Nebraska Asbestos Regulations

• Nebraska Administrative Code Title 178, Chapter 22: Asbestos Projects
• Nebraska Revised Statutes § 71-6301, et seq. (Asbestos Control Act)

Federal:

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Develops and enforces regulations necessary to protect the general public from exposure to airborne contaminants that are known to be hazardous to human health (See 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et. seq).
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Nebraska:

• Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
• Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

• Any private or public business entity as defined in these regulations undertaking an asbestos project in Nebraska;
• Any person working on an asbestos project or in an asbestos occupation in Nebraska; and
• Any person or entity offering a training course to qualify an individual in an asbestos occupation for license or renewal of a license in Nebraska.

An asbestos project requiring licensure includes the following activities:

• Determining whether asbestos containing materials (ACM) exist;
• Assessing the condition of any ACM;
• Preparing plans and specifications for an asbestos project;
• Performing the asbestos project; and
• Performing final clearance air sampling or soil sampling at the end of an asbestos project.

Inspections:

• Facilities must be inspected for the presence of ACM prior to any demolition or renovation.
• Suspect ACM must be either analyzed by a lab or assumed to be asbestos and handled accordingly.

Notifications:

• Regardless of whether ACM is present, facility operators or owners are required to provide notification to NDEQ at least 10 working days in advance of any demolition (residential structures may be exempt).
• A fire department conducting a training exercise must submit a fire training demolition notification to NDEQ 10 working days in advance.
• For an emergency renovation, NDEQ must be notified as soon as possible (notification must also include date and hour that the emergency occurred and a detailed description of the unexpected event).
• If the project is located within Lancaster County, notification must also be submitted to the Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department.
• If the project is located within Omaha city limits, notification must also be submitted to the Omaha Air Quality Control Board.

Asbestos Emission Control:

• Asbestos (ACM) must be completely removed prior to demolition or any other activity that would disturb the material.

Waste Disposal:

• Regulated asbestos-containing material (RACM) must be transported by an asbestos trained representative in a marked vehicle and disposed of in a permitted municipal solid waste landfill.