2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-6310 — Individual worker; certificate required; qualifications; term; renewal; applications; fee; limited certificate; instructors; qualifications.

Section 71-6310
Individual worker; certificate required; qualifications; term; renewal; applications; fee; limited certificate; instructors; qualifications.

(1) An individual person shall not be eligible to work on an asbestos project unless the person holds a certificate issued by the department.

(2) The department shall issue the following classes of certificates: Worker; supervisor; inspector; management planner; project monitor; and project designer. To qualify for a certificate of a particular class, a person shall have (a) successfully completed a training course approved or administered by the department, (b) been examined by a physician within the preceding year and declared by the physician to be physically capable of working while wearing a respirator, and (c) passed an examination approved or administered by the department with at least the minimum score prescribed by the department.

(3) A certificate or renewal certificate shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance. To qualify for a renewal certificate, the applicant shall meet the requirements of section 71-6310.02.

(4) An application for a certificate, a renewal certificate, or approval shall be submitted to the department on a form prescribed by the department, shall include the applicant's social security number, and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

(5) As an alternative to the qualifications in subdivision (2)(a) of this section, a person shall have completed a fully accredited United States Environmental Protection Agency Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1976 training program or the person shall be currently accredited by a United States Environmental Protection Agency fully accredited state asbestos model accreditation plan adopted pursuant to 40 C.F.R. 763. In addition to the alternative qualifications, the person shall successfully complete a four-hour course approved by the department on Nebraska law, rules, and regulations and shall pass an examination thereon which shall be approved and may be administered by the department.

(6) The department may issue a limited certificate to a project designer or management planner who does not intend to enter any management plan, project design, or asbestos project worksite. An applicant for a limited certificate under this subsection shall not be required to comply with the requirements of subdivision (2)(b) of this section. A holder of a limited certificate shall not enter any management plan, project design, or asbestos project worksite. The limitation shall be endorsed upon the certificate. Violation of the limitation shall be grounds for disciplinary action against the certificate pursuant to section 71-6314.

(7) The department shall approve instructors of training courses. To qualify for approval an individual shall have (a) graduated from high school or obtained a general educational development certificate or equivalent document as determined by the department, (b) successfully completed an approved four-hour course on Nebraska law, rules, and regulations, and (c) at least one year of actual work experience in the asbestos industry.

Source:

Laws 1986, LB 1051, § 10

Laws 1988, LB 352, § 144

Laws 1988, LB 1073, § 9

Laws 1995, LB 406, § 75

Laws 1997, LB 752, § 195

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska