Ohio Admin. Code 3745-22-05 - Asbestos hazard abatement specialist application content, qualifications, standards of conduct
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(A) To
apply for certification as an asbestos hazard abatement specialist, a person
shall submit an application in accordance with rule
3745-22-03 of the Administrative
Code. The application for certification as an
asbestos hazard abatement specialist shall include
that includes the following:
(1) Name, last four digits of social security
number, date of birth, and mailing address of applicant.
(2) Employer name and mailing
address.
(3) Business and home
telephone numbers.
(4) Name and
location of asbestos training courses with attached copies of
certificates.
(5) Information
regarding any felony convictions under any state or federal law designated to
protect the environment.
(6) List
of any asbestos licenses or certifications the applicant holds or has held in
any other state.
(B) To
become certified and to maintain certification under this rule, an asbestos
hazard abatement specialist shall provide documentation that the applicant
meets the following criteria:
(1) Submittal of
a completed application on a form prescribed by the director.
(2) Payment of the fee required by rule
3745-22-03 of the Administrative
Code.
(3) Satisfactory completion
of a training course in the removal and abatement of asbestos hazards, approved
by the director pursuant to rule
3745-22-07 of the Administrative
Code.
(4) A passing score of at
least seventy per cent on an approved examination.
(5) For renewal of certification,
satisfactory completion of an annual refresher training course approved by the
director pursuant to section
3710.10 of the Revised Code and
rule 3745-22-07 of the Administrative
Code.
(C) Unless that
person is not supervising and providing oversight only, an asbestos hazard
abatement specialist engaging in any asbestos hazard abatement activity shall
do all of the following during the course
of the activity:
(1) Conduct each activity in
compliance with the decontamination procedures, project containment procedures,
and asbestos fiber containment methods established by Chapter 3745-20 of the
Administrative Code and regulations of the United States environmental
protection agency, 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M, and the United States occupational safety and health
administration, 29 CFR
Section 1926.1101, for business entities, or
by regulations of the United States environmental protection agency, 40 CFR
Part 763, Subpart G, for public entities.
(2) Ensure that workers possess proof of
valid certification, respirator fit test and physician's written opinion at all
times while at an activity site.
(3) Ensure that workers handle and dispose of
asbestos-containing materials and disposable clothing in a manner that will
prevent contamination or recontamination of the environment and the
public.
(4) Ensure that workers
properly utilize protective clothing and respiratory equipment and comply with
the applicable health and safety standards set forth in division (A) of section
3710.08 of the Revised Code and
this chapter.
(5) Ensure that there
is no smoking, eating, or drinking in the contained work area.
(D) An asbestos hazard abatement
specialist engaging in any asbestos hazard abatement activity shall do the
following:
(1) Accurately, truthfully and
competently perform and complete asbestos hazard abatement activities, reports,
records, and any other professional work performed by the asbestos hazard
abatement specialist in that capacity.
(2) Upon the request of the director, make
available all reports, records and any other professional work.
(3) Notify the director, in writing, within
five business days of making any change which would render the information in
the application for certification no longer accurate.
(4) Possess proof of valid certification,
respirator fit test, and physician's written opinion at all times while at an
activity site.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3710.02
Rule Amplifies: 3710.05, 3710.08
Prior Effective Dates: 11/04/1985, 10/06/1986, 03/23/1987 (Emer.), 07/20/1987, 02/01/1994, 09/19/2004, 11/13/2014,01/01/2018, 01/31/2021
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