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interoffice Aleiiionuirimii O <Nama and Location) Dr. C. E. Loeffler - Mr. B. C. Stephens (Name nd Location) j J. M. Mullins; L. G. Ogden GEN 55 (REV.6/7* ATE January 3, 1980 REFERENCE NO. JMM-853-80;LQO Asbestos Handling Procedures The attached asbestos handling procedures have been reviewed and approved by plant personnel. We reccmiend that the procedures be approved by the Pampa Plant Managers and included in the plant's administrative procedures. ^7. jf M. Mullins /irh Attachments cc: C. E. Steel A. A. Miller H. N. O'Neal M. A. John G. File: E-10-A-4 010657 CELANESE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. Pampa Plant Asbestos Handling Procedures Part A Purpose - To establish a procedure for handling materials made of, or containing asbestos. - To comply with OSHA Asbestos Standards 1910,1001. - To comply with EPA Standards for the removal and reporting requirements con tained in the October 14, 1975 Federal Register as amended March 2, 1977 and June 19, 1978. OSHA Asbestos Standards Permissible exposure to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers. Standards effective July 1, 1976. The 8-hour time-weighted average airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers to which any employ may be exposed shall not exceed two (2) fibers, longer than five (5) micrometers per cubic centimeter of air. Ceiling Concentration - No employee shall be exposed at any time to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers in excess of 10 (10) fibers, longer than five (5) micrometers per cubic centimeter of air. EPA Requirements Any owner or operator of a demolition or renovation operation who intends to demolish any institutional, commercial, or industrial buildings, structure, facility, installation, or portion thereof which contains any pipe, duct, boiler, tank reactor, turbine, furnace, or structural member that is insulated or fire proofed with friable asbestos material will be covered by the following proce dures Part A. Demolition and Renovation Reference the attached Celanese Chemical Company, Inc., Environmental Policy reporting requirements. Demolition Means the wrecking or taking out of any load supporting structure member and any related removing or stripping of friable-asbestos materials. Renovation Means the removal or stripping of friable-asbestos material used on any pipe, duct, boiler, tank, reactor, turbine, furnace, or structural member. Operations in which load supporting structure members are wrecked or taken out are excluded. .010658 -2- Priable Asbestos Means any material that contains more than one (1) percent asbestos by weight and that can be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder, when dry, by hand. Policy All employees involved with removal, clean-up, and/or disposal of asbestos con taining insulation (ACI) will be informed of the health hazards associated with tfie handling of these materials. All unidentified insulation will be handles as an ACI. All non-ACI will be color coded or identified. ' Reference the Federal Register/Vol. 44 No. 136/Friday, July 13, 1979, wherein EPA proposes: There is no doubt that asbestos is a human carcinogen and no safe or threshold level of exposure to asbestos has been established. EPA believes that any exposure increases a persons risk of developing lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis or other diseases. Procedures The Environmental Coordinator will be notified of proposed/planned work scheduled to remove ACI in amounts equal to, or greater than that described in the intro ductory paragraph. Purpose. The work area will be roped off during the removal of ACI and warning signs posted to restrict entrance into the area. The supervisor, Celanese or contract, who is responsible for the craftsperson will be directly responsible for the assigned employees adhering to these proce dures. It will be the responsibility of all other supervision in the plant, Celanese and/or contract, to insure that asbestos is not handles by any other employee. a The Safety Department and the plant Industrial Hygienist will be notified when asbestos handling work is scheduled. They will be responsible for obtaining the required samples and the sampling results. Protective Clothing The use of disposable coveralls is required. They will be removed following com pletion of the job and placed in a plastic burial bag labeled with an approved caution tag. Either single use type or any other approved respirator is required. The single type respirator will be disposed of as described above. Rubber boots and gloves are required; they will be thoroughly washed after each use. Slicker suits may be worn in place of the disposable coveralls during cold weather. They will be thoroughly washed after each use. -3- Only clean or new protective clothing will be stored in lockers used for street clothing. CAUTION: At no time is compressed air to be used for dusting off skin or clothing. Drilling or Sawing Transite 1. The immediate work area must be marked off with approved caution signs to pre vent unauthorized personnel from entering the area. 2. A tank type vacuum pump with disposable bags will be provided with hoses connected to electric saws or drills to prevent airboms asbestos dust. The disposable bag will be periodically inspected and replaced if damaged. 