Sec.20-440-5. Certification and employment as an asbestos abatement site supervisor or as an asbestos abatement worker

(a) No asbestos contractor or asbestos consultant shall employ or allow an individual to work as an asbestos abatement worker or asbestos abatement site supervisor unless such individual has:

(1) provided copies of the initial and most recent documents of accreditation; and

(2) provided a copy of the current certificate issued by the department.

(b) No individual shall provide services as an asbestos abatement site supervisor or as an asbestos abatement worker in this state without a certification to do so issued by the department. Applications for such certification shall be made to the department on forms provided by it, and shall contain such information regarding the applicant's qualifications as required in subsection (d)(1) of this section.

(c) Asbestos abatement, except for spot repairs, shall be performed by a certified asbestos abatement site supervisor or a certified asbestos abatement worker. Asbestos abatement site supervisors and asbestos abatement workers shall have initial and current certificates at the location where they are conducting work. Certification is valid for one year and expires on the same date as that of accreditation.

(d) The following provisions shall apply to the issuance of certificates to asbestos abatement site supervisors and asbestos abatement workers:

(1) Applicants shall make written application to the department using forms prescribed by the commissioner. Such application shall, as a minimum, require the following:

(A) Evidence that the applicant has successfully completed the training requirements as set forth in subsection 20-440-7(c) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Evidence shall be in the form of legible facsimiles of the original and when appropriate, current documents of accreditation in the appropriate discipline;

(B) A list of states in which the applicant currently holds or has held a license, certification, accreditation or approval for asbestos abatement work;

(C) The applicant's current residence address; and,

(D) A list of names and legal addresses of all asbestos contractors and asbestos consultants for whom the applicant has performed work the last three years.

(2) Scope of certification of an asbestos abatement site supervisor. Certification as an asbestos abatement site supervisor authorizes an individual to supervise any of the following activities with respect to friable ACM at a facility:

(A) a response action other than a spot repair activity;

(B) a maintenance activity that disturbs friable ACM other than a spot repair activity; and

(C) a response action for a major fiber release episode.

(3) Scope of certification of an asbestos abatement worker. Certification as an asbestos abatement worker authorizes an individual to carry out any of the following activities with respect to friable ACM at a facility:

(A) a response action other than a spot repair activity;

(B) a maintenance activity that disturbs friable ACM other than a spot repair activity; and

(C) a response action for a major fiber release episode.

(e) Reciprocity. The commissioner may issue a certificate under this section without examination to any individual who is certified in another state under a law that provides standards equal to or higher than those of Connecticut and who is not subject to any unresolved complaints or pending disciplinary actions, unless the application is otherwise subject to denial pursuant to section 19a-14(a)(6) of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(f) Change of residence address. Whenever any certified asbestos abatement supervisor, or certified asbestos abatement worker his residence address, he shall, within thirty days thereafter, notify the department of his new residence address.

(Effective February 9, 1989; Transferred and AmendedJune 4, 1999)