Indiana Administrative Code
Title 326 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
Article 18 - ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT
Rule 2.1 - Asbestos Licenses
Section 2.1-2 - Asbestos license qualifications
Universal Citation: 326 IN Admin Code 2.1-2
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-17-3-4; IC 13-17-3-11; IC 13-17-6
Affected: IC 13-17
Sec. 2.
(a) A person applying for an asbestos license must:
(1)
meet the qualifications in this section applicable to the discipline for which
the person is applying; or
(2) if a
person seeking an initial asbestos license has attended and passed an
examination at a U.S. EPA-approved training course outside of Indiana, attend
and pass the examination for an Indiana-approved refresher course in the
discipline for which the person is applying.
(b) To qualify for an initial Indiana inspector license, a person shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Possess a high school degree, high school
equivalency diploma, or two (2) years of experience in one (1) or a combination
of the following fields:
(A) Asbestos
inspection.
(B) Building
construction.
(C) Building
maintenance.
(D) General building
inspection.
(2) Have
attended an approved initial inspector training course and received a passing
score on the written examination for the course.
(c) To qualify for an initial Indiana management planner license, a person shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Possess at least one (1) of the
following:
(A) An associate, bachelor's, or
graduate degree in:
(i)
architecture;
(ii) industrial
hygiene;
(iii)
engineering;
(iv) building system
design; or
(v) a related field of
study.
(B) A high school
degree or equivalent as described in subsection (b)(1), and one (1) year of
experience in one (1) or more of the following fields:
(i) Planning, supervision, or cost estimation
of building construction.
(ii)
Planning, supervision, or cost estimation of asbestos projects.
(iii) Asbestos inspection.
(iv) General building inspection.
(2) Have attended an
approved initial inspector training course and an approved management planner
training course and received passing scores on the written examinations for the
courses.
(d) To qualify for an initial Indiana project designer license, a person shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Possess at least
one (1) of the following:
(A) An associate,
bachelor's, or graduate degree in:
(i)
architecture;
(ii) industrial
hygiene;
(iii)
engineering;
(iv) building system
design; or
(v) a related field of
study.
(B) A high school
degree or equivalent as described in subsection (b)(1), and one (1) year of
experience in one (1) or more of the following fields:
(i) Planning, supervision, or cost estimation
of building construction.
(ii)
Planning, supervision, or cost estimation of asbestos projects.
(iii) Asbestos inspection.
(iv) General building inspection.
(2) Have attended an
approved initial project designer training course and received a passing score
on the written examination for the course.
(e) To qualify for an initial Indiana project supervisor license, a person shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Possess a minimum of six (6) months of
experience as a project supervisor or as a worker.
(2) Have attended an approved initial project
supervisor training course and received a passing score on the written
examination for the course.
(f) To qualify for an initial Indiana worker license, a person shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Have attended an approved initial worker
or project supervisor training course.
(2) Have received a passing score on the
written examination for the course.
(g) To qualify for an initial asbestos abatement contractor license, a person shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Meet the following financial
responsibility requirements:
(A) The asbestos
abatement contractor shall possess proof of financial responsibility with a
current certificate of insurance documenting that the asbestos abatement
contractor carries asbestos liability insurance in the amount of at least five
hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the implementation of asbestos
projects.
(B) The company offering
insurance coverage must be recognized or licensed by the Indiana department of
insurance to provide asbestos coverage.
(C) The department must be listed as a
certificate holder on the insurance certificate.
(D) The asbestos abatement contractor shall
notify the department in writing within five (5) working days of any change in
the status of the asbestos abatement contractor's financial
responsibility.
(2) Meet
the following training requirements:
(A) The
asbestos abatement contractor shall:
(i) have
attended an approved initial training course for project supervisor or asbestos
abatement contractor and received a passing score on the written examination
for the course; or
(ii) designate
an employee to fulfill the training requirements in this subdivision and in
section 4(a)(2) of this rule and notify the department of the name of the
designated employee.
(B)
The asbestos abatement contractor shall notify the department in writing if the
asbestos abatement contractor transfers the designated status to another
employee within five (5) working days of the transfer.
(C) The written notification must include the
name of the newly designated employee and evidence that the person successfully
completed the training requirements in this subdivision and in section 4(a)(2)
of this rule.
(3)
Demonstrate that the asbestos abatement contractor is competent in the field of
asbestos project implementation as provided in section 3(b)(5) of this rule.
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