Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Subpart
B applies to licensing of asbestos workers, supervisors, inspectors, management
planners, project designers, project managers and air sampling professionals.
Section 20(b) of the Commercial and Public Building Asbestos Abatement Act
[225 ILCS
207/20(b) ] requires only
contractors, workers, supervisors, inspectors and project designers to be
licensed by the Department to perform project activities in commercial and
public buildings. Licensure is required for persons performing project
activities in excess of 3 square feet or 3 linear feet, as required by Section
35 of the Commercial and Public Building Asbestos Abatement Act. Employees of
the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Illinois Capital Development
Board, and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency are exempt from
licensure fees when licenses are used only for purposes related to their agency
employment.
b) Asbestos worker
licenses expire on February 1 of each year, except that licenses issued after
October 31 shall expire one year after the next February 1. Asbestos project
supervisor, inspector, management planner, project designer, project manager
and air sampling professional licenses expire on May 15 of each year except
that licenses issued after January 15 shall expire one year after the next May
15. License applicants shall:
1) Be at least
18 years of age.
2) Submit a
completed and signed application form provided by the Department. Address
changes shall be submitted in writing.
3) Submit two 1" X 1" photographs (head and
shoulders only) for proper identification of the licensee. The photographs
shall be original, clear, current, and color pictures of the applicant with the
name printed on the back.
4) Meet
the certificate accreditation requirements of subsection (j) of this
Section.
5) Meet the specific
requirements for licensure contained in subsections (c) through (i), as
relevant.
c) License
requirements for an asbestos worker.
1)
Submit a $25 application fee.
2)
Successfully complete a Department accredited asbestos worker initial training
course or IDPH accredited initial contractor/supervisor training course. If the
initial course certificate has expired, the applicant shall successfully
complete the same type (worker or contractor/supervisor) of IDPH accredited
refresher course as the initial course.
d) License requirements for an asbestos
supervisor.
1) Submit a $75 application
fee.
2) Submit written verification
of a minimum of 2,080 hours experience as a licensed asbestos worker.
3) Successfully complete a Department
accredited contractor/supervisor initial training course. If the initial course
certificate has expired, the applicant shall successfully complete a Department
accredited contractor/supervisor refresher course.
e) License requirements for an asbestos
inspector.
1) Submit a $50 application
fee.
2) Submit written verification
of a minimum of 1,040 hours of experience inspecting buildings for
asbestos-containing building materials, or a minimum of 3,120 hours of
experience in direct planning of construction projects and/or construction
project inspection.
3) Successfully
complete a Department accredited inspector initial training course. If the
initial course certificate has expired, the applicant shall successfully
complete a Department accredited inspector refresher course.
f) License requirements for an
asbestos management planner.
1) Submit a $50
application fee.
2) Successfully
complete IDPH accredited inspector and management planner initial training
courses. If the initial course certificates have expired, the applicant shall
successfully complete IDPH accredited inspector and management planner
refresher courses.
3) Submit a
current copy of either an Illinois Architecte License, an Illinois Professional
Engineer License, an Illinois Structural Engineer License, or an Illinois
Industrial Hygienist License; or
4)
Submit a copy of a transcript and evidence of completion of a Bachelor's Degree
or higher in architecture, engineering, mathematics or science, and meet the
experience requirements of a licensed inspector; or
5) Submit a copy of a transcript and evidence
of completion of a Bachelor's Degree and written verification of 2,080 hours of
experience in asbestos inspections, project management, project design or other
asbestos management and control activities.
g) License requirements for an asbestos
project designer.
1) Submit a $50 application
fee.
2) Submit a current copy of
either an Illinois Architecte License, an Illinois Professional Engineer
License, an Illinois Structural Engineer License, or an Illinois Industrial
Hygienist License.
3) Successfully
complete a Department accredited initial project designer training course. If
the initial course certificate has expired, the applicant shall successfully
complete a Department accredited project designer refresher course.
h) License requirements for an
asbestos project manager.
1) Submit a $50
application fee.
2) Submit written
verification of 2,080 hours of on-site work experience in building construction
projects or 520 hours of on-site work experience assisting a licensed project
manager on asbestos abatement projects.
3) Successfully complete a Department
accredited contractor/supervisor initial training course. If the initial course
certificate has expired, the applicant shall successfully complete a Department
accredited contractor/supervisor refresher course.
i) License requirements for an asbestos air
sampling professional.
1) Submit a $50
application fee.
2) Submit a
certificate of successful completion of the NIOSH course #582 "Sampling and
Evaluating Airborne Asbestos Dust" or a course equivalent in length and
content.
