[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Great
Neck Plaza 8-19-1987 as L.L. No. 11-1987.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Housing maintenance standards — See Ch. 124.
The Board of Trustees hereby finds that exposure to airborne asbestos
fibers and particles in the air has been linked by reputable medical and scientific
authorities to a significant increase in the incidence of certain diseases
and that substantial amounts of materials containing asbestos have been used
in buildings for fireproofing, insulation, soundproofing, decorative and other
purposes. The Board further finds that a major cause of asbestos becoming
airborne is due to the performance of building renovation, repair and demolition
without adequate adherence to procedures for safeguarding workers and the
general public by persons who have not received adequate training in the handling
of materials containing asbestos. It is therefore the purpose of this chapter
to safeguard the public health and safety by requiring that workers who handle
asbestos or materials containing asbestos in the course of constructing, repairing,
renovating or demolishing buildings within the village, as well as persons
who supervise such workers, receive appropriate training. It is further the
intent of the Board that the requirements of this chapter shall be in addition
to, and not in lieu of, any training or certification requirements imposed
on such persons under the laws of New York State or under the rules and regulations
of the New York State Commissioners of Labor or Health.
The following terms, when used in this chapter, shall mean the following:
A program approved by the State of New York or by the City of New
York, providing training in the handling and use of asbestos and asbestos
material, education concerning safety and health risks inherent in such handling
and use and training in techniques for minimizing exposure of the public to
asbestos fibers.
Any naturally occurring hydrated mineral silicate separable into
commercially usable fibers, including chrysotile (serpentine), amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite),
crocidolite (riebeckite), tremolite, anthrophyllite and actinolite.
Any material containing more than 1% by weight of asbestos.
Work undertaken by a contractor which involves the installation,
removal, encapsulation, application or enclosure of any asbestos or asbestos
removal or the disturbance of friable asbestos.
The state, any political subdivision of the state, a public authority
or any other governmental agency or instrumentality thereof, self-employed
person, company, unincorporated association, firm, partnership or corporation
and any owner or operator thereof, which engages in an asbestos project or
employs persons engaged in an asbestos project.
That condition of crumbled, pulverized, powdered, crushed or exposed
asbestos which is capable of being released into the air by hand pressure.
A.
No contractor shall, within the village, engage in or
permit a person employed by the contractor to engage in work on an asbestos
project or to supervise persons engaging in such work unless each such person
and supervisor has successfully completed an approved asbestos safety program.
B.
No contractor shall commence work on any asbestos project
within the village prior to providing the Village Building Inspector with
satisfactory proof that all persons and supervisors engaging in work on such
asbestos project have successfully completed an approved asbestos safety program.
C.
Any person engaged in work on an asbestos project or
in the supervision of such work shall have in his or her possession at all
times during the work on the project satisfactory proof of the successful
completion of an approved asbestos safety program and shall, upon request,
provide such proof to the Village Building Inspector or to other appropriate
officials of the village.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be punishable
for each violation by a fine not to exceed $250 or by imprisonment for a period
not to exceed 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
