2013 Maryland Code
ENVIRONMENT
§ 6-414 - Required records

§6-414.

(a) Each licensee shall:

(1) Keep a record of each asbestos removal or encapsulation project that it performs; and

(2) Make that record available to the Department at any reasonable time.

(b) The records required by this section shall be kept for at least 6 years.

(c) The records required by this section shall include:

(1) The name and address of the individual who supervised the asbestos removal;

(2) The location of and a description of the project and the amount of asbestos material that was removed;

(3) The starting and completion dates of each instance of removal;

(4) A summary of the procedures that were used to comply with all applicable standards;

(5) The name and address of each asbestos disposal site where the waste containing asbestos was deposited; and

(6) Any other information that the Department requires.

§ 6-414 - 1. Notice of removal or encapsulation

(a) Required. -- Except in emergency situations, before any business entity or public unit licensed under this subtitle removes or encapsulates any asbestos, the business entity or public unit shall notify the Department of:

(1) The location of the removal or encapsulation work; and

(2) The approximate amount of asbestos or asbestos-containing materials to be removed or encapsulated.

(b) Posting of signs. -- Except in emergency situations and except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, at least 3 days before a business entity or public unit removes or encapsulates asbestos at a work site or asbestos project that is a National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) project, the business entity or public unit shall:

(1) Post the number of signs that the Department requires to inform the public in the immediate vicinity that asbestos abatement is being performed; and

(2) Keep the sign posted until the Department receives written notice that the results of air monitoring in the area meet the requirements established in the regulations adopted under this section.

(c) Federal requirements concerning signs. -- For any asbestos project conducted at an electric generating station or at any other utility-controlled facility which is not routinely accessible by the public, a utility company shall be exempt from the requirements of subsection (b) of this section but shall be required to comply with any federal requirements regarding the posting of signs.

(d) Adoption of regulations. -- The Department shall adopt regulations concerning the size, type, placement, and numbers of signs that a business entity or public unit shall post at a work site or asbestos project that is a NESHAP project.