3. A plastic sheet should be attached to the back side of the transite to form a dust collection bag. 4. The disposable bag (Part A.3} and the plastic sheet (Part A.4) will be disposed of in plastic bags in approved landfill sites. Insulation Removal 1. Unless marked, all insulation removed will be treated as prescribed in asbes tos handling procedures. 2. The immediate work area will be marked off with approved caution signs to pre vent unauthorized personnel from entering the area. 3. All asbestos containing materials will be adequately wetted during (prior to) removal. 4. All asbestos containing materials will be removed from pipes, ducts, etc., prior to dismantling any structure. 5. After removal, all asbestos containing waste materials shall be sealed into leak-tight containers while wet and deposited in an approved landfill site. 6. Asbestos containing waste materials shall not be dropped or thrown to the ground but shall be carefully lowered to the ground. Asbestos that has been removed more than 50 feet above ground level, except asbestos removed as units or in sections, shall be transported to the ground via dust-tight chutes or containers. 7. When asbestos containing materials are not wetted due to freezing temperatures (32F or less), such as materials on pipes, ducts, boilers, tanks, reactors, turbines, furnaces or structural members shall, to the maximum extent possible, be removed as units or in sections prior to wrecking. 8. The imnediate work area will be immediately cleaned and washed down. 9. All sealed, tagged bags will be buried in an approved landfill site. The sealed, tagged plastic bags will be handles, transported and deposited in the landfill site in a cautious manner to insure that the bag is not torn or destroyed. Training All personnel involved with the removal, clean-up, and disposal of asbestos con taining materials shall be informed of the health hazardous associated with hand ling asbestos. Medical Examinations The number of employees exposed to asbestos will be kept at a minimum. Each employee who handles asbestos will be required to have a pre-employment medical examination, an annual medical examination, and a termination medical examination. Records will be retained by the plant for 20 years. -4- Part B Purpose To establish plant procedures for handling ACI and/or materials in quantities less than those regulated by EPA. Policy As defined in Part B. Procedures The supervisor, Celanese or contract, who is responsible for the craftsperson will be directly responsible for the assigned employees adhering to these proce dures. It will be the responsibility of all other line supervision in the plant, Celanese and/or contract, to insure that asbestos is not handles by any other employees. Protective Clothing The use of disposable coveralls is not required when the amount of insulation to be removed is some three (3} feet or less. They are, however, required when more than three (3) feet of ACI is removed. Single use type respirators are required. Drilling and Sawing Transvite A tank type vacuum pump with a disposal bag will be provided with hoses connected to electric saws or drills to prevent airborne dust. The disposable bag will be periodically inspected and replaced if damaged. The work area will be immediately cleaned and water washed. The disposable bag and/or accumulated dust will be transferred to a plastic bag and disposed of in an approved landfill site. Insulation Removal Unless marked, all insulation removed will be handles as ACI. Insofar as practical, all ACI will be adequately wetted during (prior to) removal. All ACI will be removed from pipe, ducts, etc., prior to dismantling any structure. After removal, all ACI will be sealed into leaktight plastic containers while wet and deposited in an approved landfill site. ACI and/or waste materials shall not be dropped or thrown to the ground, but shall be carefully lowered to the ground. Upon completion of an assigned job, the craftsperson will immediately clean (wet sweeping) and wash down the work area. All sealed/tagged plastic bags will be buried in an approved landfill site. 010661 -5- I Traininq All personnel involved, (as in Part A). Medical Examinations (As fn Part A.