Missouri Laws 643.232 – Asbestos abatement contractor required to register annually, qualifications ..
1. All asbestos abatement contractors prior to engaging in asbestos abatement projects shall:
(1) Register with the department and reregister annually as provided by rule;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 643.232
- Asbestos: the asbestiform varieties of chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite, anthophyllite, tremolite and actinolite. See Missouri Laws 643.020
- Asbestos abatement: the encapsulation, enclosure or removal of asbestos-containing materials in or from a building or air contaminant source, or preparation of friable asbestos-containing material prior to demolition. See Missouri Laws 643.020
- Asbestos abatement projects: an activity undertaken to encapsulate, enclose or remove one hundred sixty square feet or two hundred sixty linear feet or thirty-five cubic feet or more of regulated asbestos-containing materials from buildings and other air contaminant sources, or to demolish buildings and other air contaminant sources containing one hundred sixty square feet or two hundred sixty linear feet or thirty-five cubic feet or more of regulated asbestos-containing materials. See Missouri Laws 643.020
- Competent person: as defined in the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) standard 29 C. See Missouri Laws 643.020
- Department: the department of natural resources of the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 643.020
- Director: the director of the department of natural resources. See Missouri Laws 643.020
- Person: any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, or public or private corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision, or any agency, board, department, or bureau of the state or federal government, or any other legal entity whatever which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties. See Missouri Laws 643.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) Submit an application for registration on a form developed by the department;
(3) Use only those individuals that have been certified or trained in accordance with sections 643.225 to 643.250.
2. During asbestos abatement projects, all contractors shall:
(1) Comply with applicable United States Environmental Protection Agency regulations and guidelines, the standards for worker protection promulgated by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration in 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1001, 1910.1200 and 1926.1101, the provisions of sections 643.225 to 643.250 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. It is not intended that the director shall enforce OSHA requirements but shall have the authority to deny, revoke, or suspend registration on the basis of finding of violation by OSHA;
(2) Ensure that a competent person be on the asbestos abatement project site directing all aspects of the project during the hours that the project is being conducted.
3. A registration fee of one thousand dollars shall be paid by the person to the state prior to registration.