WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 407

encapsulates any asbestos, the business entity or public unit
shall notify the Department of:

(1)  The location of the removal or encapsulation
work; and

(2)  The approximate amount of asbestos or
asbestos-containing materials to be removed or encapsulated.

(b)  Except in emergency situations and except as provided
in subsection (c) of this section, at least 3 days before a
business entity or public unit removes or encapsulates asbestos
at a work site or asbestos project that is a National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) project, the
business entity or public unit shall:

(1)  Post the number of signs that the Department
requires to inform the public in the immediate vicinity that
asbestos abatement is being performed; and

(2)  Keep the sign posted until the Department
receives written notice that the results of air monitoring in the
area meet the requirements established in the regulations adopted
under this section.

(c)   [Utility companies may not be required to post signs 3
days before removing or encapsulating asbestos at a work site or
asbestos project that is a NESHAP project] FOR ANY ASBESTOS
PROJECT CONDUCTED AT AN ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION OR AT ANY
OTHER UTILITY-CONTROLLED FACILITY WHICH IS NOT ROUTINELY
ACCESSIBLE BY THE PUBLIC, A UTILITY COMPANY SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM
THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION but shall be
required to comply with any federal requirements regarding the
posting of signs.

(d)  The Department shall adopt regulations concerning the
size, type, placement, and numbers of signs that a business
entity or public unit shall post at a work site or asbestos
project that is a NESHAP project.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1988.

Approved May 17, 1988.

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