North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 41 - EPIDEMIOLOGY HEALTH › Subchapter C - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH › Section .0600 - ASBESTOS HAZARD MANAGEMENT PROGRAM › Section 41C .0602 - ACCREDITATION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) No person shall
				  perform asbestos management activities until that person has been accredited by
				  the Program in the appropriate accreditation category, as set forth in
				  Paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Rule, except as provided for in
				  G.S.
				  130A-447(b) and
				  (c).
(b) An applicant for accreditation shall meet
				  the requirements of the "EPA Model Contractor Accreditation Plan" contained in
				  40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E, Appendix C and shall complete the applicable
				  training courses approved by the Program pursuant to Rule .0603 of this Section
				  and as set forth in this Rule for each accreditation category. An applicant
				  applying for roofing worker or roofing supervisor accreditation shall only be
				  required to complete the training courses as described under Rule .0611 of this
				  Section.
(c) In addition to the
				  requirements in Paragraph (b) of this Rule, an applicant, other than for the
				  worker or roofing worker categories, shall meet the following:
(1) an applicant for initial accreditation
				  shall have completed an approved initial training course for the discipline in
				  which the applicant seeks accreditation within the 12 months immediately
				  preceding application. If initial training was completed more than 12 months
				  prior to application, the applicant shall have completed an approved refresher
				  training course for the discipline in which he or she seeks accreditation at
				  least every 24 months from the date of completion of initial training to the
				  date of application;
(2) an
				  inspector shall have:
(A) a high school
				  diploma or equivalent; and
(B) at
				  least three months of experience working as an accredited asbestos inspector or
				  three months of experience working under the direct supervision of an
				  accredited inspector.
(3) a management planner shall have a high
				  school diploma or equivalent and shall be an accredited inspector, as defined
				  in Subparagraph (c)(2) of this Rule.
(4) a supervisor or roofing supervisor shall
				  have:
(A) a high school diploma or
				  equivalent; except that this requirement shall not apply to supervisors that
				  were accredited on November 1, 1989, or roofing supervisors that were
				  accredited prior to April 1, 1997; and
(B) at least three months of experience
				  working as an accredited asbestos supervisor or three months of experience
				  working under the direct supervision of an accredited supervisor.
(5) an abatement designer shall
				  have:
(A) a high school diploma or
				  equivalent; and
(B) at least three
				  months of experience working as an accredited asbestos designer or three months
				  of experience working under the direct supervision of an accredited abatement
				  designer.
(6) an air
				  monitor shall work only under an accredited supervising air monitor or meet the
				  provisions of Part (c)(7)(C) of this Rule. However, this requirement shall not
				  apply to the owner or operator of a building and his employees when performing
				  air monitoring in non-public areas. In addition, all air monitors shall meet
				  the following requirements:
(A) Education and
				  Work Experience:
(i) a high school diploma or
				  equivalent; and
(ii) at least three
				  months of experience working as an asbestos air monitor or three months of
				  experience working under the direct supervision of an accredited air
				  monitor.
(B) Training
				  Requirements:
(i) complete a Program approved
				  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 582 or Program
				  approved NIOSH 582 Equivalency Course and meet the initial and refresher
				  training requirements of this Rule for supervisors; Program approved project
				  monitor refresher course may be substituted for the supervisor refresher
				  course; or
(ii) meet the initial
				  and refresher training requirements of this Rule for a Program approved
				  five-day project monitor course and a Program approved annual refresher
				  course.
(7) a
				  supervising air monitor shall meet the following requirements:
(A) Education and Work Experience:
(i) a high school diploma or
				  equivalent;
(ii) at least three
				  months of experience working as an asbestos air monitor or three months of
				  experience working under the direct supervision of an accredited air
				  monitor.
(B) Training
				  Requirements:
(i) complete a Program approved
				  NIOSH 582 or Program approved NIOSH 582 Equivalency Course and meet the initial
				  and refresher training requirements of this Rule for supervisors; a Program
				  approved project monitor refresher course may be substituted for the supervisor
				  refresher course; or
(ii) meet the
				  initial and refresher training requirements of this Rule for a Program approved
				  five-day project monitor course and a Program approved annual refresher
				  course.
(C) Professional
				  Status:
(i) a supervising air monitor who was
				  accredited as an air monitor on or after February 1, 1991, or an air monitor
				  accredited prior to that date who has not continuously maintained
				  accreditation, shall be a Certified Industrial Hygienist;
(ii) a supervising air monitor who was
				  accredited as an air monitor prior to February 1, 1991, who has continuously
				  maintained accreditation shall be a Certified Industrial Hygienist,
				  Professional Engineer, or Registered Architect.
(D) Air monitors with a valid accreditation
				  on January 1, 1995 supervising other accredited air monitors shall be deemed to
				  be accredited supervising air monitors for the duration of their existing air
				  monitor accreditation.