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SCAQMD GUIDELINES FOR ASBESTOS SITE CLEAN-UPS RULE 1403 PROCEDURE 5 PLANS
Procedure 5 Plans are required to clean-up any disturbed Asbestos Containing Materials, but not limited to:
• Clean-up of any Associated Disturbance1 of Asbestos Containing Material – R1403(d)(1)(C)(ii)(V),
• Removal of asbestos using an alternative combination of techniques and/or engineering controls – R1403(d)(1)(D)(i)(V)(1), • Removal of asbestos using pre-approved, specific techniques and/or engineering controls – R1403(d)(1)(D)(i)(V)(2),and
• Removal of asbestos that has suffered damage from fire, explosion, or natural disaster – R1403(d)(1)(D)(ii)(I).
Examples of asbestos abatement projects requiring Approved Alternative Procedure 5 Plans are, but not limited to: • Removal of subterranean transite or asbestos-containing coal-tar wrapped pipe
• Clean-up of any spill or improperly removed, handled or disposed ACM, nonfriable Class II ACM or ACWM • Clean-up of ACM and/or asbestos contaminated soil from crawlspaces from any site, and
• Clean-up of buried ACM or ACWM from landfills, waste sites, grading operations, etc.
• Request for using power tools to remove asbestos inside modified containments
• Demolition of “red tag” buildings (structurally unsound)
• Clean-up of ACM delamination, fallout or damage due to building settling, weathering, seismic events, improper
maintenance practices, impacted during building operations, etc.
To obtain Procedure 5 Plan approval, use the Rule 1403 Asbestos Notifications Web Application to submit the plan, survey, Notification, and any other documents with online payment. For after-hours emergency submittals, submit the above information and immediately call 1-800-CUT-SMOG to request expedited review by an Asbestos Supervisor. Approval through the Rule 1403 Asbestos Notifications Web Application may be issued immediately in most emergency cases.
For additional information, call the Asbestos Hotline at (909) 396-2336.
The Procedure 5 Plan submittal should include the following attachments prior to SCAQMD review:
• Completed Notification through the Rule 1403 Asbestos Notifications Web Application
• Site Survey3 report documenting the sampling and analysis of suspect asbestos-containing building materials to be abated
• Procedure 5 Clean-up Plan documenting the cause of the asbestos disturbance, extent of the site contamination, and the
CAC’s observations, findings, recommendations and response action(s)
• Sample(s) chain of custody and the lab analysis report must be included as part of the formal surveyreport
• Site map, plot plan, or drawing, showing street names and nearby sensitive receptors
• Photographs (if available) with identifying notations to assist in evaluating the project
• List of SCAQMD permitted equipment to be used in the project including serial and permit numbers
• Signature of the California Certified Asbestos Consultant (CAC) that prepared the plan, and
• CEQA Applicability Form 400 for any demolition, excavation or site grading activity exceeding 20,000 sq.ft.
• Content/property release/waiver (if applicable) holding blameless the abatement contractor, consultant and SCAQMD
in the event that contaminated property must be disposed, or if property owner’s wish to retain asbestos-contaminated property
Procedure 5 Clean-up Plans should be brief, in outline form and not more than four pages long (in most cases) but should include the:
• Scope of the overall project
• Asbestos material(s) at the site, its condition, type, amount and specific location(s) within the site
• Abatement project stages
• Provisions for site preparation and control, prevention of contamination migration, include ingress/egress zones
• Engineering work practices and asbestos emission controls
• Procedures for work area clean-up and/or decontamination after bulk removal
• Provisions for handling, storing, transporting and disposing of the asbestos containing waste
• Air monitoring type(s) and clearance level to be achieved, and
• Type and amount of asbestos remaining on site (if any) to be removed or managed in place and bywhom4
• Reference to, and recommended disposition of, asbestos-contaminated contents/property.
Per R1403(d)(1)(D)(i)(V)(3) – “No person shall use a Procedure 5 Approved Alternative without complying with all of the conditions and limitations set forth therein”
1Associated disturbance of asbestos is defined in Rule 1403(c)(8) as any crumbling or pulverizing of ACM or nonfriable Class II ACM, or generation of uncontrolled visible debris from ACM or nonfriable Class IIACM.
2AHERA requires aggressive air clearances forschools
3Survey reports must comply with R1403(d)(1)(A), 40CFR763-Subpart E, and B&P7180 requirements
4Removal of intact ACM and PACM remaining on site is a separate project and not covered by the plan approval.
Revised July 7, 2016 SCAQMD GUIDELINES FOR ASBESTOS SITE CLEAN-UPS RULE 1403 PROCEDURE 5 PLANS