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HomeMy WebLinkAboutState of Colorado Demo InfoSTATE OF COLORADO Bill Owens, Governor Dennis E. Ellis, Executive Director Dedicated to protecting and improving the health and environment of the people of Colorado 4300 Cherry Creek Dr. S, Denver, Colorado 60246-1630 Phone (303) 692-2000 TDD Line (303) 691-7700 Located in Glendale, Colorado http://www.cdphe.state.ca.us Laboratory Services Division 8100 Lowry Blvd. Denver, Colorado 80230-6928 (303)692-3090 C f * 1876 fi Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment BUILDING RENOVATION AND DEMOLITION WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW! Are you Remodeling, Renovating or Demolishing? You are sub'ect to State and Federal Regulations reguii1rig ins ection for -asbestos. Avoid penalties and delays: have your project Inspected for asbestos by a Colorado -certified asbestos building inspector before commencing work. It is illegal to improperly disturb asbestos containing materials) Asbestos can be found in these and other common building materials: Ceiling textures, vinyl floor coverings and mastic, boiler and pipe insulation, heating and cooling duct insulation, ceiling tile, roofing products, clapboard shingles, etcetera. These materials are regulated; a certified asbestos inspector can determine which materials contain asbestos and which are regulated. Buildings of any age may contain asbestos; even those newly built may have asbestos -containing materials. For ALL Renovation Projects: • Buildings of any age may contain asbestos; even those newly built may have asbestos containing materials. • Inspection: the structures/components to be disturbed must be inspected for asbestos by a state - certified asbestos inspector. Contact CDPHE or go to ourweb site for a current list of Asbestos Inspectors http://www.cdphe.state.ca.us/ap/asbeshom.agp or Asbestos Building inspector Consulting firms can be found in the yellow pages section of most telephone books, under the heading "Asbestos Consulting and Testing". • If the amount of asbestos -containing material to be disturbed exceeds the following trigger levels than an abatement contractor must remove the material. o Trigger levels means amounts of material as follows: • With regard to single-family residential dwellings, the trigger levels are 50 linear feet on pipes, 32 square feet on other surfaces, or the volume equivalent of a 55-gallon drum. • With regard to all areas other than single-family residential dwellings, the trigger levels are 260 linear feet on pipes, 160 square feet on other surfaces, or the volume equivalent of a 55-gallon drum. • A certified removal contractor (General Abatement Contractor) must remove asbestos -containing materials that are regulated or may become regulated before they are disturbed by renovation or demolition activities. Contact CDPHE or go to our web site for a current list of General Abatement Contractors hM.)/www.cdphe.state.co.us/ap/asbeshom.aso or Contractors can be found in the yellow pages section of most telephone books, under the heading "Asbestos Abatement'. • Notification: A written notification to CDPHE, payment of a notification fee and ten (10) working day waiting period is required before the removal (abatement) of regulated asbestos containing materials. Page 1 of 3 J'Asbestas and Lead UMSA5bestps PormAMPHE1Renovadonand Demolltlon.doc Regulated asbestos -containing waste material must be disposed of at an approved asbestos waste disposal site. Demolitions, Destructive Salvage, House Moving If you demolish, perform destructive salvage, {perform de -construction, burn, destroy, dismantle, dynamite, implode, knock down, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, tear down, wreck all of a structure or structural components or you move a house you are subject to State and Federal Regulations even when there Is NO asbestos in the facility. Prior to Demolition: a Inspection: the building must be inspected for asbestos by a state -certified asbestos inspector. Contact CDPHE or go to our web site for a current list of Asbestos Inspectors httR!//www.cd.ohe.state-co-us/ap/asbeshom.asp or Asbestos Building Inspector Consulting firms can be found in the yellow page section of most telephone books, under the heading "Asbestos Consulting and Testing". ■ Asbestos Removal (if necessary) must be performed by a Colorado -certified General Abatement Contractor. Any -asbestos containing material that is friable or will be made friable during demolition activities must be removed prior to demolition. Removal, in accordance with Regulation No. 8, is required if the amount of asbestos-cantaining material that is friable or will become friable during demolition exceeds the trigger levels. Notification of Demolition Form must be submitted to the CDPHE, even if no asbestos was found during the inspection, payment of a notification fee and ten (10) working day waiting period is required before the demolition can proceed. Dearing Demolition: a Recycling of materials, such as concrete or wood, that are bonded or contaminated with asbestos - containing material (ACM), such as floor tile or mastic, is NOT permitted. a Demolition of a building that has non -friable asbestos containing VAT or tar -impregnated roofing materials remaining must be completed without causing the asbestos -containing materials to become Friable. Concrete floors covered with floor tile shall be removed in as large sections as possible. Operations such as crushing, pneumatic jacking, etc. of materials containing asbestos are not permitted. e When imploding or burning a structure, ALL asbestos -containing material, regardless of quantity, must be removed prior to demolition. For More information, please contact. - Asbestos Compliance Assistance Group Asbestos and Demolition Permit Coordinator Phone: (303) 692-3100 Fax: (303) 782-0278 Toll Free: 1-800-886-7689 Web page: tLtp'//ww_w.edge.;state.co.us/ap/esbeshom.asp Ernail address: asbestos state co.us All asbestos abatement and demolition permit application forms are available from our web site or by calling the asbestos program. HAVE YOUR PROJECT INSPECTED BY A COLORADO-CERTIFIED ASBESTOS BUILDING INSPECTOR BEFORE YOU BEGIN Violation of asbestos regulations can result in monetary penalties and project delays. Page 2 of 3 JAAsbeatos and Lead Unifa'Asbesba FormaMPHE1Renovaton and N,rolltlon.doc STATE OF COLORADO RENOVATION/DEMOLITION FACT SHEET Prior to ANY renovation or demolition in any public and commercial building that may disturb greater than the trigger levels of a suspect asbestos -containing material (ACM), an inspection must be performed to determine if abatement is required. Trigger Levels Single-family residential dwelling - 32 square feet (SFRD) 50 linear feet The volume of a 55-gallon drum All other areas excluding a SFRD - 160 square feet 260 linear feet The volume of a 55-gallon drum Individuals performing these inspections shall be State of Colorado certified Building Inspectors. • The inspection, sampling and assessments of the suspect materials must be performed as required by Colorado Regulation No. 8, Part B. • Buildings, or those portions thereof, that were constructed after October, 12, 1988 shall be exempt from inspection requirements IF an architect or project engineer responsible for the construction of the building or a State of Colorado certified Building Inspector, signs a statement that no ACM was specified as a building material in any construction document for the building or that no ACM was used as a building material in the building. • Building Inspectors must be independent of the General Abatement Contractor (GAC) who will be abating any asbestos found. ■ Abatement, in accordance with Regulation No. 8, is required if the amount of ACM that will be disturbed in connection with the renovation exceeds the trigger levels. ■ ANY ACM that is friable or will be made friable during demolition activities MUST be removed prior to demolition. Removal, in accordance with Regulation No. 8, is required if the amount of ACM that is friable or will become friable exceeds the trigger levels. + A permit for abatement of friable ACM or demolition of a building, or a notice for the removal of non -friable ACM, must be applied for and received from the Division prior to commencing the activity. o Abatement and Demolition application forms can be obtained from: • www.cdphe.state.co.us/ap/asbesliom.assp o Completed applications, along with the requisite fee, can be submitted to: • Permit Coordinator, CDPHE, APCD-SS-B1, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive S., Denver, CO 80246-1530, (303) 692-3100 by mail or in person ■ There is a 10 working day waiting period from the postmark or hand -delivery date to start work on a project requiring a permit or notice.