3) Submit a copy of a
transcript and evidence of obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in the life,
environmental or physical sciences or in engineering and written verification
of 520 hours on-site experience in general indoor air pollution sampling; or a
copy of an Illinois Industrial Hygienist License; or written verification of
2080 hours on-site experience in air sampling for asbestos on abatement
projects under the supervision of a licensed Air Sampling
Professional.
j)
Certificate accreditation requirements.
All applicants for licensure shall successfully complete a
training course accredited by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Licensees are required to maintain current accreditation in the discipline for
which they are licensed. If the accreditation expires, the license shall
automatically expire concurrently therewith and without notice. In order for
the current license to be reinstated, the applicant shall successfully complete
a Department accredited refresher course. Updates of refresher courses will be
made electronically to the licensee's file through information from class lists
submitted to the Department by the IDPH accredited training course providers.
Certificates of training from Illinois accredited training course providers for
renewal applicants do not need to be submitted to the Department unless
specifically requested by the Department. A refresher course shall be completed
annually. If a course certificate has been expired for more than one year from
the expiration date, the applicant shall retake a Department accredited initial
training course. It is the licensee's responsibility to keep the course
certificates current and maintain copies of all certificates for their use. The
Department shall verify, within 30 days, the successful completion of a
Department accredited training course by the license applicant with the IDPH
accredited training course provider before the license is issued.
k) Renewal of licenses.
1) All renewal applicants shall submit a
completed and signed renewal application form provided by the Department and
two 1" X 1" photographs (head and shoulders only). The photographs shall be
original, clear, current, and color pictures of the applicant with the name
printed on the back.
2) All renewal
applicants shall have successfully completed a current refresher course in the
same discipline as their initial course and meet the requirements of subsection
(j) of this Section.
3) An asbestos
worker renewal applicant shall submit a $25 renewal application fee. If a
renewal application fee is received after December 31, the applicant shall pay
a late fee of $15 in addition to the renewal fee of $25.
4) An asbestos supervisor renewal applicant
shall submit a $75 renewal application fee. If the renewal application is
received after April 15, the applicant shall pay a $15 late fee in addition to
the renewal fee of $75.
5) A
renewal applicant for asbestos inspector, management planner, project designer,
project manager or air sampling professional licenses shall submit a $50
renewal application fee per license discipline. If a renewal application fee is
received after April 15, the applicant shall pay a $15 late fee for each
discipline in addition to the $50 renewal fee for each discipline.
6) If a management planner, project designer
or air sampling professional is initially licensed with an Illinois
Architectural License, an Illinois Professional Engineer's License, an Illinois
Structural Engineer's License, or an Illinois Industrial Hygienist's License,
the applicant shall submit a current copy of such license.
7) If a project designer initially qualified
for licensure with an Industrial Hygienist Certificate, the licensee shall
submit a current Illinois Industrial Hygienist License.
l) Reinstatement of licenses. An applicant
whose license has been expired for more than one year may apply to the
Department for reinstatement. The applicant shall:
1) Submit a completed and signed application
form provided by the Department.
2)
Submit two 1" X 1" photographs of the applicant (head and shoulders only). The
photographs shall be original, clear, current and color pictures with the name
printed on the back.
3) Meet the
accreditation requirements of subsection (j) of this Section.
4) Asbestos workers shall submit an initial
application fee of $25 plus a reinstatement fee of $50. Supervisors shall
submit an initial application fee of $75 plus a reinstatement fee of $150.
Inspectors, management planners, project designers, project managers, and air
sampling professionals shall submit an initial application fee of $50 plus a
reinstatement fee of $100 per type of license.
m) Duplicate license requirements. The
applicant shall submit a written request for a duplicate license, a $15 fee,
and a 1" X 1" photograph of the applicant. The photograph shall be an original,
clear, current and color picture with the name printed on the back. A duplicate
license will not be issued if the IDPH accredited training course certificate
has expired.
n) Reciprocity. Out of
state residents applying for initial licensure in Illinois may receive
reciprocity by submitting USEPA or other state accredited initial training
course certificates and meeting the license requirements of this Section. If
the initial course certificates are expired, the applicant shall also submit
refresher course certificates for all preceding years. Reciprocity of
Architectural and Engineering licenses are under the jurisdiction of the
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.
o) While conducting asbestos work which
requires a license, the current course certificate and the license original
shall be in the person's possession at the work site. (A clear copy of the
certificate may be substituted for the original certificate, but the license
shall not be a copy.)