§16-77-113
"Asbestos project" means any activity involving the demolition, renovation,
or encapsulation of friable asbestos materials.
"Demolition" means the wrecking or taking of any load-supporting structural
member related to or containing friable asbestos materials, and any related removing
or stripping of friable asbestos materials.
"Encapsulate" means to coat, bind, or resurface walls, ceilings, pipes, or
other structures to prevent friable asbestos from becoming airborne.
"Friable asbestos" means any asbestos-containing material that can be
crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder, when dry, by hand pressure and
includes previously non-friable material after such previously non-friable material
becomes damaged to the extent that when dry it may be crumbled, pulverized, or
reduced to powder by hand pressure.
"Renovation" means the removal or stripping of friable asbestos materials
used on any pipe, duct, boiler, tank, reactor, turbine, furnace, or structural member.
[Eff and comp 4/14/88; am and comp 12/9/02; comp 4/15/04] (Auth: HRS §§444-4,
444-7.5) (Imp: HRS §444-7.5)
§16-77-112 License required.
(a) Any person or contracting entity who
engages in any activity involving the application, enclosure, removal, encapsulation,
renovation, repair, demolition, or other disturbances of friable asbestos or asbestos-
containing material that may become friable during the activity shall be licensed as
an asbestos contractor by the board under chapter 444, HRS, and this chapter.
(b) Contractors holding licenses which include maintenance, repair, or
removal of asbestos pipe or sheets, vinyl asbestos floor materials, or asbestos
bituminous or resinous materials in their scope of activity of the license are exempt
from obtaining a separate asbestos classification provided the activity is performed
in a manner that no health hazard is posed to the public, the contractor, or the
contractor's employees. [Eff and comp 4/14/88; am and comp 12/9/02;
comp 4/15/04] (Auth: HRS §§444-4, 444-7.5) (Imp: HRS §§444-7, 444-7.5, 444-9,
444-11)
§16-77-113 Requirements for license.
(a) Applicants for an asbestos
contractor's license shall meet all licensing requirements as required for other
specialty contractors with the exception of the experience requirements under
section 16-77-18. In lieu of these experience requirements, applicants shall meet the
asbestos training requirements under section 16-77-114.
(b) Applicants shall submit proof of training obtained pursuant to this
subchapter by the applicant, the RME, and all asbestos abatement workers or
employees hired by the applicant. [Eff and comp 4/14/88; am and comp 12/9/02;
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