Sec.19a-332a-3. Notification requirements

(a) The asbestos abatement contractor, the facility owners or any person who will be conducting demolition activities shall notify the Commissioner before engaging in any asbestos abatement which involves more than ten (10) linear feet or more than twenty five (25) square feet of asbestos-containing material or before engaging in the demolition of any facility. If the notification is provided by the asbestos abatement contractor, a copy of the notification shall be simultaneously submitted to the facility owner. Notification shall be on forms prescribed by the Commissioner. Notification shall be postmarked or hand delivered at least ten (10) days before the start of asbestos abatement or demolition activities. In the case of emergency asbestos abatement or emergency demolition, notification shall be postmarked or hand delivered within one (1) working day after the start of asbestos abatement or demolition. A copy of the written order requiring demolition shall accompany the notification. This notification shall not relieve the asbestos contractor, facility owner or any person who will be conducting demolition activities of the responsibility for making written notification as may be required by any other municipality, agency of the State of Connecticut, or any agency of the federal government. Such additional federal requirements may include, but are not limited to, notification to the EPA under requirements of the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act, and the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act.

(b) A single asbestos abatement notification may be provided to the Department for asbestos abatement which will cumulatively involve more than ten (10) linear or more than twenty-five (25) square feet of asbestos-containing material when a facility owner can provide an accurate estimate of the additive amounts of asbestos-containing material. Such notification may be provided for a period of time not to exceed one year.

(c) Asbestos abatement notification to the Commissioner shall, at a minimum, include the following:

(1) The name, address and telephone number of the asbestos contractor;

(2) The name, address and telephone number of the facility owner;

(3) The exact location of the facility;

(4) The nature of the asbestos abatement;

(5) The type of asbestos abatement activity;

(6) A description of the facility including the size, age and use of the facility;

(7) The amount of asbestos-containing material to be removed, enclosed or encapsulated or contained in the facility or part thereof to be demolished;

(8) The scheduled start and completion dates;

(9) A description of work practices to be followed to comply with Section 19a-332a-5 to Section 19a-332a-12; and,

(10) The name and the location of the authorized asbestos disposal facility where asbestos-containing materials will be deposited.

(d) A separate notification form shall be completed for each facility for which there is a proposed demolition.

(e) Demolition notification to the commissioner shall, at a minimum, include the following:

(1) The name, address and telephone number of any person undertaking the demolition;

(2) The name, address and telephone number of the facility owner;

(3) The location and street address (including building number or name and floor or room number, if appropriate), and city of the facility being demolished;

(4) A description of the facility including its size, age and use;

(5) A statement of whether an inspection of the facility has been conducted by a licensed asbestos inspector or inspector/management planner;

(6) The start and completion dates;

(7) The name and the location of the disposal facility where demolition materials will be deposited; and,

(8) The name, address and phone number of the demolition waste hauler.

(Effective December 27, 1990; Amended March 8, 2004)