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 Broward County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 27. POLLUTION CONTROL
 Article IV. AIR QUALITY

  § 27-180. Asbestos demolition and renovation notification requirements.  

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  • (a)

    Applicability:

    (1)

    This section shall apply to all projects involving the removal of asbestos containing material, building demolition projects, or building renovation projects. These requirements are in addition to the NESHAP for asbestos as described in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Part 61, Subpart M, as amended.

    (b)

    Notification and asbestos survey requirements:

    (1)

    At least ten (10) working days prior to the initiation of work for an asbestos removal project, a building demolition project, or a building renovation project, the owner, operator, or contractor shall prepare and submit to EPGMD a completed Statement of Responsibilities Regarding Asbestos, using the form provided by EPGMD, accompanied by the applicable review fee(s), as established by the Board in Chapter 40 of the Broward County Administrative Code.

    (2)

    In accordance with the requirement of the NESHAP, an original Notice of Demolition or Asbestos Renovation form shall be submitted to EPGMD using the form provided by DEP, as amended. The Notice of Demolition or Asbestos Renovation shall be accompanied by a survey to indicate the presence or absence of asbestos containing material in the subject project area of the building, and payment of the fee set forth in the fee schedule adopted by resolution of the board. The survey shall be prepared by or under the supervision of an asbestos consultant licensed in the state of Florida, pursuant to Chapter 469, Florida Statutes, as amended, hereinafter referred to as a Florida Licensed Asbestos Consultant. The survey shall be a documented report, either in printed or typed format, and shall bear the original signature of the Florida Licensed Asbestos Consultant performing the survey.

    (3)

    For building renovation projects where no asbestos containing material was detected, a copy of the survey shall be retained at the renovation project site and readily available for review by EPGMD.

    (4)

    The Florida Licensed Asbestos Consultant responsible for the asbestos survey and sampling of suspect asbestos containing material shall use one of the survey and sampling protocols established by the state of Florida, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA).

    (5)

    Phase I Environmental Site Assessments conducted to evaluate the known or observable environmental conditions of a site and which do not include an asbestos survey conducted in accordance with one of the protocols referenced in Subsection 27-180(b)(4) of this article, will not be acceptable to EPGMD.

    (6)

    The facility responsible for the analysis of asbestos in samples collected as part of an asbestos survey shall provide documentation that it is accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), or any other comparable national laboratory accreditation program recognized by EPGMD for the analysis of asbestos.

    (c)

    Projects exempt from NESHAP : For demolition or renovation projects not otherwise subject to the NESHAP, the owner or operator shall take reasonable precautions as specified in Subsection 27-177(b) of this article, to prevent the release of unconfined emissions of particulate matter.

(Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1, 6-27-06; Ord. No. 2009-56, §§ 1, 8, 8-25-09; Ord. No. 2015-10 , § 1, 1-27-15)