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materials contaminated with asbestos including disposable equipment and clothing.
(40 CFR 61.141)
Category I nonfriable
Asbestos -containing packings, gaskets, resilient floor covering, and asphalt roofing
ACM
products containing more than 1 percent asbestos as determined using the method
specified in appendix E, subpart E, 40 CFR part 763, section 1, Polarized Light
Microscopy. (40 CFR 61.141)
Category II nonfriable
Any material, excluding Category I nonfriable ACM,-containing more than 1 percent
ACM
asbestos as determined using the methods specified in appendix E, subpart E, 40 CFR
part 763, section 1, Polarized Light Microscopy that, when dry, cannot be crumbled,
pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure. (40 CFR 61.141)
Common area
A portion of a building that is generally accessible to all occupants.
Such an area may include, but is not limited to, hallways, stairways,
laundry and recreational rooms, playgrounds, community centers,
garages, and boundary fences. (40 CFR 745.223)
Component or component
Unique design or structural elements or element systems of a building, that are
system
distinguished from each other by form, function, and location. These include interior
and exterior components or component systems.
Data Quality Objective
The qualitative and quantitative statements, guidelines, and requirements presented in
paragraphs 2.2 and 2.3 of this SOW that clarify study objectives, define the
appropriate type of data, and specify the tolerance levels of potential errors that will be
used as the basis for establishing the quality of the data needed to support decisions.
See EM 200-1-2 Appendix G DQO Attainment Verification Worksheet for further
refinement of the DQO definition.
Distinct painting history
The application history, as indicated by its visual appearance or a record of
application, over time, of paint or other surface coatings to a component or room. (40
CFR 745.223)
Friable asbestos material
Any material containing more than 1 percent asbestos as determined using the method
specified in appendix E, subpart E, 40 CFR part 763 section 1, Polariz ed Light
Microscopy, that, when dry, can be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by
hand pressure. If the asbestos content is less than 10 percent as determined by a
method other than point counting by PLM, verify the asbestos content by point
counting using PLM. (40 CFR 61.141)
Functional space
A room, group of rooms, or homogeneous area (including crawl spaces or the space
between a dropped ceiling and the floor or roof deck above), such as classroom(s), a
cafeteria, gymnasium, hallway(s), designated by a person accredited to prepare
management plans, design abatement projects, or conduct response actions.
(40 CFR 763.83)
HALO
The DA's Hazardous Asbestos and Lead Optimal Management System, which is a
management system designed to track lead hazards and actions taken in response to
identified lead hazards.
QA
Quality assurance; defined by NLLAP as an "integrated system of
activities involving planning, QC, quality assessment, reporting, and
quality improvement to ensure that a product or service m ets defined
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standards of quality within a state level of confidence." (NLLAP LQSR
Revision 2.0 (August 1, 1996))
QC
Quality control; defined by NLLAP as the "overall system of technical
activities whose purpose is to measure and control the quality of a
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