Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 643 - Air Conservation
Section 643.225 - Rules for asbestos abatement projects, standards and examinations — certification requirements — application — examination, content — certificate expires, when — fees — renewal of certificate requirements — refresher course — failur...

Effective - 28 Aug 2012, 2 histories
643.225. Rules for asbestos abatement projects, standards and examinations — certification requirements — application — examination, content — certificate expires, when — fees — renewal of certificate requirements — refresher course — failure to pass examination, may repeat exam, when — fee for renewal — inapplicability, exemption, when, fee. — 1. The provisions of sections 643.225 to 643.250 shall apply to all projects subject to 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M as adopted by 10 CSR 10- 6.080. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations it deems necessary to implement and administer the provisions of sections 643.225 to 643.250, including requirements, procedures and standards relating to asbestos projects, as well as the authority to require corrective measures to be taken in asbestos abatement, renovation, or demolition projects as are deemed necessary to protect public health and the environment. The director shall establish any examinations for certification required by this section and shall hold such examinations at times and places as determined by the director.
2. Except as otherwise provided in sections 643.225 to 643.250, no individual shall engage in an asbestos abatement project, inspection, management plan, abatement project design or asbestos air sampling unless the person has been issued a certificate by the director, or by the commission after appeal, for that purpose.
3. In any application made to the director to obtain such certification as an inspector, management planner, abatement project designer, supervisor, contractor or worker from the department, the applicant shall include his diploma providing proof of successful completion of either a state accredited or United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accredited training course as described in section 643.228. In addition, an applicant for certification as a management planner shall first be certified as an inspector. All applicants for certification as an inspector, management planner, abatement project designer, supervisor, contractor or worker shall successfully pass a state examination on Missouri state asbestos statutes and rules relating to asbestos. Certification issued hereunder shall expire one year from its effective date. Individuals applying for state certification as an asbestos air sampling professional shall have the following credentials:
(1) A bachelor of science degree in industrial hygiene plus one year of experience in the field; or
(2) A master of science degree in industrial hygiene; or
(3) Certification as an industrial hygienist as designated by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene; or
(4) Three years of practical experience in the field of industrial hygiene, including significant asbestos air monitoring experience and the completion of a forty-hour asbestos course which includes air monitoring instruction (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health 582 course on air sampling or equivalent).
­­In addition to these qualifications, the individual must also pass the state of Missouri asbestos examination. All asbestos air sampling technicians shall be trained and overseen by an asbestos air sampling professional and shall meet the requirements of training found in OSHA's 29 CFR 1926.1101. Certification under this section as an abatement project designer does not qualify an individual as an architect, engineer or land surveyor, as defined in chapter 327.

4. An application fee of seventy-five dollars shall be assessed for each category, except asbestos abatement worker, to cover administrative costs incurred. An application fee of twenty-five dollars shall be assessed for each asbestos abatement worker to cover administrative costs incurred. A fee of twenty-five dollars shall be assessed per state examination.
5. In order to qualify for renewal of a certificate, an individual shall have successfully completed an annual refresher course from a state of Missouri accredited training program. For each discipline, the refresher course shall review and discuss current federal and state statute and rule developments, state-of-the-art procedures and key aspects of the initial training course, as determined by the state of Missouri. For all categories except inspectors, individuals shall complete a one-day annual refresher training course for recertification. Refresher courses for inspectors shall be at least a half-day in length. Management planners shall attend the inspector refresher course, plus an additional half-day on management planning. All refresher courses shall require an individual to successfully pass an examination upon completion of the course. In the case of significant changes in Missouri state asbestos statutes or rules, an individual shall also be required to take and successfully pass an updated Missouri state asbestos examination. An individual who has failed the Missouri state asbestos examination may retake it on the next scheduled examination date. If an individual has not successfully completed the annual refresher course within twelve months of the expiration of his or her certification, the individual shall be required to retake the course in his or her specialty area as described in this section. Failure to comply with the requirements for renewal of certification in this section will result in decertification. In no event shall certification or recertification constitute permission to violate sections 643.225 to 643.250 or any standard or rule promulgated under sections 643.225 to 643.250.
6. A fee of five dollars shall be paid to the state for renewal of certificates to cover administrative costs.
7. The provisions of subsections 2 to 6 of this section, section 643.228, subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of section 643.230, sections 643.232 and 643.235, subdivisions (1) to (3) of subsection 1 of section 643.237, and subsection 2 of section 643.237 shall not apply to a person that is subject to requirements and applicable standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA), 29 Code of Federal Regulations 1926.58, and which engages in asbestos abatement projects as part of normal operations in the facility solely at its own place or places of business. A person shall receive an exemption upon submitting to the director, on a form provided by the department, documentation of the training provided to its employees to meet the requirements of applicable OSHA and EPA rules and regulations and the type of asbestos abatement projects which constitute normal operations performed by the applicant. If the application does not meet the requirements of this subsection and the rules and regulations promulgated by the department, the applicant shall be notified, within one hundred eighty days of the receipt of the application, that the exemption has been denied. An applicant may appeal the denial of an exemption to the commission within thirty days of the notice of denial. This exemption shall not apply to asbestos abatement contractors, to those persons who the commission by rule determines provide a service to the public in its place or places of business as the economic foundation of the facility, or to those persons subject to the requirements of the federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-519). A representative of the department shall be permitted to attend, monitor, and evaluate any training program provided by the exempted person. Such evaluations may be conducted without prior notice. Refusal to allow such an evaluation is sufficient grounds for loss of exemption status.
8. A fee of two hundred fifty dollars shall be submitted with the application for exemption under subsection 7 of this section. This shall be a one-time fee. An exempted person shall submit to the director changes in curricula or other significant revisions to its training program under this section as they occur.
9. All applications for exemption under subsection 7 of this section that are received and approved by the department prior to August 28, 2012, shall be considered valid. An exempted person under this subsection shall not be subject to the fee under subsection 8 of this section but shall submit to the director changes in curricula or other significant revisions to its training program as they occur.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 77, et al., A.L. 2011 H.B. 89, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1251)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Nonseverability clause, 640.099