} 010662 Celanese Chemical Conpany, Inc.vxu; Environmental Policy EPA Notification Requirements for Asbestos Removal (Reference: Federal Register 40 CFR Parts 61.20-61.25) a. Each coordinator should be familiar with the provisions of these regulations. Read and advise operations. These EPA regulations are to control asbestos air emissions under the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS). The regulations recognize a distinction between demolition and renovation. EPA's definitions of demolition and renovation are appended to Guideline 7. The reporting requirements are different. We must always notify in advance with respect to demolition without regard to quantity. We only notify in advance with respect to renovation when we are in excess of the quantities involved, b. Renovation Operation: Notification requirement applies for plant maintenance where more than 260 feet of pipe insulated or fireproofed with friable asbestos material are stripped or removed, or more than 160 square feet of friable asbestos material are stripped or removed. With .respect to adding up the asbestos stripped or removed in several operations. Part 61.22(d)C3) provides that a planned renovating operation is additive over the maximum period of time for which a prediction can be made, up to one year. Written notice is required once for a planned renovation operation where the additive total exceeds the minimum amounts within "one year. Written notice is required once for a planned renovation operation where the additive total exceeds the minimum amounts within one year. Written notice shall be provided to the TACB Executive Director'* "as early as possible" prior to commencement.of renovation. Such notice shall include the following information: 010663 (1) ovner (5) starting and completion dates (2) address (6) nature of job (3) description (7) procedure (4) address of site (8) approved landfill site (See Section 61.25) Demolition operation: Remember, for demolition, we always have to notify, even if below the minimum quantities. Where more than 260 feet of pipe insulated or fireproofed with friable asbestos material are stripped or removed, or more than 160 square feet of friable asbestos material are stripped or removed, written notice shall be provided to the TACB Administrator"' at least ten days prior to commencement of the demolition. Such notice shall include the eight items listed above for renovation plus item nine: name, title, and authority of the state or local governmental representative who has ordered a demolition which is subject to Part 61.22(d)(6). When the demolition involves friable asbestos below 260 feet of pipe or 160 square feet, written notice shall be provided to the TACB Administrator^ at least twenty days prior to commencement of demolition. Such notice shall include the following information: Cl) owner (4) starting and completion dates C.2) address (5) State the measured or estimated (3) address of site amount of friable asbestos material which is present. 010664 Tt MM MS IjMMtM) v Dr. C. E. Loefflan- Mr. B. C. Stephans * Pi ,jh<MaMUMM m ( J* K. Nullinsr L. G. Ogden '" *** * ltV.V7| DATS January 3, I960 uruiNcc no. JIM>B53*B0;L00 Q* sttscha^aabestos handling procedures have been reviewed and approved by pint personnel. Me nmsamul that the prooedares be approved by tbs Papa Platt Mangers and included'in the plant's aAdnistzative pcnoeduras. 1 M eci C. E. Steel A. jl MLlltr B. l. O'Baal N. X. John 1\ Hist M0-*-4 010665 i CEtANESE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. Paapa Plant_________ Asbestos Handling Procedure Part A Purpose - To establish a procedure for handling aaterials ude of, or containing asbestos. - To coaply wl.th OSHA Asbestos Standards 1910,1001. * To coeply with EPA Standards for the renoval and reporting requirements con tained;^ the-October 14, 197S Federal Register as aaended March 2, 1977 and Junp 19^1978. OSHA Albohiot`Standards Permissible exposure to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers. Standards effective July 1, 1976. The ft-hour tine-weighted average airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers to which any enploy any be exposed shall not exceed two (2) fibers, longer than five (S) alcroneters per cubic centiaeter of air. Ceilino Concentration - Mo employee shall be exposed at any tine to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers in excess of 10 (10) fibers, longer than five (5) aicroaeters per cubic