The purpose of this part is to:

1. (1) Protect public health and safety and the environment;
2. (2) Administer and enforce a program for the licensing of asbestos abatement contractors, asbestos abatement consultants, and training providers, and for the certification of air monitors, contractor/supervisors, inspectors, management planners, project designers, and workers in accordance with Arkansas Code § 20-27-1001 et seq.; and
3. (3) Establish and enforce standards for demolitions, renovations, and disposal of regulated asbestos-containing materials in order to reduce visible emission of asbestos-containing materials as provided by the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), 40 C.F.R pt. 61, and to establish standards for response actions.