1. (a) Registration required. A person must be registered as an asbestos abatement worker to perform asbestos abatement activities or loading or unloading of asbestos in a public building, including performing any maintenance, repair, installation, renovation, or cleaning that may dislodge, break, cut, abrade, or impinge on ACM.
2. (b) Registrant scope of practice. An asbestos abatement worker may perform asbestos abatement activities or O&M activities only while employed by a licensed asbestos abatement contractor or licensed asbestos operations and maintenance (O&M) contractor and supervised by a licensed asbestos abatement supervisor or licensed asbestos O&M supervisor.

3. (c) Registrant responsibilities. An asbestos abatement worker must:

   1. (1) comply with standards of operation, including the applicable EPA and OSHA regulations adopted by reference in §296.2 of this chapter (relating to Reference of Federal Standards);
   2. (2) comply with applicable OSHA requirements, including the requirements for the use of personal protective equipment;
   3. (3) comply with the requirements of §296.211 of this chapter (relating to General Requirements for Asbestos Abatement in a Public Building);
   4. (4) comply with the work practices required under §296.212 of this chapter (relating to Standard Asbestos Abatement Practices and Procedures in a Public Building);
   5. (5) comply with the restrictions and required work practices described in §296.213 of this chapter (relating to Asbestos Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Practices and Procedures for O&M Licensees in a Public Building) for SSSD O&M activities conducted under that section;

   6. (6) comply with the restrictions and required work practices described in:

      1. (A) §296.232 of this chapter (relating to Alternative Asbestos Abatement Practices and Procedures for Certain Nonfriable Asbestos-Containing Building Material (ACBM) in a Public Building);
      2. (B) §296.233 of this chapter (relating to Alternative Asbestos Practices and Procedures for Small Projects and Repetitive Tasks in a Public Building); and
      3. (C) §296.234 of this chapter (relating to Alternative Practices and Procedures for Removal of Whole Components of Intact Asbestos-Containing Material (ACM) in a Public Building) for activities conducted under these sections; and
   7. (7) cooperate with DSHS personnel during inspections and investigations, as required in §296.271 of this chapter (relating to Inspections and Investigations).

Source Note:The provisions of this §296.48 adopted to be effective July 8, 2021, 46 TexReg 3880.