centiaeter of air. EPA Requireaents Any owner or operator of a deaolltion or renovation operation who Intends to deaolish any Institutional, coaaerclal, or industrial buildings, structure, facility, installation, or portion'thereof which contains any pipe, duct, boiler, tank reactor, turbine ..furnace,' or structural aertier that is Insulated or flre- proofed with friable asbdktos anterial will be covered by the following proce dures Part A. .: , 1 .t Deaolltion and Renovation # Reference the attached Celanese Cheaical Coapany, Inc., Environmental Policy reporting requireaents. Deaolltion Means the wrecking or taking out of any load supporting structure aaaber and any related rcaoving or stripping of friable-asbestos aaterials. Renovation Means the removal or stripping of friable-asbestos material used on any pipe, duct, boiler, tank, reactor, turbine, furnace, or structural aeMber. Operations In idtlcb load supporting structure Beaters are wrecked or taken out are excluded. 010666 n T 2 yrla&lc Asbeitos ms apy mtarial that contains sore than on (1) percant asbestos by weight and Sat can be enabled, pulverized, or reduced to powder, when dry, by hand. Policy All aoployees Involved with moral, clcxn-up, and/or disposal of asbestos con taining Insulation (ACI} will be inftmitd of the health hazards associated with tfie handling of these enteritis. All unidentified insulation trill be handles as an ACI. All non-ACI will be color coded or Identified. Reference&haffederal Reglster/Yol. 44 No. 136/Friday, July 13. 1979, wherein EPA proposes: . TWrt is no doubt that asbestos is a hunt carcinogen and no saft or vthrtst)pld level of exposure to asbestos has been established. EPA believes that any exposure Increases a persons risk of developing lung cancer, aisothelfom, asbestosls or other diseases. ^ecedures The Environmental Coordinator will be notified of proposed/planned work scheduled to move ACI In mounts equal to, or greater than that described In the Intro[ ductory paragraph. Purpose. The work area will be roped off during the moval of ACI and warning signs posted to restrict entrance Into the area. The supervisor, Calanqse or contract, who Is responsible for the craftsperson will ba directly responsible for the assigned employees adhering to these proce dures. Xt will be the responsibility of all other supervision In the plant, Celanese and/or contract,.to.insure that asbestos is not handles by any other Ployee. The Safety Department end the plant Industrial Hygienist will be notified when asbestos handling work Is scheduled. They will be responsible for obtaining the required samples and the sapling results. Protective ClntMno t The use of disposable coveralls Is required. They will be moved following com pletion of the job and placed In a plastic burial bag labeled with in approved caution tag. Either single use type or any other approved respirator Is required. The single type respirator will be disposed of as described above. /T}Rubber boots and gloves are required; they will be thoroughly washed after each 1 use. Slicker suits my be worn In place of the disposable coveralls during cold weather. They will be thoroughly washed after aach use. 010667 C I TT f >3 )only clean or new protective clothing will be stored In lockers used for street clothing. s CAimOh: At no time Is compressed ilr to be used for dusting off skin or clothing. Drilling or Sawing Trenslte i 1. The Immediate work tree must be marked off with epproved caution signs to pre . vent unauthorized personnel from entering the area. 2 A tank type yecuua puap with disposable bags will be provided with hoses connected to electric saws or drills to prevent atrboms asbestos dust. The disposable * a.bag will.-be,`periodically Inspected and replaced If damaged. 3. A pleftlo sheet should be attached to the beck side of the transits to form a duj&ailrfctlon beg. . 4. TheJyipcJahVp bag (Part A.3) and the plastic sheet (Part A.4} will be disposed of .lii olaftlc bags in approved landfill sites. Insulation RmoVil 1. Unless mrked, all Insulation removed will be treated as prescribed in asbes tos handling procedures. 2. The 1Mediate work area will be marked off with approved caution signs to pre vent unauthorized personnel from entering the area. 3. All asbestos containing atarialt will be adequately wetted during (prior to) removal. 4. All asbestos containing atarials will be removed from pipes, ducts, etc., prior to dismantling any structure. 