Certification criteria for clandestine laboratory remediation contractors
Arkansas Code § 8-7-1304; Arkansas Code § 8-7-1402
(a) Persons seeking certification as a clandestine laboratory remediation contractor shall maintain the following information for all employees who perform decontamination and/or cleanup work of former clandestine laboratories:
- (1) Copy of a current United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration forty-hour HAZWOPER training certificate, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.120(e), or copy of a current HAZWOPER eight-hour refresher certificate if it has been over twelve (12) months since the initial training; and
(2) Documentation of successful completion of an eight-hour training course approved by the Division of Environmental Quality that encompasses the following areas:
- (A) Clandestine drug laboratory site remediation best standards and practices;
- (B) Hazardous and precautionary measures for initial and subsequent entry into a clandestine drug laboratory site;
- (C) Preparation of the work plan for remediation of a clandestine drug laboratory;
- (D) Typical manufacturing methods for controlled substances;
- (E) Chemical and physical hazards of a clandestine drug laboratory;
- (F) Typical flammable, combustible, corrosive, and reactive materials used in a clandestine drug laboratory;
- (G) Sampling waste from the remediation of a clandestine drug laboratory;
- (H) Preparing the final report on the remediation of a clandestine drug laboratory;
- (I) Potential sharps and biohazards at a clandestine drug laboratory;
- (J) Proper handling and disposal of wastes from the remediation of a clandestine drug laboratory; and
- (K) Other potential hazards or dangers that can be associated with a clandestine drug laboratory; and
- (3) Supervisory personnel, in addition to the eligibility requirements of subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) of this section, shall comply with United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration HAZWOPER supervisor training requirements of 29 C.F.R. § 1910.120(e).
- (b) The division may request and review additional information about the applicant or application in order to properly process the application.
- (c) Upon demonstration of compliance with the criteria, the applicant shall be eligible for certification and listing as a certified clandestine laboratory remediation contractor under this part.