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Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XL - Additional Executive Departments

Chapter 643 - Air Conservation

Section 643.010 - Short title.

Section 643.020 - Definitions.

Section 643.030 - Intent of law — commission to control air pollution.

Section 643.040 - Air conservation commission created — members, terms, expenses, meetings.

Section 643.050 - Powers and duties of commission — rules, procedure.

Section 643.055 - Commission may adopt rules for compliance with federal law — suspension, reinstatement — exemption, limitations — regulation of residential wood burning heaters or appliances prohibited without legislative authorization.

Section 643.060 - Powers and duties of director.

Section 643.070 - Commission to adopt rules, notice — public hearing.

Section 643.073 - Procedure for submission of applications, fee.

Section 643.075 - Construction without permit prohibited — denial, appeal, procedure — fee, exemption — natural resources protection fund, air pollution permit fee subaccount — city or county permit granted, effect.

Section 643.076 - Sections not to apply to locomotives, exception.

Section 643.077 - Operating and construction permits, transferability.

Section 643.078 - Operation without permit prohibited — single permit for multiple sources — information to be submitted, time period — validation of permit, terms and conditions — time period — director shall enforce federal standards — appeal — cit...

Section 643.079 - Fees, amount — deposit of moneys, where, subaccount to be maintained — civil action for failure to remit fees, effect upon permit — agencies, determination of fees — fee structure revision.

Section 643.080 - Investigations, when made — violation, how eliminated — hearing, procedure — final order, notice of.

Section 643.085 - Administrative penalties, assessment, restriction — conference, conciliation and persuasion — rules — payment — appeal — collection, disposition.

Section 643.090 - Generalized condition, emergency risk, what action taken — nongeneralized condition, cease and desist order — injunctive relief, priority in court.

Section 643.100 - Testimony at hearings, how recorded — subpoenas, how issued — rules hearings, how held — other hearings, how held — final orders, how approved.

Section 643.110 - Commission may grant, modify and revoke variances — director to make recommendation, when.

Section 643.120 - Commission shall act upon request — decision rendered, when — action to compel completion of proceedings.

Section 643.130 - Judicial review.

Section 643.140 - Political subdivisions not preempted in field of air pollution — certificate of authority to issue permits and variances, grounds for revocation.

Section 643.151 - Violations, penalties, notice — civil action — offer of settlement, method — disclosure of confidential information, penalty.

Section 643.161 - State or political subdivisions contracting with persons not having a permit or in contempt of court prohibited.

Section 643.170 - Existing penalties not to be impaired — no actionable rights created, exceptions.

Section 643.173 - Small business technical assistance program established, duties — advisory committee created, members, appointment, terms, compensation, duties.

Section 643.175 - Small business ombudsman, duties — appointment.

Section 643.190 - Department to be air pollution agency for purposes of federal air pollution control acts.

Section 643.191 - Violation of certain requirements unlawful, penalty — false statements unlawful, penalty.

