Michigan Laws 338.3207 – Asbestos abatement contractor; license required; exception
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 338.3207
- Asbestos: means a group of naturally occurring minerals that separate into fibers, including chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, anthophyllite, tremolite, and actinolite. See Michigan Laws 338.3103
- Asbestos abatement project: means any activity involving persons working directly with the demolition, renovation, or encapsulation of friable asbestos materials. See Michigan Laws 338.3103
- Business entity: means a person, partnership, firm, association, corporation, sole proprietorship, public or private agency, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 338.3103
- Demolition: means the razing or taking out of any load-supporting structural member and any related removing or stripping of friable asbestos materials. See Michigan Laws 338.3103
- Department: means the department of consumer and industry services. See Michigan Laws 338.3103
- License: means an authorization issued by the department upon recommendation by the board for demolition, renovation, encapsulation, or removal of asbestos. See Michigan Laws 338.3103
- Renovation: means the removal or stripping of friable asbestos materials used on any pipe, duct, boiler, tank, reactor, turbine, furnace, or structural member. See Michigan Laws 338.3103
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), an asbestos abatement contractor shall not engage in any activity involving the demolition, renovation, or encapsulation of friable asbestos materials without first receiving a license from the department.
(2) The licensing requirement of subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following if engaged in an asbestos abatement project that is incidental to the primary licensed trade and involves not more than 160 square feet or 260 linear feet of friable asbestos materials:
(a) A business entity licensed under article 7 of the skilled trades regulation act, MCL 339.5701 to 339.5739.
(b) A business entity licensed under article 8 of the skilled trades regulation act, MCL 339.5801 to 339.5819.
(c) A business entity licensed under article 11 of the skilled trades regulation act, MCL 339.6101 to 339.6133.
(d) A business entity licensed as a residential builder or a residential maintenance and alteration contractor under article 24 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.2401 to 339.2412.