Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
[Comment: For dates of non-regulatory government publications,
publications of recognized organizations and associations, federal rules, and
federal statutory provisions referenced in this rule, please see paragraph (Z)
of rule 3745-22-01 of the Administrative
Code, "referenced materials."]
(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 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 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.