Labeling and waste disposal requirements for glovebags in OSHA’s asbestos standard for construction

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

March 19, 2018

Mr. Ben Greene
ILC Dover / Grayling
One Moonwalker Road
Frederica, Delaware 19946-2080

Dear Mr. Greene:

OSHA's asbestos standard regulates working with materials containing less than 1 percent asbestos.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

April 17, 1997

Leon Petrakis, Senior Scientist
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Associated Universities, Inc.
Post Office Box 5000
Upton, New York 11973-5000

Dear Mr. Petrakis:

Thank you for your letter of January 21, where you provided information on the development of a product that is applied to asbestos-containing fireproofing to reduce the asbestos content too less than one percent.

Requirements for work with materials containing less than 1 percent asbestos.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

August 7, 1998

Mr. Joseph A. Rosenthal
Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C.
One Century Tower
265 Church Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06510-7002

Dear Mr. Rosenthal:

Asbestos standard: Joint compound is not a surfacing material.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

May 14, 1998

Mr. Mark V. Wiggins
OSHA Standards Officer
South Carolina Department of LLR-OSHA
3600 Forest Drive
P.O. Box 11329
Columbia, South Carolina 29211-1329

Dear Mr. Wiggins:

This is in response to your letter of October 23, to Ms. Dinwiddie, with the Columbia, South Carolina, Area Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), concerning asbestos-containing joint compound.

You refer to the definition of "surfacing material" at 29 CFR 1926.1101(b) in the OSHA construction asbestos standard which reads:

Clarification of "surfacing material" under the asbestos standard.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

June 18, 1999

Mr. Ray Rivera
Department of Navy
Industrial Hygiene Division
Branch Medical Clinic
1 Administration Circle
China Lake, CA 93555-6100

Dear Mr. Rivera:

Requirements for demolition operations involving material containing <1% asbestos.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

August 13, 1999

Walter Chun, M.S., CSP, CHSP, CECM
OSHCON, INC.
P.O. Box 25850
Honolulu, Hawaii 96825-0850

Dear Mr. Chun:

This is in response to your October 9, 1998 request for clarification of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) Construction Industry Asbestos Standard, 29 CFR 1926.1101. We apologize for the delay in our reply.

Use of electric floor buffer with rotating blade attachment to remove asbestos-containing mastic.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

February 9, 2000

Ms. Paula K. Smith
Attorney for Utah OSHA
State of Utah Labor Commission
Office of General Counsel
160 East 300 South, 3rd Floor
P.O. Box 146600
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-6600

Dear Ms. Smith:

Application of the Asbestos Standard to the removal of ACM debris and intact material.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

August 26, 2002

Jack Eisenbach, P.E.
President
Jack Eisenbach Engineering, P.C.
291 Genesee Street
Utica, New York 13501

Dear Mr. Eisenbach:

Prohibitions and/or restrictions on aggressive methods for removing asbestos-containing mastic from floors.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.


May 18, 2005

Mr. Gerald D. Jeong
Certified Asbestos Consultant
6363 Christie Avenue, Suite 704
Emeryville, CA 94608-1917

Dear Mr. Jeong:

Building owner's requirement to determine and communicate the hazrds from installed ACM and PACM.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

September 6, 2005

Ms. Sonya Wilson
Rainbow Environmental Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 54863
Cincinnati, Ohio 45254

Dear Ms. Wilson: