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AR Code § 20-27-801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 8 - Refrigerators, Iceboxes, etc.|§ 20-27-801. Unlawful to leave unattended — Exception

 (a)  (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to leave or permit to remain outside of any dwelling, building, or other structure or within any unoccupied or abandoned building, dwelling, or other structure under his, her, or its control in a place accessible to children any abandoned, unattended, or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or other container that has an airtight door or lid, snaplock, or other locking device that may not be released from the inside without first removing the door or lid, snaplock, or other locking device from the icebox, refrigerator, or container.  (2) This subchapter shall not apply to reefers, refrigerator, or icer cars of any railroad or railway express agency or any other refrigerator vehicles unless the vehicles have been abandoned or discarded.    (b)  (1) The Labor Safety Administrator of the Division of Labor or any of his or her deputies or inspectors shall have the right to remove the door hinges or to dismantle, if necessary, any icebox, refrigerator, or other container that has an airtight door or lid, snaplock, or other locking device that violates this subchapter.  (2) The administrator or any of his or her deputies or inspectors shall have the right to enter any junkyard, vacant lot, dump, yard, unoccupied or abandoned building, dwelling, or other structure or place frequented by children in order to perform duties pursuant to this section.    (c)  (1) Any person, firm, or corporation that is found guilty of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each violation.  (2) Each icebox, refrigerator, or other container abandoned in a condition contrary to this section shall be deemed a separate offense.
AR Code § 20-27-802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 8 - Refrigerators, Iceboxes, etc.|§ 20-27-802. Inside door handles required on certain walk-in refrigerators, etc

 The Labor Safety Administrator of the Division of Labor or any of his or her deputies or inspectors may require the installation of inside door handles on any walk-in refrigerator, icebox, freezer, or door of a cold storage room where in his or her discretion the absence of inside door handles in the freezing unit may endanger the life of any employee or other authorized personnel using the unit.
AR Code § 20-27-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 9 - Safety Glazing Materials|§ 20-27-901. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Fabricator” means a person who fabricates, assembles, or glazes from component parts such structures or products commonly known as sliding glass doors, entrance doors, adjacent fixed glazed panels, storm doors, shower doors, bathtub enclosures, panels to be fixed glazed, entrance doors, or other structures to be glazed, to be used or installed in hazardous locations;  (2)  (A) “Hazardous locations” means those areas in residential, commercial, and public buildings where the use of other than safety glazing materials would constitute a hazard as the Director of the Division of Labor may determine after notice and hearings as are now required by law.  (B) “Hazardous locations” shall specifically include those installations, glazed or unglazed, known as sliding glass doors, framed or unframed glass doors, and adjacent fixed glazed panels which may be mistaken for a means of ingress or egress, storm doors, shower doors, and tub enclosures whether or not the glazing in the doors, panels, or enclosures is transparent;    (3) “Installer” means those persons or concerns who or which install glazing materials or build structures containing glazing materials in hazardous locations;  (4) “Manufacturer” means a person who manufactures safety glazing material; and  (5) “Safety glazing material” means any glazing material, such as tempered glass, laminated glass, wire glass, or rigid plastic, which meets the test requirements of the American National Standards Institute Standard Z-97.1 — 1972 and which is so constructed, treated, or combined with other materials as to minimize the likelihood of cutting and piercing injuries resulting from human contact with glazing material.
AR Code § 20-27-902 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 9 - Safety Glazing Materials|§ 20-27-902. Penalties

 (a) Any person or company violating any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.  (b) Upon conviction, the person or company shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned in the county jail not more than thirty (30) days, or both fined and imprisoned.
AR Code § 20-27-903 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 9 - Safety Glazing Materials|§ 20-27-903. Labeling required

