As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:
- (1) "Accreditation" means a certificate issued by the department that permits a person to work in an asbestos-related occupation.
- (2) "Asbestos" means asbestiform varieties of chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, anthophyllite, tremolite, or actinolite.
- (3) "Asbestos project" means the encapsulation, enclosure, removal, repair, renovation, placement in new construction, demolition of asbestos in a building or other structure, or the transportation or disposal of asbestos-containing waste. The term does not include a project that involves less than 10 square feet in surface area or 3 linear feet of pipe.
- (4) "Asbestos-related occupation" means an inspector, management planner, project designer, contractor, supervisor, or worker for an asbestos project.
- (5) "Department" means the department of environmental quality provided for in 2-15-3501.
- (6) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, sole proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, state or municipal agency, political subdivision of the state, or any other entity.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 581, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 179, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 309, L. 2015.