Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) A contractor
must submit an application for a license on a DEQ-approved form and must
include the following:
(a) Documentation that
the contractor, or the contractor's employee representative, is a certified
supervisor;
(b) Certification that
the contractor has read and understands the applicable Oregon and federal rules
and regulations on asbestos abatement and agrees to comply with the rules and
regulations;
(c) A list of all
certificates or licenses, issued to the contractor by another jurisdiction,
that have been suspended or revoked during the past year, and a list of
asbestos-related enforcement actions taken against the contractor during the
past year;
(d) A list of additional
project supervisors for asbestos abatement projects and their certification
numbers;
(e) A summary of all
asbestos abatement projects the contractor conducted during the past 12 months;
and
(f) A license application
fee.
(2) DEQ will review
the application for completeness. If the application is incomplete, DEQ will
notify the applicant in writing of the deficiencies.
(3) DEQ will deny, in writing, a license to a
contractor who has not satisfied the license application
requirements.
(4) DEQ will issue a
license to the applicant after the license is approved.
(5) A license is valid for a period of 12
months. DEQ may extend the licenses pending DEQ's review of a renewal
application if applicant files the renewal application with DEQ no later than
60 days before the expiration date of the contractor's license.
(6) Renewals:
(a) License renewals must be applied for in
the same manner as required for the initial license;
(b) For renewal, the contractor or employee
representative must have a valid certified supervisor card; and
(c) The applicant must submit the complete
renewal application no later than 60 days before the license expiration
date.
(7) DEQ may
suspend or revoke a license if the licensee:
(a) Fraudulently obtains or attempts to
obtain a license;
(b) Fails at any
time to satisfy the qualifications for a license;
(c) Fails to meet an applicable state or
federal standard relating to asbestos abatement;
(d) Permits an untrained or uncertified
worker to work on an asbestos abatement project;
(e) Employs a worker who fails to comply with
applicable state or federal rules or regulations relating to asbestos
abatement;
(f) Fails to make
current certification cards readily available at worksites for inspection by
DEQ; or
(g) Fails to pay delinquent
application fees, notification fees, or civil penalty assessments.
(8) A contractor whose license has
been revoked may reapply for a license after demonstrating to DEQ that the
contractor has resolved the cause of the revocation.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468 & 468A
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
468A.707
