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1. What is a “Dust Control Plan”(DCP)?
2. What is “Nuisance Dust?”
3. What is “PM2.5”?
4. What is “PM10”?
5. What is a “Demolition”?
6. What is a “Facility”?
7. What is a “Facility Component”?
8. Do all buildings require an “asbestos survey before demolition”?
9. What is “Category I asbestos”?
10. Can “Category I asbestos” be determined without a physical inspection and sampling of the material?
11. What is “Friable asbestos”?
12. What is “Non-Friable asbestos”?
13. Can “Category I asbestos be “assumed” for demolition?
14. What is “Category II asbestos”?
15. What is “Load Bearing “?
16. What is an “Emergency Demolition”?
17. Does an “Emergency Demolition” require a “Notification for Demolition and Renovation”?
18. Who is responsible for filing “Notifications for Demolition and Renovation”?
19. What is a Demolition Permit?
20. Is Emergency Demolition waste and debris considered Hazardous Waste?
21. Is Emergency Demolition Waste considered regulated asbestos containing waste for transporting and disposal?
22. Do collapsed bridges require an “Emergency Notification for Demolition and Removal”?
23. Is water a dust suppressant for demolition?
24. Does demolition dust have silica in it?
25.Does an asbestos survey for demolition have to be NESHAP compliant?
26.Does an asbestos survey for demolition have to be OSHA compliant?
27. Is an AHERA asbestos survey compliant for demolition?
28. Should assumed asbestos be used in a NESHAPS compliant asbestos survey for demolition?
29. What does structural mean in demolition?
30. Do Salvage and Asset Recovery Contractors have to comply with EPA NESHAPS regulations?
31. Does the EPA NESHAP protect the public?
32. What is a Hydrant Permit?
33. What is the proper method for opening and closing a water hydrant?
34. Can a water hydrant freeze?
35. Can silica dust be harmful to a worker but not to the “public”?
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