5. After removal, all asbestos containing waste aterlals shall be sealed into leek-tight containers while wet. and deposited In en approved landfill site. 6. Asbestos containing waste atarials shall at be dropped or thrown to the ground but shall be carefully lowered to the ground. Asbestos that has been removed are than 50 feet above ground level, except asbestos removed as wits or In sections, shall be transported to the ground via dust-tight chutes or containers. 7. When asbestos cdntalnlng atarials are at wetted due to freezing temperatures (32F or less), such u aterlals on pipes, ducts, boilers, tanks, reactors, turbines, furnaces or structural members shall, to the maxima extent possible, be raaved as units or In sections prior to wrecking. 8. The 1mediate work area will be 1mediately cleaned and ashed down. 9. All seeled, tagged begs will be`burled In in approved landfill site. The sealed, tagged plastic begs will be handles, transported and deposltad In the landfill slta In a cautious manner to Insure that the bag Is not torn or destroyed. Training All personnel involved with the removal, clean-up, and disposal of asbestos con taining materials shall be Informed of the health hazardous associated with hand ling-asbestos. ^Radical Examinations The number of employees exposed to asbestos will be kept at a minimus. Each employee who handles asbestos will be required to have e pre-employment medical examination, an annual mdlcal examination, and a termination medical examination. Records will be '`toined by the plant for 20 years. TT T Part B 'Purpose To establish plant procedures for handling ACZ and/or materials In quantities less than those regulated by EPA. f2li& As defined In Part B. Procedures The supervisor, Celanese or contract, who Is responsible for the craftsperson will be diWjAly responsible for the assigned avloyees adhering to these proce dures. ftltful be the responsibility of all.other line supenrlslon In the plant, Celane^e.lpd/ot contract, to Insure that asbestos Is not handles by any other Protective! Clbthlno The use of disposable coveralls Is not required when the Mount of Insulation to be revved Is some three (3) feet or less*. They are, however, required when more than three (3) feet of AC! Is moved. Single use type respirators are required. , Drllllne and Sawing Transvlte ' A tank type vacuui pump with a disposal bag will be provided with hoses connected to electric sews or drills to prevent elrbome dust. The disposable bag will be periodically Inspected and replaced If davged. < The work area will be laaedlately cleaned end water weshpd. The disposable bag end/or accumulated dust will be transferred to-a plastic bag and disposed of In in approved landfill site. 9 Insulation Removal Unless vrked* all Insulation raaoyed.wlll be handles as ACI. Infpfar as practical all ACI will be adequately vetted djflrlng (prior to) move)?. . All ACI will be moved froa pipe/ducts, etc., prlbr to dismantling ny structure. After removal, all ACI will be sealed Into leaktlght plastic containers while wet and deposited In an approved landfill site. ACI and/or waste aatertals shall not be dropped or thrown to the ground, but shell be carefully lowered to the ground. Upon completion of an assigned job, the craftsperson.wilt Immediately clean (wet sweeping) and wash down the work area. All sealed/tagged plastic bags will be burled In an approved landfill site. 010669 T"T T >5' Training Alj* personnel Involved, (a* In Part A). Hedical Exbrirratfons (At fit Part A.] i * *v. >** i) r * A* 010670 T n>ian* Chemical Conpeny, Inc.'*'" 'i Btatfiramptal Policy C. EPA Bonification Requirements for iibutoi Removal (leftract: c) : Federal hfiiur 40 CFR Parts 41.20-41.25) *a. Each coordinator should ba faalllar with tbs provisions of thasa rafolatlons. Read and advIsa operations. These EPA regulations arc to control asbestos air calsslons under the latlonal Ealsslon Standards for Haxardeus Air Pollutants (MISHAPS). The regulations recognise a distinction s , v .between demolition and renovation. BA's deflnltloas if deeolltlon sad renovation are. appended to Guideline 7. The '2J." -reporting requirements are different. We oust always notify .In advance with respect to denolitloo without regard to i quantity. Be only notify In advance with respect to renovation * whan we are la excess of the quantities involved, 3 b. Eenovatlon Operation: Bonification requirement applies for plant naintanaaea where ore thpn 240 feat of pipe Insulated or flrepToofed with friable tabestoa aaterlal art stripped or removed, or more than 140 square feat of friable asbestos material are. stripped or removed, filth .t respect to adding up the asbestos stripped or r<emoved In several operations, Part 41.22(d)0) provides that a planned renovating U .Ultto. I k. -*. KUIrf rOf. to Ud> I, _ a prediction can ba made.' up tp one year, firlt&b.notice Is *r e required once for a planned