Notification Requirements
What the exam tests
This domain tests the 10-working-day notification, threshold quantities, emergency timing, and amendments.
Core rules and concepts
- Indiana requires notification to IDEM's Asbestos Program before regulated abatement, demolition, or renovation that will disturb threshold quantities of RACM.
- Threshold: 260 linear feet on pipes, 160 square feet on other components, or 35 cubic feet of RACM.
- Notification must be submitted at least 10 working days before the start date. Working days exclude weekends and state holidays.
- The notice includes owner/contractor information, facility description, start and completion dates, estimated quantities, and fee.
- Emergency renovations and ordered demolitions require notification as soon as possible, with follow-up written notice; the federal standard allows notification no later than the end of the next working day.
- Changes to start date or scope require an amended notification; a late start may need a new notice.
Worked example
A contractor plans to remove 300 linear feet of friable pipe insulation and 100 square feet of ceiling tile. The pipe insulation alone exceeds the 260-linear-foot threshold, so notification is required. The start date is Monday, March 3. Counting back 10 working days, the notice must be received by IDEM by Monday, February 17, assuming no holidays. If the start moves to March 10, the contractor must amend the notice.
Traps
Do not count calendar days; do not assume a project below one threshold is exempt if another threshold is exceeded. Do not use the emergency provision for a planned shutdown. Do not send the notice after work begins.