Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Every
application for certification as either a lead evaluation contractor or a lead
abatement contractor, or both, shall be made on the appropriate form prescribed
by the Commissioner and shall be accompanied by a nonreturnable fee of $ 2,518.
In the case of firms seeking certification to perform both evaluation and
abatement work, two fees shall be paid.
1.
Business firms applying to perform abatement on both buildings and
superstructures may submit one application for both. Certified business firms
wishing to add steel structures to their certification may do so by submitting
such documentation as may be required by the Department, including a listing of
the New Jersey Department of Health certified workers and supervisors in the
superstructures disciplines, information concerning their training and
refresher training, their ability to use different types of equipment,
experience of the firm and of its workers and supervisors in the field of lead
abatement, and information concerning any activities that might create a
conflict of interest, as defined at
N.J.A.C.
5:17-2.2. No separate application or
application fee shall be required to add superstructures to a contractor's
certification for lead evaluation or abatement.
(b) Every application for certification shall
include the following:
1. The full name and
address of the business. In the case of a corporation, the name entered on the
application shall be the same as that registered with the Secretary of State.
In all cases, the address entered on the application shall be the street
number, street name, municipality, the post office serving the property, if
different from the municipality, and the zip code, of the location of the
primary office of the applicant's business organization. In no case shall the
address be only the address of an agent or only a post office box. It shall, in
all cases, be the address at which the proprietor, or the designated
representative of the business organization who is certified by the Department
of Health in accordance with
section
3 of
P.L.
1993, c.288 (N.J.S.A.
26:2Q-3) and is responsible for compliance
with P.L.
1993, c.288 can usually be found;
2. The name and address of an agent upon whom
service upon the business organization may be made within the State of New
Jersey. The agent shall be either an individual who is a resident of the State
of New Jersey or a corporation maintaining an office within the State of New
Jersey; 3. The business organization's telephone number;
4. The business organization's Federal
Taxpayer Identification Number and New Jersey Unemployment Insurance Number, if
any;
5. The name, address and home
telephone number, and date of birth of each person having at least a 10 percent
ownership interest in the business organization;
6. Information concerning the experience of
the applicant, and of the person certified by the Department of Health and
designated as being responsible for compliance with
P.L.
1993, c.288, in the State of New Jersey, including
the number of years in the lead evaluation and/or lead abatement business and
the municipalities in which such business has been carried on during the three
years immediately preceding the date of application;
7. A list of the employees who will be
involved in performing evaluation or abatement tasks, together with their New
Jersey Department of Health Certification Number and the discipline(s) in which
they are certified;
8. Any criminal
convictions against the business or against any person having an interest in
the business and the disposition thereof; and
9. Proof of insurance as follows: a minimum
of $ 1 million in commercial general liability coverage written on an
occurrence basis without a sunset clause or provision by an entity admitted or
otherwise approved to write policies in New Jersey by the New Jersey Department
of Insurance and with an "A" or better rating from A.M. Best. Insurance
coverage meeting this requirement shall be in effect during the entire time
that a contractor remains certified and cannot be allowed to lapse.
i. For purposes of submitting the application
for certification, a copy of the policy cover sheet showing the contractor
name, the policy number, the effective dates, the amount of coverage and the
name of the entity issuing the policy shall be accepted as proof of
insurance.
ii. Existing insurance
policies written by entities that have at least a "C plus" rating from A.M.
Best shall be accepted as meeting this requirement; provided that, upon
expiration of that policy or upon renewal of the contractor's certification,
whichever occurs first, the contractor shall obtain insurance that meets the
requirements in (b)9 above.
(c) Each applicant for certification shall
disclose in the application any relationship with any other business
organization engaged in lead evaluation and/or lead abatement or in the supply
of goods, services or materials for lead evaluation or abatement or in any
other work for which a permit is required pursuant to the Uniform Construction
Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, and shall further disclose all interests of any officer,
partner, director, shareholder or employee in any other business organization
engaged in lead evaluation and/or lead abatement or in the supply of goods,
services or materials for lead evaluation or abatement or in any other work for
which a permit is required pursuant to the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C.
5:23.
