The asbestos health hazard abatement program is established in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to coordinate efforts of state departments and agencies to abate asbestos health hazards in schools in the state. The program applies to all work in public schools and the University of Alaska involving (1) demolition, removal, encapsulation, salvage, repair, […]
In order to abate asbestos health hazards from public schools and from the University of Alaska, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall (1) in a school district or regional educational attendance area that has not complied with Environmental Protection Agency asbestos regulations (40 C.F.R. Part 763), inspect school buildings to determine the presence […]
To assist in implementing the asbestos health hazard abatement program, the Department of Education and Early Development shall (1) cooperate with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, school districts, and regional educational attendance areas to ensure inspection of public schools for asbestos health hazards and to ensure that identified asbestos health hazards are abated; […]
To assist in implementing the asbestos health hazard abatement program, each city or borough school district and each regional educational attendance area shall (1) maintain records of all inspections, including sample dates, location, condition, and analysis of materials; (2) notify school personnel of the location of asbestos materials and ways to reduce exposure; (3) notify […]
A school district or regional educational attendance area that receives a state grant for the abatement of asbestos health hazards in schools shall repay the grant from any money the district or the regional educational attendance area recovers from asbestos manufacturers or other parties in a claim for damages arising from the use of asbestos […]