Section 643.192 - Evaluation of costs of compliance — department to tabulate information — report filed, with whom, when.

Section 643.210 - Rules, promulgation.

Section 643.220 - Missouri emissions banking and trading program established by commission — promulgation of rules.

Section 643.225 - Rules for asbestos abatement projects, standards and examinations — certification requirements — application — examination, content — certificate expires, when — fees — renewal of certificate requirements — refresher course — failur...

Section 643.228 - Training courses to be certified — evaluation by department of health and senior services, when — violation, effect — accreditation fee.

Section 643.230 - Denial, suspension or revocation by director, certifications, accreditation of training program or exemption status — grounds — procedure — appeal to commission, powers of commission.

Section 643.232 - Asbestos abatement contractor required to register annually, qualifications — project requirements — registration fee.

Section 643.235 - Registration, denial, suspension or revocation by directors, grounds — appeal to commission, procedure — commission's powers — revocation of registration, person may reapply, when.

Section 643.237 - Projects requiring special application, form, contents — procedure — fee, exemptions from fee — revision of project plans, notification of department required.

Section 643.240 - Friable material subject to regulation — air sample analysis, how conducted.

Section 643.242 - Inspection of projects, when — inspection fee — postponement of project, notice to department, failure to notify, effect — exemption from fee for local air pollution control agency, when.

Section 643.245 - Natural resources protection fund — subaccounts created — purpose — lapse into general revenue prohibited — fund deposited where, by state treasurer, interest credited to fund.

Section 643.250 - Entry by department on public or private property for regulation purposes — refusal to allow grounds for revocation or injunctions, violations of regulations, penalties.

Section 643.251 - Certification authorized for persons completing asbestos and earthquake training.

Section 643.255 - Cities, counties, state agencies, requirements.

Section 643.263 - Testing for asbestos, schools — report, contents of — reports of departments.

Section 643.265 - Department of health and senior services, department of natural resources, interagency agreement.

Section 643.300 - Citation of law — mandate of Congress.

Section 643.303 - Decentralized emissions program for inspections, when, program for inspecting certain motor vehicles, requirements — application for authorization to conduct emission inspections — repairs — certification to begin, when, report — re...

Section 643.305 - Commission to adopt state implementation plan, nonattainment areas, certain cities and counties — emission reductions established — department to establish air quality baseline — cost of reduction measures, determination — emissions...

Section 643.310 - Commission to establish decentralized motor vehicle emissions inspection program, certain cities and counties, exceptions — selection of person to operate inspection facility or program, procedure, contract requirement — selection o...

Section 643.312 - Reformulated gasoline program.

Section 643.315 - Motor vehicles subject to program, when, evidence of inspection and approval — exceptions — reciprocity with other states — dealer inspection, return of motor vehicle for failing inspection, options, violation.

Section 643.320 - Criteria for operation of inspection stations, established — application, form, fee — commission to inspect — suspension and revocation of license, procedure — required reports — alternative administrative enforcement mechanisms — s...

Section 643.325 - Certificate and sticker, commission to establish, display of, requirements.

Section 643.330 - Vehicle failure on inspection, reinspection, charge — inspector to provide written estimate, cost of repairs — department to test facilities, violations.

Section 643.335 - Waiver amount established by commission, cost, limits — verification of repairs, procedure — waiver form, affidavit — amount, how calculated — waiver amount for repairs by owner, form — waiver amount for owners receiving public assi...

Section 643.337 - Oversight of vehicle emissions inspection program — report — rulemaking authority.

Section 643.340 - Operation of vehicle without registration, when allowed — vehicle emission inspection, lawful operation beyond registration expiration, when.

Section 643.345 - Transfer of registration not allowed without emissions certificate, when — exceptions.

Section 643.350 - Inspection fee — contractor to remit portion, deposit in Missouri air emission reduction fund, use of, balance not to lapse — moneys may be deposited into general revenue fund, when — supplementation of funds.

Section 643.353 - Annual report on effectiveness of emissions inspection program, requirements.

Section 643.355 - Illegal acts, penalties.

Section 643.400 - Polystyrene foam products made from ozone depleting chemical, sale or distribution, prohibited, penalty — effective when.

Section 643.600 - Compact entered into.

Section 643.610 - Compact to be effective, when — commissioners, qualifications, terms, vacancies, how filled.

Section 643.620 - Commissioners, per diem allowed.

Section 643.640 - Emission standards to be developed for certain carbon dioxide sources — unit-by-unit analysis required, procedure — severability clause.

Section 643.650 - Sulfur dioxide, ambient air quality monitoring or modeling network.