renovation operatio4n where the additive total exceeds the minimum amounts within one year. Written notice is required once for e planned renovation operation where the additive total exceeds the minimum amounts within one T> year. Written notice shall be provided to the TACS Executive Director3 "as early as possible" prior to cowncement of renovation. Such notice shall include the following information: 010671 T (1) Miter (2) i4irui (5) starting tad completion dttu (() nature of Job (3) description (7) procedure (4) address of site (8) approved landfill alt# (See Section 61.25) Panolltion operation: laaeaber, for danolltloe, we always have to notify, even if Mlow th# alalaua quantities, fear* port than 260 f##e of pip# 4 ' insulated or flrproofd with frlabl# asbestos notarial an S' stripped or removed, or aorq than 160 aquar# ft of frlabl# asbestos aaterlal are stripped or removed, written aotle# hall b# provided to the TACB Administrator^ at least t#e days prior to commencement of th# demolition. loch notice hall laelud# th# eight ltaae listed above for renovation plus Itan nlap: naae, tltl#, and authority of th# state or local governmental representative vho has ordered a deaolltlon which is subject to Part 61.22(d)(6). fees the demolition involves friable asbestos below 260 feet of pipe or 160 square feet, written notice shall be provided to the tACb Administrator5 at least twenty days prior to i n--nrsssnr of deeplition. Such notice shall l|hlbde the ' following information: &) owner (2) address C3) address of site (4) starting and eoepletlon dates (5) State the measured or estimated aaount of friable asbestos notarial which is present. 010672 to ckomii Dr. C. E. Loeffler - Mr. B. C. Stephens r < IDWMUMII J. K. Mullinsr L. 6. Ogden MNM(MV.SM| MTV January 3. 1980 MriMNd no. JM+-853-60;D30 Maeataa Handling Procedures tta attach*! asbestos banning prooadun hawe been xewiaNad and approved by plant pmxttl. Mb reonawnd that the procedures be affrowd by the Pact* Plant Mnagars ml indodad In plant's afcdnistrative procedures. Abtadianba act C. E. Sfastl A. A. KWsr H. *. O'Neal M. A. Jcfcn Mu B-lO-A-4 I 010673 CEIXKESE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. Pampi Plant Asbestos Handling Procedures Part A Purpose - To establish a procedure for handling materials made of, or containing asbestos. - To comply with OSHA Asbestos Standards 1910,1001. To comply with EPA Standards for the removal and reporting requirements con tained In the October 14, 1978 Federal Register as amended March 2, 1977 and June 19, 1978. OSHA Asbestos Standards Permissible exposure to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers. Standards effective July 1, 1976. The 8-hour time-weighted average airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers to which any employ may be exposed shall not exceed two (2) fibers, longer than five (S) micrometers per cubic centimeter of air. Celling Concentration - No employee shall be exposed at any time to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers In excess of 10 (10) fibers, longer than five (S) micrometers per cubic centimeter of air. EPA Requirements Any owner or operator of a demolition or renovation operation who Intends to demolish any Institutional, commercial, or Industrial buildings, structure, facility, Installation, or portion thereof which contains any pipe, duct, boiler, tank reactor, turbine, furnace, or structural wester that Is Insulated or fire proofed with friable asbestos material will be covered by the following proce dures Part A. Demolition and Renovation Reference the attached Celanese Chemical tapany, Inc., EnvIronmMtal Policy reporting requirements. Demolition Means the wrecking or taking out of any load supporting structure mentor and any related removing or stripping of friable-asbestos materials. Renovation Means the removal or stripping of friable-asbestos matcrtal used on any pipe, duct, boiler, tank, reactor, turbine, furnace, or structural member. Operations In which load supporting structure mentors are wrecked or taken out are excluded. 