2019 Montana Code Annotated
Title 75. Environmental Protection
Chapter 2. Air Quality
Part 5. Asbestos Control
75-2-518. Inspections -- sampling
75-2-518. Inspections -- sampling. (1) (a) At any reasonable time and upon presentation of credentials, an employee or agent of the department may enter upon and inspect any place at which:
(i) an asbestos project is being conducted;
(ii) asbestos-containing material from an asbestos project is stored; or
(iii) records pertinent to an asbestos project are maintained.
(b) The employee or agent of the department may have access to and may copy any records relating to an asbestos project for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this part, rules adopted under this part, or a permit or order issued under this part.
(2) During an inspection under this section, the employee or agent of the department may take samples of any suspected asbestos-containing material, including samples from any vehicle in which asbestos-containing waste materials are transported. If the employee or agent of the department takes a sample of any suspected asbestos-containing material, prior to leaving the premises, the employee or agent shall give to the person in charge of the asbestos project a receipt describing the sample taken and, if requested, a portion of each sample equal in volume or weight to the portion retained. If an analysis is made of the samples, a copy of the results of the analysis must be furnished to the person in charge of the asbestos project.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 293, L. 1999.
