SECTION 380:50-27-1. Industrial Exemption


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  • (a)   Private entities engaged in removal, encapsulation, or enclosure, within their own facilities and with their own employees, of friable asbestos containing materials related to industrial functions in areas not accessible to the general public, shall be exempt from the provisions of these rules except:
    (1)   Any transportation of asbestos-containing material shall be done by a contractor fully meeting the requirements for the definition of "asbestos hauler" in Section 380:50-1-1.
    (2)   Such asbestos hauler must provide DOL with the waste shipment record requirements of Section 380:50-9-7.
    (3)   Such employees shall be subject to accreditation requirements of the OAP.
    (4)   Exempt facilities shall be subject to inspections by DOL for the purpose of verifying such accreditation
    (b)   This exemption does not apply to asbestos abatement undertaken during demolition of industrial facilities due to plant closures.
[Source: Added at 9 Ok Reg 3309, eff 7-27-92; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3247, eff 7-13-98; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3523, eff 9-14-01]