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88B.6 LICENSING OF ASBESTOS WORKERS.
1. Application.
a. To apply for a license, an individual shall submit an
application to the division in the form required by the division and
shall pay the prescribed fee.
b. The application shall include information prescribed by
rules adopted by the commissioner.
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".
2. Qualifications.
a. An individual is not eligible to be or do any of the
following unless the person obtains a license from the division:
(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 division 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. Section History: Recent Form
84 Acts, ch 1062, § 6; 89 Acts, ch 38, § 5; 96 Acts, ch 1074, § 6;
97 Acts, ch 40, § 3