 (a)  (1) Each light of safety glazing material manufactured, distributed, imported, or sold for use in hazardous locations or installed in a hazardous location within this state shall be labeled as such by etching, sand blasting, firing of ceramic material, or pressure sensitive labels on the safety glazing material.  (2) The label shall identify the labeler, whether manufacturer, fabricator, or installer, the thickness and type of safety glazing material, and the fact that the material meets the test requirements of American National Standards Institute Standard Z-97.1 — 1972.  (3) The label shall be legible and visible after installation.    (b) Safety glazing labeling shall not be used on other than safety glazing materials.
AR Code § 20-27-904 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 9 - Safety Glazing Materials|§ 20-27-904. Requirement in hazardous locations — Exceptions

 (a) It is unlawful in this state to knowingly sell, fabricate, assemble, glaze, install, consent to installation, or cause to be installed glazing materials other than safety glazing materials in, or for use in, any hazardous locations.  (b) This section shall not apply to the replacement of glazing materials in a residence constructed for occupancy of not more than two (2) families, which residence is in existence on January 1, 1974.
AR Code § 20-27-905 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 9 - Safety Glazing Materials|§ 20-27-905. Nonliability of employees

 No liability under this subchapter is created for workers who are employees of a contractor, subcontractor, material supplier, or other employer responsible for compliance with this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-27-1001 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 10 - Removal of Asbestos Material|§ 20-27-1001. Purpose

 The purpose of this subchapter is to protect the public health and safety and the environment and to qualify the Division of Environmental Quality to adopt, administer, and enforce a program for licensing training providers involved with the training of regulated asbestos professionals, for licensing asbestos abatement consultants and asbestos abatement contractors, and for certifying air monitors, contractor-supervisors, inspectors, management planners, project designers, and workers involved with demolitions, renovations, and asbestos-response actions in which regulated asbestos-containing materials are disturbed in accordance with this subchapter, the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq., and rules issued pursuant thereto.
AR Code § 20-27-1002 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 10 - Removal of Asbestos Material|§ 20-27-1002. Penalties

 (a) Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter or commits any unlawful act thereunder or who violates any rule or order of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall be subject to the penalty provisions provided in § 8-4-103.  (b) All moneys collected as civil penalties shall be deposited into the Hazardous Substance Remedial Action Trust Fund as provided by § 8-7-509.
AR Code § 20-27-1004 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 10 - Removal of Asbestos Material|§ 20-27-1004. Powers and duties of Division of Environmental Quality

 The Division of Environmental Quality shall be charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing this subchapter and is given and charged with the following powers and duties:   (1) To require and regulate training and examinations for all disciplines certified by this subchapter and the rules promulgated pursuant to this subchapter;  (2) To establish standards and procedures for the licensing of consultants, contractors, and training providers and to establish performance standards for the abatement of friable and nonfriable asbestos materials. The performance standards shall be as stringent as those standards adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to section 112 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.;  (3) To enforce rules necessary or appropriate to the implementation of this subchapter, including taking legal action in any court of competent jurisdiction;  (4) To issue licenses and certificates to all applicants who satisfy the requirements of this subchapter and any rules issued pursuant to this subchapter, to renew the licenses and certificates, and to suspend or revoke the licenses and certificates for cause and after notice and opportunity for hearing;  (5) To establish annual license fees for asbestos abatement consultants, asbestos abatement contractors, and training providers, annual certification fees for air monitors, contractor/supervisors, inspectors, management planners, project designers, and workers in order to recover the costs of processing license and certificate applications and the issuance of licenses and certificates, and such other fees as are necessary to recover the costs of enforcing this subchapter; and  (6) To expend necessary funds from the Asbestos Control Fund to develop and administer the Asbestos Abatement Grant Program.
AR Code § 20-27-1005 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 10 - Removal of Asbestos Material|§ 20-27-1005. Procedures

