01 f/cc or 70 s/mm2

• Analysis of air samples

• PCM/TEM Clearance

• Final visual inspections

• Project Monitoring Plans

.0609 Asbestos NESHAP for Renovations and Demolitions

• Each owner or operator of a

renovation or demolition activity

must comply with NESHAP

• All submittals sent to HHCU unless in

jurisdiction of local air quality

programs (Buncombe, Forsyth, and

Mecklenburg counties)

Lead-based Paint Hazard Management Program (LHMP)

(Abatement Activities)

Lead-based Paint Hazard Management Program for

Renovation, Repair, and Painting (LHMP-RRP) (Renovations)

http://epi.publichealth.nc.gov/lead/lhmp.html

Lead-based Paint Hazard Management Program (LHMP)

• Abatement is the permanent elimination of a lead-based paint hazard.

• Certify individuals and firms conducting inspections, risk assessments, abatement, and clearance activities

• Accredit training providers and training courses and audit training

• Permit and inspect lead-based paint abatement projects

Lead-based Paint Hazard Management Program for Renovation, Repair, and Painting

(LHMP-RRP)

• Covers renovations being conducted for

compensation in Target Housing and Child-

occupied Facilities built prior to 1978; and

• More than 6 square feet interior (in any room) or

20 square feet exterior of surfaces painted with

lead-based paint or coatings are disturbed.

• Assumes that lead-based paint or other coatings

are present unless testing is done to show that

no lead is present.

Lead-based Paint Hazard Management Program for Renovation, Repair, and Painting

(LHMP-RRP)

• Certify firms, renovators, and dust sampling

technicians working on renovation projects

– Certified renovator required on each project

– Certified renovators must work for a certified firm

• Accredit training providers and training courses

and audit training courses

• Establish requirements for renovation firms

– Notify owners and occupants of lead-based paint

hazards prior to beginning work

– Use proper work practices

– Maintain required project documentation

Questions?

Remember to contact the HHCU for

assistance!

919-707-5950