Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) “Asbestos” means the asbestiform varieties of serpentine (chrysotile), riebeckite (crocidolite), cummingtonite-grunerite, anthophylite, and actinolite-tremolite as determined using the method specified in 40 C.F.R. Part 763, Subpart E, Appendix E, Section 1, Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM). (B) […]
Effective: January 1, 2018 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director of environmental protection shall, as the director determines necessary, adopt rules to carry out this chapter. The rules shall include all of the following: (1) Criteria and procedures for the […]
Effective: March 17, 1987 Latest Legislation: House Bill 589 – 116th General Assembly All evaluations for the purpose of assessing the health hazards associated with the presence of friable asbestos materials in order to determine the need for an asbestos hazard abatement project shall be conducted by an asbestos hazard evaluation specialist certified pursuant to […]
Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly (A) To qualify for an asbestos hazard abatement contractor’s license, a business entity or public entity shall meet the requirements of this section. (B) Each employee or agent of the business entity or public entity applying for a license who will come […]
Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall engage in any asbestos hazard abatement activities in this state unless licensed or certified pursuant to this chapter. (B) To apply for licensure as an asbestos hazard abatement contractor or certification […]
Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly No asbestos hazard abatement contractor shall enter into an agreement to perform any aspect of an asbestos hazard abatement project unless the agreement is written and contains at least all of the following: (A) A requirement that all persons working on the […]
Effective: October 9, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 263 – 133rd General Assembly (A) Within fifteen business days after receiving an application, the director of environmental protection shall acknowledge receipt of the application and notify the applicant of any deficiency in the application. Within sixty calendar days after receiving a completed application, including all additional […]
Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly (A) Prior to engaging in any asbestos hazard abatement project, an asbestos hazard abatement contractor shall do all of the following: (1) Prepare a written respiratory protection program as defined by the director of environmental protection pursuant to rule, and make the […]
Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly (A) An asbestos hazard abatement contractor engaging in any asbestos hazard abatement project shall, during the course of the project: (1) Conduct each project in a manner that is in compliance with the requirements the director of environmental protection adopts pursuant to […]
Effective: January 1, 2018 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) As a means of protecting the public, each asbestos hazard abatement contractor licensed under this chapter shall maintain records of all asbestos hazard abatement projects which the contractor performs and make these records available to the the director of environmental protection […]
Effective: January 1, 2018 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) No person other than the director of environmental protection shall conduct or offer to conduct any initial or review training course or examination required by this chapter unless that person is approved to sponsor the courses and examinations under this section. […]
Effective: January 1, 2018 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly Persons licensed, certified, or otherwise approved under the laws of another state to perform functions substantially similar to those of an asbestos hazard abatement contractor, asbestos hazard abatement specialist, asbestos hazard evaluation specialist, asbestos hazard abatement project designer, or asbestos hazard abatement […]
Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly Subject to section 3710.13 of the Revised Code, the director of environmental protection may deny, suspend, or revoke any license or certificate, or renewal thereof, if the licensee or certificate holder: (A) Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license […]
Effective: January 1, 2018 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) Before the director of environmental protection takes any action under section 3710.12 of the Revised Code, the director shall give the license applicant, licensee, or certificate holder against whom action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing. Except as otherwise provided […]
Effective: January 1, 2018 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) At the request of the director of environmental protection, the attorney general may commence a civil action for civil penalties and injunctions, in a court of common pleas, against any person who has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate […]
Effective: January 1, 2018 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly All civil and criminal penalties ordered pursuant to this chapter and paid as provided in the chapter, and all fees and other moneys collected pursuant to the chapter, shall be deposited in the non-title V clean air fund created in section 3704.035 […]
Effective: March 17, 1987 Latest Legislation: House Bill 589 – 116th General Assembly The provisions of this chapter shall not limit the administration and enforcement of the provisions set forth in Chapter 3704. of the Revised Code.
Effective: January 1, 2018 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) Where any person is certified or licensed by the director of environmental protection to engage in asbestos hazard abatement or evaluation activity pursuant to this chapter, the liability of that person when performing such activity in accordance with procedures established pursuant […]
Effective: October 8, 1992 Latest Legislation: House Bill 334 – 119th General Assembly This chapter does not apply to an electric light company, or the full-time employees of the electric light company, if the electric light company and the full-time employees of the electric light company are otherwise required to comply with all applicable standards […]
Effective: January 1, 2018 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the director of environmental protection shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with […]
