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SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY UNIFIED AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT Compliance Assistance Bulletin- December, 1994 Asbestos Synopsis Prior to any remmation or dmlit of a facility Inspect:Conduct an asbestos inspection of the site before: -Any renovation which 160 sq.ft.of building materials,or 260 linear feet of pipe insulation will be disturbed,or -Any demolition of a facility with or without asbestos-containing materials Notify:Submit an asbestos notification form for any regulated renovation or demolition, 10 working days before the activity. Fees:Fees must be paid to the District with the notification for all regulated renovations and demolitions. Demolition Release_Form: Prior to any demolition,you must have completed a demolition release form. Upon its approval by the District this signed form may be used as proof(needed by the building official)of compliance with,or exemption from,the NESHAP notification requirements. Submit this form to the building department with your application for a demolition permit. Applicability Eacifitles subject to the NESHAP(regulated facilities)include all commercial buildings,apartments with more than 4 units,other structures and non-portable equipment.Single family dwellings may be exempt,but only on a case by case basis. Dem-Mions subject to the NESHAP (regulated demolitions)are demolitions of facilities described above,whether or not asbestos is present. Regulatedsen yatiion applies to any activity in which 160 sq.ft.of regulated asbestos-containing building materials or 260 linear feet of asbestos-containing nine insulation is disturbei at a regulated facility. i 6AesttS Pti#icatiQn and 6npeci4,)A; Definitions Facilities: Facilities subject to the rule include "all structures, installations, buildings and equipment except for single family dwellings and apartments with four or fewer dwelling units." Single family dwellings and apartments are also subject to the regulation if: -There is more than one building at a site being renovated or demolished,or -The building had been used for,or is being removed for a commercial or public use,or is to be used as a training burn exercise. Demolition: In addition to the total destruction of a structure,demolitions include"the removal of any structural load-bearing member from a facility together with any related handling operations or the intentional burning of a building: (training burns conducted by a fire fighting agency). Also, the separation of a structure from its foundation prior to relocation is a demolition. Renovation: Altering a facility or one or more facility components in anyway, including the stripping or removal of regulated asbestos-containing material (RACM) from a facility component. Renovations include all activities in which asbestos could be disturbed at a regulated facility,including the clean up and removal of debris from buildings which have burned.