Will RACM be removed before scrapping activities begin?

Your facility is required to remove all RACM from a ship being scrapped before any activities are carried out that would break up, dislodge or similarly disturb the materials or preclude access to the materials for subsequent removal.

All RACM to be removed must be:

Adequately wet when removed and must remain wet until collected and contained for disposal. RACM contained in leak-tight wrapping need not be wetted.

Carefully lowered to the ground without dropping, throwing, sliding, or otherwise damaging or disturbing the material.

Moved to the ground via leak-tight chutes or containers if removed more than 50 feet above the ground (and not removed as a unit or section).

An inspector may observe on-site equipment and ask for verbal explanations to determine whether the wetting and handling requirements are being met.

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Wet RACM

To remove asbestos: Wet RACM and place in leak tight wrapping
Asbestos ship scrapping removal: Put wet RACM in leak tight wrapping

Notification Requirements

What amount of asbestos on RACM pipes needs notification requirements?
Notification requirements for RACM pipes with asbestos

Practices & Procedures

Know the practices and procedures for ship scrapping asbestos removal
Ship Scrapping workers: The asbestos removal practices and procedures

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