§ 8-06 Transport Procedures.
RCNY § 8-06
No person shall transport waste containing asbestos or cause or permit any person to transport waste containing asbestos except in accordance with the provisions of this section. Any person transporting or causing or permitting transport of waste containing asbestos shall: (a) ensure or cause to ensure that such waste containing asbestos has been wet down in a manner sufficient to prevent all visible emissions of asbestos dust into the air and has been sealed while wet in a leak-tight container; (b) examine or cause the examination of the leak-tight container holding such waste containing asbestos not less than once in every 24 hour period (including non-work periods), so as to ensure that there are no visible emissions of asbestos dust into the air or breaks in the container. The examination shall be conducted in a manner reasonably calculated to minimize disturbance of and damage to the leak-tight container. If such examination reveals visible emissions of asbestos dust into the air or breaks in the container, or if such emissions or breaks occur at any other time during transport, the person transporting waste containing asbestos or causing or permitting the transport of waste containing asbestos shall immediately wet down or cause to wet down the waste containing asbestos and shall immediately thereafter repackage or cause to repackage the waste containing asbestos and the defective container into a leak-tight container so as to prevent further emissions of asbestos dust into the air. Such wetting down and repackaging shall be conducted in a place and manner which minimize potential exposure of the public to asbestos; (c) carry or cause to carry a supply of spare leak-tight containers adequate to repackage any which may break during transport on each vehicle used to transport waste containing asbestos; (d) carry or cause to carry an adequate supply of water treated with a wetting agent to wet down the waste containing asbestos in any leak-tight container which may break during transport on each vehicle used to transport waste containing asbestos; (e) keep or cause to keep such waste containing asbestos separate from any other waste; (f) tightly enclose or cause to tightly enclose that portion of the vehicle holding the waste containing asbestos so as to protect it from inclement weather; (g) hold a valid permit issued pursuant to Section 27-0305 of the Environmental Conservation Law of the State of New York, unless he is exempted or excepted pursuant to § 27-0305; (h) hold a valid permit issued pursuant to §§ 20-332 et seq. of the Administrative Code of the City of New York.
