Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 3745-22-09 | Asbestos hazard abatement project designer application content, qualifications, standards of conduct.

                                                
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(A) To apply for an asbestos hazard
		  abatement project designer certificate, a person shall submit an application in
		  accordance with rule 3745-22-03 of the Administrative Code. The application for
		  an asbestos hazard abatement project designer certificate shall include the
		  following:
(1) Name, last four
			 digits of social security number, date of birth, and mailing address of
			 applicant.
(2) Employer's name
			 and mailing address.
(3) Business and home
			 telephone number.
(4) Name and location of
			 asbestos training courses with attached copies of certificates.
(5) List of any asbestos
			 licenses or certificates the applicant holds or has held in any other
			 state.
(6) Information regarding
			 any felony convictions under any state or federal law designated to protect the
			 environment.
(B) To become certified and to maintain a
		  certificate under this rule, an asbestos hazard abatement project designer
		  shall meet the following criteria:
(1) Have submitted a
			 completed application on a form prescribed by the director.
(2) Paid the fee required
			 by rule 3745-22-03 of the Administrative Code.
(3) Provided
			 documentation of satisfactory completion of a training course for asbestos
			 hazard abatement project designers approved by the director pursuant to rule
			 3745-22-07 of the Administrative Code and of receiving a passing score of at
			 least seventy per cent on an approved examination.
(4) For renewal of
			 certification, satisfactorily completed an annual refresher training course
			 approved by the director pursuant to section 3710.10 of the Revised Code and
			 rule 3745-22-07 of the Administrative Code.
(C) An asbestos hazard abatement project
		  designer engaged in the design of asbestos hazard abatement activities shall do
		  the following:
(1) Design each activity
			 in compliance with all procedures and methods established by Chapter 3745-20 of
			 the Administrative Code and regulations of the United States environmental
			 protection agency, 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M, and 40 CFR Part 763, Subparts E
			 and G, and the occupational safety and health administration, 29 CFR Part
			 1926.1101.
(2) Design each activity
			 in writing using one or more of the following methods:
(a) Descriptive, defining the properties of materials and methods
				to be used.
(b) Performance, specifying the required results.
(c) Reference standard, requiring a process to be in accordance
				with established standard.
(d) Proprietary, specifying an actual brand name and other
				proprietary information.
(3) In addition to any
			 information required by this rule, provide the following information in each
			 activity design:
(a) Name and certification number of the project
				designer.
(b) Exact location of the project within the
				facility.
(c) Quantities of asbestos containing materials to be
				abated.
(4) Accurately,
			 truthfully, and competently prepare all asbestos abatement specifications,
			 plans, contract documents, and any other professional work performed by the
			 asbestos hazard abatement project designer in that capacity.
(5) Notify the director,
			 in writing, within five business days of any change which would render the
			 information in the application for certification no longer
			 accurate.
(6) Possess proof of
			 valid certification at all times while at an activity site.