Projects including demolition could involve other 
hazardous materials such as lead paint and asbestos. 
Given the remodeler’s exposure under federal law, 
it is prudent to generate and maintain documentation
of disposal steps. Contractors only need to look as 
far as the required sealing, bagging and wrapping
requirements of the RRP laws and follow those 
procedures. 
While general rules applying to RRP Lead Safe
Renovation disposal allow bagged and sealed debris
to be put to the curb for regular residential garbage
pickup, confirming all the requirements in the local
municipalities is the smart way to determine the best
disposal procedures for your window replacement
work.
OSHA Rules
If you are not familiar with OSHA rules and 
regulations, they will apply to many jobs- especially
jobs where work is done is done above 6 feet above
ground.
1926.252(a) Whenever materials are 
dropped more than 20 feet to any point lying outside
the exterior walls of the building, an enclosed chute
of wood, or equivalent material, shall be used. For 
the purpose of this paragraph, an enclosed chute is 
a slide, closed in on all sides, through which material
is moved from a high place to a lower one.
1926.252(b) When debris is dropped 
through holes in the floor without the use of chutes,
the area onto which the material is dropped shall be
completely enclosed with barricades not less than 42
inches high and not less than 6 feet back from the
projected edge of the opening above. Signs warning of
the hazard of falling materials shall be posted at each
level. Removal shall not be permitted in this lower
area until debris handling ceases above.
1926.252(c) All scrap lumber, waste 
material, and rubbish shall be removed from the
immediate work area  as the work progresses.
1926.252(d) Disposal of waste material 
or debris by burning shall comply with local 
fire regulations.
1926.252(e) All solvent waste, oily rags, 
and flammable liquids shall be kept in fire resistant
covered containers until removed from work site.
Most window and door replacement is a small 
renovation, with minimal debris other than the old
window sash and frame. Using heavy-duty contractor
bags for the discarded parts and components that
can’t be recycled or sold when properly sealed, will 
be adequate for disposal
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