Section 326IAC18-1-4. Asbestos license; qualifications

   (a) In order to qualify for an initial asbestos license as an asbestos inspector, a person shall meet the following:

(1) Possess a high school degree or equivalent. Two (2) years of experience in one (1) or a combination of the following fields is equivalent to a high school degree:

(A) Asbestos inspection.

(B) Building construction.

(C) Building maintenance.

(D) General building inspection.

(2) Have attended an approved initial training course for asbestos inspection and received a passing score on the written examination for such course.

  (b) In order to qualify for an initial asbestos license as an asbestos management planner, a person shall meet the following:

(1) Possess an associate's, bachelor's, or graduate degree in architecture, industrial hygiene, engineering, building system design, or a related field of study. One (1) year of experience in one (1) or more of the following fields and possession of a high school degree or equivalent, as provided in subsection (a)(1), may substitute for the required associate's, bachelor's, or graduate degree:

(A) Planning, supervision, or cost estimation of building construction.

(B) Planning, supervision, or cost estimation of asbestos projects.

(C) Asbestos inspection.

(D) General building inspection.

(2) Have attended an approved initial training course for asbestos inspection and an approved training course for asbestos management planning and received passing scores on the written examinations for such courses.

  (c) In order to qualify for an initial asbestos license as an asbestos project designer, a person shall meet the following:

(1) Possess an associate's, bachelor's, or graduate degree in architecture, industrial hygiene, engineering, building system design, or a related field of study. One (1) year of experience in one (1) or more of the following fields and possession of a high school degree or equivalent, as provided in subsection (a)(1), may substitute for the required associate's, bachelor's, or graduate degree:

(A) Planning, supervision, or cost estimation of building construction.

(B) Planning, supervision, or cost estimation of asbestos projects.

(C) Asbestos inspection.

(D) General building inspection.

(2) Have attended an approved initial training course for asbestos project design and received a passing score on the written examination for such course.

  (d) In order to qualify for an initial asbestos license as an asbestos project supervisor, a person shall meet the following:

(1) Have a minimum of six (6) months of experience as an asbestos project supervisor or as an asbestos worker.

(2) Have attended an approved initial training course for asbestos project supervision and received a passing score on the written examination for such course.

  (e) In order to qualify for an initial asbestos license as an asbestos worker, a person shall have attended an approved initial training course for asbestos workers or an approved initial training course for asbestos project supervisors and received a passing score on the written examination for such course.

  (f) In order to qualify for an initial asbestos license as an asbestos contractor, a person shall meet the following:

(1) Possess proof of financial responsibility with a current certificate of insurance documenting that the contractor carries asbestos liability insurance in the amount of at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the implementation of asbestos projects. The company offering insurance coverage must be recognized or licensed by the Indiana department of insurance to provide asbestos coverage. The contractor shall notify the department in writing within five (5) working days of any change in the status of the contractor's financial responsibility.

(2) Have attended an approved initial training course for an asbestos project supervisor or an asbestos removal contractor and received a passing score on the written examination for such course. A contractor may designate an employee to fulfill the training requirements in this subdivision and in section 6(a)(2) of this rule. The contractor shall notify the department in writing if the contractor transfers the designated status to another employee within five (5) working days of the transfer. Such written notification shall include the name of the newly designated employee and evidence of that person's successful completion of training requirements in this subdivision and in section 6(a)(2) of this rule.

(3) Demonstrate that the contractor is competent in the field of asbestos project implementation.

(4) The department shall be listed as a certificate holder on the insurance certificate.

  (g) Any individual who has had an eighteen (18) month time lapse between any two (2) training courses of the same discipline shall be required to attend an initial training course for the discipline in which he or she is seeking licensing. (Air Pollution Control Division; 326 IAC 18-1-4; filed Sep 23, 1988, 1:45 p.m.: 12 IR 270; filed Jul 6, 1989, 1:15 p.m.: 12 IR 2026; filed Jul 19, 1990, 4:50 p.m.: 13 IR 2112; filed Jul 5, 1995, 10:00 a.m.: 18 IR 2743; filed May 12, 1998, 9:15 a.m.: 21 IR 3751; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:20 p.m.: 24 IR 1477; filed Feb 14, 2005, 11:15 a.m.: 28 IR 2025)