SECTION 380:50-5-5. Licensing of asbestos abatement contractors

  Licensing requirements for asbestos abatement contractors are as follows:

(1)   Applications shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the Commissioner. Submission of such application shall include a non-refundable one thousand five hundred dollar ($1,500.00) processing fee.

(2)   If a contractor's application is accepted, the contractor will be notified by the Commissioner and required to submit at that time the seven hundred fifty dollar ($750.00) license fee. If a contractor fails to provide all required documentation, the application will be denied.

(3)   The applicant shall designate a minimum of one, or a maximum of two, responsible parties to be named on the license. Such responsible parties shall have and maintain the training credentials required for licensing. Documentation of satisfactory completion of the required training and all subsequent refresher training shall accompany the application.

(A)   In the absence of such responsible party in the employee of the contractor, the contractor will not be allowed to perform asbestos abatement work in the State of Oklahoma.

(B)   The responsible party shall have successfully completed and shall have documentation provided for not fewer than two asbestos training courses. One such course shall be an asbestos abatement supervisor's course which fully meets the requirements of Section 380:50-6-3 and 380:50-6-8. The Commissioner shall maintain updated lists of additional training courses acceptable for licensing.

(C)   Responsible parties may be changed or added to the license at any time, by paying a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per change or addition. Documentation of satisfactory completion of required training and all applicable subsequent re fresher training shall be submitted.

(4)   Prior to issuance of the license, the contractor must have a respirator program meeting all requirements of OSHA or DOL, whichever is most stringent.

(5)   Licenses shall be issued for a period of one year.

(6)   No contractor may perform any asbestos abatement after expiration of the license.

(7)   License applicants must be of good character. Conviction for a felony by an applicant, if a proprietor or partner; by an officer, if a corporation; or by a responsible party, shall be grounds for denial of, or revocation of, a contractor's license.

(8)   The Commissioner may refuse to issue an asbestos abatement contractor's license to any applicant, if there are records of Notice of Violation (NOV) of NESHAPS regulations by the applicant, or any principal, partner, or officer of the applicant's firm or associated firms, as maintained by EPA.

[Source: Added at 9 Ok Reg 3309, eff 7-27-92; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3523, eff 9-14-01; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 848, eff 7-1-13; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 1721, eff 9-15-17]