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
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Worker
Inspector
Designer
Air Monitor
Roofing Worker
Supervisor
Management Planner
Supervising Air Monitor
Roofing Supervisor
.0603 Approval of Training Courses
.0608 Instructor Qualifications
.0611 Asbestos Roofing Courses
• Training courses
– Meet AHERA
requirements
– Approved by HHCU
– Annual renewal
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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
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Allowable ambient asbestos
levels in the air:
0.01 f/cc or 70 s/mm2
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Analysis of air samples
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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 Childoccupied 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