010674 Friable Asbestos Nuns any material that contains more than on (1) parcant asbastos by Might and that can ba crurtltd, pulverized, or raduced to powder, whan dry, by hand. Policy All m^loyees Involved with removal, dun-up, and/or disposal of asbastos con taining Insulation (ACt) will be Informed of the health hazards associated with tfie dandling of these Materials. All unidentified Insulation will be handles as an AC!. All non-ACI will be color coded or Identified. Reference the Federal Reglster/Vol. 44 No. 136/Friday, July 13, 1979, wherein CPA proposes: There Is no doubt that asbestos Is a hunan carcinogen and no safe or threshold level of exposure to asbestos has been established. EPA believes that any exposure Increases a persons risk of developing lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosls or other diseases. fepcxfar** The Environmental Coordinator will be notified of proposed/planned work scheduled to remove ACI In amounts equal to, or greater than that described In the Intro ductory paragraph. Purpose. The wrt area will be roped off during the removal of ACI and Mrnlng signs posted to restrict entrance Into the area. The supervisor, Celanese or contract, who Is responsible for the craftsperson will be directly responsible for the assigned employees adhering to these proce dures. It will be the responsibility of all other supervision In the plant, Celanese and/or contract, to insure that asbestos Is not handles by any other employee. The Safety Department and the plant Industrial Hygienist will be notified when asbestos handling work Is scheduled. They will be responsible fdr obtaining the required samples and the sampling results. Protective Clothlno The use of disposable coveralls Is required. They will be removed following com pletion of the job and placed In a plastic burial bag labeled with an approved caution teg. Either single use type or eny other approved respirator Is required. The single type respirator will be disposed of as described above. Rubber boots and gloves are required; they will be thoroughly washed after each usa. Slicker suits may be worn In place of the disposable coveralls during cold weather. They will be thoroughly washed after each use. 010675 T Only dun or now protective clothing will b< stortd in looters used for street clothing. CAUTION: At no time is compressed air to b usod for dusting off skin or clothing. Prilling or Sawino Trtnslto 1. Tht Iraediate work arts aust bo marked off with approved caution signs to provont unauthorized personnel froe entering the area. Z. A tank type vacuus pop with disposable bags ertll be provided with hoses connected to electric saws or drills to prevent afrborns asbestos dust. The disposable bag will be periodically Inspected and replaced If daaaged. 3. A plastic sheet should be attached to the beck side of the transits to forr a dust collection beg. 4. The disposable bag (tart A.3) and the plastic sheet (Part A.4} will be disposed of in plastic bags In approved landfill sites. Insulation Remove! 1. Unless earted, all insulation moved will be treated as prescribed In ashes* tos handling procedures. Z. Tht laedlate work area will be earted off with approved caution signs to pre vent unauthorized personnel free entering the area. 3. All asbestos containing eaterfall will be adequately wetted during (prior to} reeoval. 4. All asbestos containing eatarlals will ba moved froa pipes, ducts, etc., prior to dlsauitling env structure. 5. After movtl, all asbestos containing waste eatarlals shall be sealed Into leak-tight containers while wet and deposited In an approved landfill site. 6. Asbestos containing waste eatarlals shall not be dropped or thrown to the ground but shell be artfully lowered to the ground. Asbestos that has bean moved aore then 50 feet above ground level, except asbestos moved as units or In sections, shell be transported to the ground vie dust-tight chutes or containers. 7. When asbestos containing eatarlals are not wetted due to freezing taaperatures (32F or less), such u eatarlals on pipes, ducts, boilers, tanks, reactors, turbines, furnaces or structural Bobers shell, to the aaxlaua extent possible, be moved as units or In sections prior to wrecking. 8. The 1Mediate work area will be 1Mediately cleaned and washed down. 9. All sealed, tagged begs will be burled in an approved landfill site. The sealed, tagged plastic bags will bt handles, transported and deposited In the landfill site In a cautious Banner to insure that the beg is not torn or destroyed. Trainino All personnel Involved with the removal, clean-up, and disposal of aibestos con taining Mterials shall be Inforaed of the health hazardous associated with hand ling asbestos. __ M ,, , Medical Exaeinotions 010676 The nueber of enployees exposed to asbestos will be kept at a nlnlua. Each employee who handles asbestos will be required to have a pre-employment medial examination, an annual medial examination, and a termination medial examination. Records will be retefno4 by the plant for 20 years. Part B Purpose To ostobllsh plant procedures for handling ACI and/or aaterlals In quantities last than those regulated by EPA. 2&U& As daflnad In Part B. Procadurat Tha suparvlsor, Calanasa or contract, who Is responsible for tha craftsparson will ba directly