 The procedures of the Division of Environmental Quality and the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission for issuance of rules, conduct of hearings, notice, power of subpoena, review of action on licenses, right of appeal, presumptions, finality of actions, and related matters shall be as provided in the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq., including, but not limited to, §§ 8-4-205, 8-4-210, 8-4-212 — 8-4-214, and 8-4-218 — 8-4-229.
AR Code § 20-27-1006 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 10 - Removal of Asbestos Material|§ 20-27-1006. License required — Exceptions

 (a) Any asbestos abatement consultant or asbestos abatement contractor shall obtain a license under this section from the Division of Environmental Quality before actively engaging in any asbestos demolition, renovation, or asbestos response action, and any training provider shall obtain a license under this section from the division before actively engaging in any asbestos training as provided by this subchapter.  (b)  (1) The application for license shall be made in the manner and form required by the division. An application for license or renewal of a license shall be accompanied by proof of liability insurance coverage in the form and amount required by the division and proof of training and examination as required by the division.  (2) Training providers shall not be required to furnish proof of liability insurance coverage under subdivision (b)(1) of this section.    (c)  (1) The division shall license all applicants for licenses under this subchapter who satisfy the requirements of this subchapter.  (2) Licenses shall be valid for a period of one (1) year.  (3) Licenses shall be renewable upon application and upon satisfying the renewal requirements of the division.    (d) State and federal governments and subdivisions thereof shall be exempt, except for training providers, from the license requirements of this section.
AR Code § 20-27-1007 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 10 - Removal of Asbestos Material|§ 20-27-1007. Prohibitions

 It shall be unlawful for any person:   (1) To conduct:  (A) Asbestos response actions, demolitions, or renovations without having first obtained a license from the Division of Environmental Quality when acting as an asbestos abatement consultant or as an asbestos abatement contractor;  (B) Training without having first obtained a license from the division when acting as an asbestos training provider; or  (C) Asbestos response actions, demolitions, or renovations without having first obtained certification from the division when acting as a clearance air monitor, contractor/supervisor, inspector, management planner, project designer, or worker;    (2) To participate in any response action, demolition, or renovation contrary to the rules or orders issued under this subchapter or contrary to the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq., and the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act, § 8-6-201 et seq., and the rules promulgated thereunder, whether or not such person is required to have a license or certificate pursuant to this subchapter;  (3) To knowingly make any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this subchapter or rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter or to falsify, tamper with, or knowingly render inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this subchapter or any rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter; or  (4) To violate any provision of this subchapter or any rule or order adopted or issued under this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-27-1008 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 10 - Removal of Asbestos Material|§ 20-27-1008. Asbestos Abatement Grant Program — Limitation on grant funds

 (a) There is created within the Division of Environmental Quality the Asbestos Abatement Grant Program, which shall be used to provide financial assistance to an eligible city or county to be used exclusively for the purpose of one (1) or more stabilization and abatement activities as provided in this subchapter.  (b) The total grant funds approved under this subchapter shall not exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) per fiscal year.
AR Code § 20-27-1009 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 10 - Removal of Asbestos Material|§ 20-27-1009. Grant eligibility — Distribution of grant funds

 (a)  (1) A city or county with a population of less than fifty thousand (50,000) according to the most recent federal decennial census may apply to the Division of Environmental Quality for grant funds to be used under this subchapter.  (2) Grant funds approved for use by a county shall not be used for a stabilization and abatement activity within a city that has a population of fifty thousand (50,000) or greater according to the most recent federal decennial census.    (b) To be eligible to receive grant funds under this subchapter, a city or county shall certify the following information to the division in the form required by the division for grant applications under this subchapter:  (1) Verification from an authorized local government official that:  (A) There is an eligible structure located in the city or county;  (B) The city or county either:  (i) Owned the eligible structure at the time the eligible structure collapsed, was at imminent risk of collapse, or failed in its structural integrity; or  (ii) Has taken ownership of the eligible structure since the eligible structure collapsed, was at imminent risk of collapse, or failed in its structural integrity; and    (C) The city or county did not cause or contribute to the collapse or failure of the structural integrity of the eligible structure;    (2) Verification in the form of a report and site assessment from an asbestos abatement consultant or asbestos abatement contractor licensed under § 20-27-1006 that the friable asbestos materials in the eligible structure pose a potential threat to public health;  (3) A proposed project design and work plan that complies with the rules of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission; and  (4) An estimate of the anticipated costs associated with and any costs already incurred for each stabilization and abatement activity.    (c) When the division approves a grant application received under this section, the division shall distribute grant funds based on the available moneys dedicated to the Asbestos Abatement Grant Program in the Asbestos Control Fund according to procedures established by the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality.
AR Code § 20-27-1010 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 10 - Removal of Asbestos Material|§ 20-27-1010. Costs eligible for grant funds

