N.Y. Labor Law § 906: Regulations

§ 906. Regulations. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and

regulations as shall be necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes

and provisions of this article and to comply with the requirements of

the Federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act and any other

applicable federal standards. Such regulations shall include but not be

limited to (1) standards for asbestos projects including methods of

removing, encapsulating, enclosing or disturbing friable asbestos and

standards for any handling of asbestos material which may result in the

creation of friable asbestos or any handling of asbestos material that

may result in the release of asbestos fibers, as shall be necessary to

protect the public health and safety and shall include regulations which

will permit such disturbance that results from actions that are

necessary to abate an emergency which poses an immediate threat to

safety or the public health; (2) standards for asbestos projects and

in-plant operations setting licensing and certification requirements;

and (3) standards for asbestos projects and in-plant operations setting

goal air monitoring and clearance requirements, including those

necessary to insure that asbestos work is properly designated as an

in-plant operation as defined in subdivision twelve of section nine

hundred one of this chapter.