responsible for tha assigned employees adhering to these procedures. It vtll be tna responsibility of all other line supervision In the plant, Calanasa and/or contract, to Insure that asbestos Is not handles by any other Opleytts. Protective Clothing Tha use of disposable coveralls Is not required whan the mount of Insulation to be revived Is soaa three (31 feat or lass. They are, however, required when nore than three (3) feet of ACI Is moved. Single use type respirators are required. Drflllne end Sewing Trensvlta A tank type vacuus pwp with a disposal bag will be provided with hoses connected to electric saws or drills to prevent airborne dust. The disposable bag will be periodically Inspected and replaced If (Imaged. The work area will be 1Mediately cleaned end water washed. The disposable bag and/or accuvulated dust will be transferred to-a plastic bag and disposed of In an approved landfill site. Insulation Revival Unless aarked, all Insulation moved will be handles as ACI. Insofar as practical, 11 ACI will be adequately watted during (prior to) reaoval. All ACI will be moved froa pipe, duets, ate., prior to dlsaantllng any structure. After movel, all ACI will be sealed Into leektlght plastic containers while wet and deposited In an approved landfill site. ACI and/or wasto eaterItIs shall not bt dropped or thrown to the ground, but shall be carefully lowered to the ground. Upon coaoletlon of an assigned job, the craftsparson will Invedlately clean (wet sweeping) end wash down the work area. All sealed/tagged plastic bags will be burled In in epproved landfill site. 010677 5* Training All parsonnal 1nvo1vtd (a* In Part A). Hadlcal Exnrination! OU In Part A.] 010678 T Gnlaneme Owlcal aompany, Inc.^10^ Bwixamnntal Galley C. EFA notification laqulreaents for Asbestos Removal (Reference: federal Xa|latr 40 Cfl Parca 61.20-61.25) a. Each coordinator ahoold ba faalllar with tha provisions of thaaa ragulatloaa. Read and advise oparatlona. Tbaaa EPA regulations ara to control aabaatoa air Missions undar the National Enlaalon Stasdarda for Raaardous Air Pollutaata (HESHAPS). Tha ragulatloaa racognlxa a dlatlactloa batvaan demolition and renovation. EPA'a definition* of demolition and renovation ara appended to Coliallaa 7. tba reporting requirements are diffarant. We nuat always notify la advene* with raapaet to daaolltlon without regard to quantity. We only notify In advance with raapaet to renovation uban u* ara la ezeeaa of tha quantities Involved. b. Renovation Operationi Sotlfleatlon requirement appllea for plant maintenance where more than 260 feat of pipe lnaulatad or fireproofed with friable aabaatoa material ara stripped or removed, or more than 160 aqoare feat of friable aabaatoa material ara atrlppad or ramoved. With raapaet to adding up tha aabaatoa stripped or rMoved In several operations. Part 61.22(d)G) provldas that a planned renovating operation la additive over tha naTlnun period of time for which o prediction on be made, up to one year. Written notice la required once for a planned renovation operation where tha additive total exceeds tha mlnlmmi amounts within one year. Written notice la required once for a planned renovation oparatloo where tha additive total exceeds the minimum amounts within ona year. Written notice shell be provided to tha IACR Executive Wrector3 "aa early ao possible" prior to commencement el renovation. Such notice chall Include the following information 010679 i .(11) (1) war (5) starting and completion date* (2) addraaa (6) nature of Job (3) daacription (7) procedure (4) addnaa of sit* (8) approved landfill cite (Sm Section 81.23) c. Demolition eparttlotn tamaahar, for demolition, n always boro to notify, even If below tfao quantities. Shan asra than 280.foot of pipa Insulated or fireproofed with friable asbestos material arc crlppad or removed, or aora than 180 square feet of frlablo aabaatoa material an atrlppod or removed, written notice afaall be provided to the tACB Adalalstncer* at laaat tea days prior to coaaanceaent of the demolition. Such notice aha 11 Include the cl|bt items liated ebon for reaontlon pine ltaa nines naae, title, end euthorlty of tba etata or local governmental representative who haa ordered a daaolltlen which la subject to Part 81.22(d)(8). Sham the dcaolltloa lnvolvee friable asbestos below 280 feet of pipe or 180 sqnare feet, written notice shall be provided to the tAO Adminiatnter5 at least twenty days prior to cowMacenent of daaolitlen. Such notice shell Include the following InfonetIon: 0.) owner (4) starting end completion dates (2) address (5) State the aeeaured or eatlaated (3) addreaa of elte amount of friable eebeetoe neterlal which la praaent. 010680