 The grant funds approved under § 20-27-1009 may be used for the following:   (1) The cost of activities undertaken in an approved grant application by a city or county in the normal course and customary practice of a stabilization and abatement activity for an eligible structure owned by a city or county in the following amounts:  (A) Not more than fifty percent (50%) of the total cost of asbestos abatement activities; and  (B) Not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for the initial asbestos inspection; or    (2) If the Division of Environmental Quality determines that an asbestos emergency exists that constitutes an immediate threat to human health or the environment, the costs associated with the stabilization and remediation of the emergency asbestos conditions.
AR Code § 20-27-1011 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 10 - Removal of Asbestos Material|§ 20-27-1011. Grant requirements — Return of unused funds

 (a) Within thirty (30) days of receiving grant funds under this subchapter, a city or county shall provide a report to the Division of Environmental Quality that includes the following:  (1) The manner in which the grant funds were expended by the city or county;  (2) The results produced or the progress made using the grant funds; and  (3) A copy of each contract, invoice, purchase order, check, and other supporting documentation associated with the expenditures of the grant funds for each stabilization and abatement activity.    (b) If the stabilization and abatement activity for which grant funds are approved is not complete at the time of the report required under subsection (a) of this section, the city or county shall:  (1) Notify the division of the date the city or county expects the stabilization and abatement activity to be complete; and  (2) Continue to report its progress to the division every fourteen (14) days until the approved stabilization and abatement activity is complete and the requirements of this section are met.    (c)  (1) A city or county that receives grant funds under this subchapter shall immediately return to the division any unused portion of the grant funds when the stabilization and abatement activity is complete.  (2) The division shall deposit any unused grant funds returned to the division by a city or county under subdivision (c)(1) of this section into the Asbestos Control Fund to be used exclusively for the Asbestos Abatement Grant Program.
AR Code § 20-27-1012 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 10 - Removal of Asbestos Material|§ 20-27-1012. Rules

 The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall promulgate rules to implement this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-27-1101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 11 - Blasting|§ 20-27-1101. Penalty

 Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this subchapter or any rule or order adopted pursuant to this subchapter shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
AR Code § 20-27-1102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 11 - Blasting|§ 20-27-1102. Rules — Enforcement — Administration

 (a) The Director of the Division of Labor shall promulgate rules to establish minimum standards for the qualifications of those individuals performing blasting in Arkansas.  (b) The director shall implement, enforce, and administer this subchapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter.  (c) Rules under this section shall be adopted pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.  (d)  (1) The director may establish by rule fees for certifying individuals as qualified to perform blasting in Arkansas.  (2) The fees shall not exceed the sum of thirty dollars ($30.00) per applicant.
AR Code § 20-27-1103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions|Subchapter 11 - Blasting|§ 20-27-1103. Exemptions

 This subchapter shall not apply to the following:   (1) Blasting conducted at a surface coal mine regulated by the Division of Environmental Quality pursuant to the Arkansas Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act of 1979, § 15-58-101 et seq.; and  (2) Blasting conducted during seismic operations regulated by the Oil and Gas Commission pursuant to § 15-71-114.