Conn. Agencies Regs. § 20-440-3 - Licensure and certification of asbestos consultants
(a) No
individual shall provide services as an asbestos consultant in this state
without first obtaining a license as an asbestos consultant issued by the
department. Applications for such license shall be made to the department on
forms provided by it, and shall contain such information regarding the
applicant's qualifications and experience in asbestos-related consultations as
the department may require as set forth in this section.
Asbestos consultants shall perform their activities in compliance with generally recognized standards of practice of the asbestos consulting industry and asbestos professional associations. Certification in one or more disciplines shall be required for licensure as an asbestos consultant.
(b)
Certification shall be offered in the following disciplines of asbestos
consultation: inspector, management planner, project designer and project
monitor. Applicants shall apply for licensure and certification as asbestos
consultants simultaneously in the same application. A licensee's activities
shall be restricted to the scope of practice of each discipline in which the
individual is also certified. However, providing all requirements are met, a
licensed asbestos consultant who is certified as a management planner may also
perform the duties of an inspector.
(1)
Inspector
(A) Scope of Certification.
Certification as an inspector authorizes a licensed asbestos consultant to
review facilities' records and perform visual inspection or surveillance of
facilities; to identify, document or inventory materials suspected of
containing asbestos; to collect bulk samples for asbestos analysis according to
procedures established by applicable state or federal laws and regulations; and
to provide direct supervision to non-certified individuals collecting bulk
samples of materials suspected of containing asbestos. Inspectors shall apply
current concepts and knowledge of best available technology to evaluate the
conditions and accessibility of ACM.
(B) Qualifications. Applicants shall hold
either an associate's or a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited
institution in engineering, architecture, industrial hygiene or an
environmental science degree as determined by the commissioner to be closely
related, including but not limited to environmental health, biology, and earth
science. Applicants shall have a minimum of six months employment experience in
an occupation determined by the commissioner to be closely related to that of
an inspector or two months of field experience under the direct supervision of
a licensed inspector or licensed management planner. Applicants shall have
successfully completed the required training as set forth in subdivision
20-440-7(c)(4)
or refresher training requirements outlined in section
20-441 of
the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(C) Exempted activities. The following
activities are exempted from the requirement of certification as an inspector:
(i) Periodic surveillance. A person does not
need to be certified as an inspector to perform visual observations of an area
that previously has been identified as containing interior ACM or that
previously has been assigned to contain interior ACM and that is being
inspected to identify changes in the physical condition of that interior ACM.
However, no touching or taking of samples is permitted without a certificate as
an inspector.
(ii) Compliance
inspections. An authorized person from a federal or state agency need not be
certified as an inspector to perform a compliance inspection the primary
purpose of which is to determine adherence to applicable statutes or
regulations and not to locate, assess or remedy the condition of ACM.
(iii) Visual inspections. A person who
conducts a visual inspection to determine whether a response action is complete
need not be certified as an inspector, but shall be certified as a project
monitor.
(2)
Management planner
(A) Scope of Certification.
Certification as a management planner authorizes a licensed asbestos consultant
to utilize information developed from facility inspections to assess potential
hazards of ACM; to develop abatement response actions, operations and
maintenance plans; to select and recommend abatement actions; and, to perform
duties within the scope of certification as an inspector.
(B) Qualifications. Applicants shall hold a
bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in engineering,
architecture, industrial hygiene or an environmental science degree as
determined by the commissioner to be closely related, including but not limited
to environmental health, biology, and earth science. Applicants shall have a
minimum of six months experience in asbestos abatement, including experience in
asbestos management or three months of field experience under the supervision
of a licensed asbestos consultant certified as a management planner. Applicants
shall have successfully completed training requirements as set forth in
subdivision
20-440-7(c)(5)
of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and be certified as an
Inspector.
(3) Project
Designer
(A) Scope of Certification.
Certification as a project designer authorizes a licensed asbestos consultant
to apply knowledge of facility construction, design and development of
abatement projects; abatement specifications; bidding documents; architectural
drawings; and, schematic representations of material locations. Project
designers may also determine how asbestos abatement should be
conducted.
(B) Qualifications.
Applicants shall hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited
institution in engineering, architecture, industrial hygiene or an
environmental science degree as determined by the commissioner to be closely
related, including but not limited to environmental health, biology, and earth
science. Applicants shall have a minimum of one year experience in asbestos
abatement, including experience in asbestos abatement design or six months
field experience under the supervision of a licensed asbestos consultant
certified as a project designer. Applicants shall have successfully completed
the training requirements as set forth in subdivision
20-440-7(c)(6)
of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(4) Project Monitor
(A) Scope of Certification. Certification as
a project monitor authorizes a licensed asbestos consultant to function in the
capacity of on-site representative of the facility owner or other persons,
interpret project specifications or abatement management plans, monitor and
evaluate contractor or employee compliance with applicable regulations or
specifications and ensure that abatement projects are properly conducted and
completed. The project monitor shall not also function as the asbestos
contractor or as an employee of the asbestos contractor on the same asbestos
abatement project for which he is the project monitor.
(B) Qualifications. Applicants shall hold
either an associate's or a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited
institution in engineering, architecture, industrial hygiene or an
environmental science degree as determined by the commissioner to be closely
related, including but not limited to environmental health, biology, and earth
science. Applicants shall have a minimum of one year experience in asbestos
abatement, including experience in asbestos abatement project monitoring or six
months field experience under the supervision of a licensed asbestos consultant
certified as a project monitor. Applicants shall have successfully completed
the training requirements as set forth in subdivision
20-440-7(c)(7)
of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
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