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SUBPART 56-2 DEFINITIONS

56-2.1 Terms. As used in or in connection with this Part, the following terms mean:

(a) Abatement. Any portion of an asbestos project that includes procedures to control fiber release from asbestos containing material. This includes removal, encapsulation, enclosure, repair, or handling of asbestos material that may result in the release of asbestos fiber.

(b) Accepted Methods/Methodologies. Procedures, regulations, or standards, which are published by recognized standards organizations (e.g. NIOSH, ASTM, ANSI), or are included within federal, state or local governmental regulations (e.g. OSHA, USEPA).

(c) Active Project. A project becomes active when construction of the personal decontamination unit is required to be commenced, or when ACM, PACM or asbestos material is disturbed, whichever comes first, and is considered active until completion of Phase HD, unless, in response to a written request, permission is granted by the Department of Labor Engineering Services Unit to suspend the work on the project for a specified time period.

(d) Additional Contractual Work. Additional asbestos abatement work not originally included within the NYS DOL asbestos project notification.

(e) Adequately Wet. Sufficiently mix or penetrate a material with amended water to prevent the release of visible emissions. If visible emissions are observed coming from asbestos-containing material, then the material has not been adequately wetted.

(f) Aggressive Air Sampling. An accepted method of sampling in which mechanical equipment is used during the sampling period to stir up settled dust/asbestos fibers.

(g) Agricultural Building/Structure. A building/structure which is or was used exclusively for agricultural or horticultural activity. This definition does not include converted structures or buildings currently used for residential purposes or the processing or retail merchandising of agricultural or horticultural commodities.

(h) Airlock. A system for permitting entrance and exit, while restricting air movement, between a contaminated area and an uncontaminated area.

(i) Air Sampling. The process of measuring the fiber content of a known volume of air collected during a specific period of time, using accepted methodologies.

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