NEW YORK ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REGULATIONS

Read about asbestos abatement terms and regulations for New York City.

Asbestos. "Asbestos" shall mean any hydrated mineral silicate separable into commercially usable fibers, including but not limited to chrysotile (serpentine), arnosite (cumingtonite-grunerite), crocidolite (riebeckite), tremolite, anthrophyllite and actinolite.

Asbestos-containing material. `"Asbestos-containing material" (ACM) shall mean asbestos or any material containing more than one percent asbestos.

Asbestos-containing waste material. "Asbestos-containing waste material" shall mean asbestos-containing material or asbestos-contaminated objects requiring disposal.

Asbestos-contaminated objects. "Asbestos-contaminated objects" shall mean any objects which have been contaminated by asbestos or asbestos-containing material.

Asbestos handler. "Asbestos handler" shall mean an individual certified by the Department who disturbs, removes, encapsulates, repairs, or encloses friable asbestos material.