SECTION 380:50-5-10. Licensing of AHERA asbestos inspectors

  Licensing requirements for AHERA asbestos inspectors are as follows:

(1)   Inspection for asbestos-containing materials in any facility under the jurisdiction of Title 40, Sections 450 through 456 shall be performed only by persons who are licensed as AHERA inspectors by the Oklahoma Department of Labor.

(2)   AHERA inspectors shall be licensed as a special category of asbestos worker and shall have completed a 24-class-hour course for AHERA Inspectors and all subsequent asbestos inspector refresher training which fully meet the requirements of Sections 380:50-6-4 and 380:50-6-9.

(3)   Applications shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the Commissioner.

(4)   The license fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) per year.

(5)   The license shall be issued in the name of the individual applicant.

(6)   The license shall be issued for a period not to exceed one year and shall expire concurrently with the asbestos training and subsequent refresher training. There will be no grace period wherein an inspector will be allowed to work with an expired license.

(7)   Any inspector who has not taken the required AHERA inspector refresher training course within two years of the previous Inspector training or refresher course, shall repeat the AHERA inspector training requirements of Sections 380:50-6-4 and 380:50-6-9.

(8)   License cards shall be available at the job site for inspection by the Department of Labor.

[Source: Added at 9 Ok Reg 3309, eff 7-27-92; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3523, eff 9-14-01; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1887, eff 7-1-10; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 1721, eff 9-15-17]