Iowa Code 88B.6 – Licensing of asbestos workers
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1.
Application.
a. To apply for a license, an individual shall submit an application to the department in the form required by the department and shall pay the prescribed fee.
b. The application shall include information prescribed by rules adopted by the director.
c. A license is valid for one year from the completion date of the required training and may be renewed by providing information as required in subsection 2, paragraphs “b” and “c”.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 88B.6
- Asbestos project: includes the preparation of the project site and all activities through the transportation of the asbestos-containing materials off the premises. See Iowa Code 88B.1
- Department: means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. See Iowa Code 88B.1
- Director: means the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. See Iowa Code 88B.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- License: means an authorization issued by the department permitting an individual person, including a supervisor or contractor, to work on an asbestos project, to inspect buildings for asbestos-containing building materials, to develop management plans, and to act as an asbestos project designer. See Iowa Code 88B.1
- Permit: means an authorization issued by the department permitting a business entity to remove or encapsulate asbestos. See Iowa Code 88B.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Public or commercial building: means a building that is not a residential apartment building of fewer than ten units or a school building. See Iowa Code 88B.1
- Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
2.
Qualifications.
a. An individual is not eligible to be or do any of the following unless the person obtains a license from the department:
(1) A contractor or supervisor, or to work on an asbestos project.
(2) An inspector for asbestos-containing building material in a school or a public or commercial building.
(3) An asbestos management planner for a school building.
(4) An asbestos project designer for a school or a public or commercial building.
b. To qualify for a license, the applicant must have successfully completed training as established by the United States environmental protection agency, paid a fee, and met other requirements as specified by the department by rule.
c. To qualify for a license as an asbestos abatement worker, supervisor, or contractor, the applicant must have been examined by a physician within the preceding year and declared by the physician to be physically capable of working while wearing a respirator.
3.
Exception.
A license is not required of an employee employed by an employer exempted from the permit requirement of section 88B.3A, subsection 2, if the employee is trained on appropriate removal or encapsulation procedures, safety, and health issues regarding asbestos removal or encapsulation, and federal and state standards applicable to the asbestos project.