For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)  “Asbestos” has the same meaning as defined in § 6501.7 of the Labor Code.

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(b)  “Asbestos-related work,” is defined in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 6500) of Part 1 of Division 5 of the Labor Code, including § 6501.8 of the Labor Code, and involves 100-square feet or more of surface area of asbestos-containing material and is such that it requires that the contractor who performs the work must be certified in accordance with subdivision (a) of § 7058.5 of the Business and Professions Code.

(c)  “Hazardous substance removal” has the same meaning as used in § 7058.7 of the Business and Professions Code.

(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 789, Sec. 1.)