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...e United States occupational safety and health administration. (C) A business entity or public entity applying for an asbestos hazard abatement contractor's license shall, in addition to the other requirements of this section, provide at least one asbestos hazard abatement specialist, certified pursuant to this chapter and the rules adopted under it, for each asbestos hazard abatement project, and demonstrate to th...

...e United States occupational safety and health administration; (2) A description of procedures the business entity or public entity will use for the selection, utilization, handling, removal, and disposal of clothing to prevent contamination or recontamination of the environment and to protect the public health from the hazards associated with exposure to asbestos; (3) The name and address of each asbestos dispos...

...No asbestos hazard abatement contractor shall enter into an agreement to perform any aspect of an asbestos hazard abatement project unless the agreement is written and contains at least all of the following: (A) A requirement that all persons working on the project are licensed or certified by the director of environmental protection as required by this chapter; (B) A requirement that all project clearance levels...

...entity and its principal officers and a public entity and its principal officers. (B)(1) The director shall deny an application if it determines that the applicant has not demonstrated the ability to comply fully with all applicable federal and state requirements and all requirements, procedures, and standards established by the director in this chapter, Chapter 3704. of the Revised Code, or rules adopted under th...

... at the job site if the contractor is a public entity or prepare a written respiratory protection program, consistent with 29 C.F.R. 1910.134 and make the program available to the agency, and workers at the job site if the contractor is a business entity; (2) Ensure that each worker who will be involved in any asbestos hazard abatement project has been examined within the preceding year and has been declared by a ...

...s hazard abatement contractor that is a public entity shall: (1) Provide workers with protective clothing and equipment and ensure that the workers involved in any asbestos hazard abatement project use the items properly. Protective clothing and equipment shall include: (a) Respirators approved by the national institute of occupational safety and health. These respirators shall be fit tested in accordance with re...

...(A) As a means of protecting the public, each asbestos hazard abatement contractor licensed under this chapter shall maintain records of all asbestos hazard abatement projects which the contractor performs and make these records available to the the director of environmental protection upon request. The licensee shall maintain the records for at least thirty years. (B) The records required by this section shall incl...

... approval or renewal of a course on the health and safety aspects of asbestos hazard abatement activities which meets the requirements of division (A)(3) of section 3710.07 of the Revised Code by submitting a written application on forms provided by the director. (B) In order to obtain or renew approval, a person sponsoring a course shall substantially satisfy all of the following criteria: (1) Provide courses of i...

...Persons licensed, certified, or otherwise approved under the laws of another state to perform functions substantially similar to those of an asbestos hazard abatement contractor, asbestos hazard abatement specialist, asbestos hazard evaluation specialist, asbestos hazard abatement project designer, or asbestos hazard abatement air-monitoring technician, may apply to the director of environmental protection for licens...

...e United States occupational safety and health administration as the regulations pertain to asbestos; (4) The regulations adopted by the United States environmental protection agency pursuant to the "Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act," Title II of the "Federal Toxic Substances Control Act," 90 Stat. 2003, 15 U.S.C. 2641 et seq. (1986).

...tion necessary to meet an environmental health emergency involving asbestos. Any person to whom an order is directed shall immediately comply with the order. Upon application to the director, the person shall be afforded a hearing as soon as possible, but no more than twenty days after receipt of the application by the director. (C) If the director determines, pursuant to division (B) of this section, that an enviro...

...(A) At the request of the director of environmental protection, the attorney general may commence a civil action for civil penalties and injunctions, in a court of common pleas, against any person who has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this chapter, any rule adopted under this chapter, or any license or certificate issued under this chapter. (B) The court of common pleas in which an action for ...

...All civil and criminal penalties ordered pursuant to this chapter and paid as provided in the chapter, and all fees and other moneys collected pursuant to the chapter, shall be deposited in the non-title V clean air fund created in section 3704.035 of the Revised Code.

...The provisions of this chapter shall not limit the administration and enforcement of the provisions set forth in Chapter 3704. of the Revised Code.

...ecialist established by the director of health, or a licensed asbestos hazard abatement contractor, the liability of that person for asbestos-related injuries caused by the person's contractee in the performance of asbestos hazard abatement or evaluation activities shall be limited to those asbestos-related injuries arising from acts which the person knew or could reasonably have been expected to know were not in acc...

...e United States occupational safety and health administration, and if the electric light company engages in an asbestos hazard abatement activity solely at its own place or places of business, except that such electric light company and its full-time employees shall comply with the certification provisions contained in this chapter to the extent required to comply with applicable accreditation requirements of the "As...

...On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the director of environmental protection shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter.

...(A) At the request of the director of environmental protection, a prosecuting attorney, city director of law, or similar chief legal officer may commence a criminal action, in a court of this state, against any person who violates any provision of this chapter, any rule adopted under this chapter, any license or certificate issued under this chapter, or any order issued pursuant to this chapter. (B) Upon conviction,...

...s used in this chapter: (A) "Board of health" means a board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code. (B) "Maternity home" means a facility for pregnant girls and women where accommodations, medical care, and social services are provided during the prenatal and postpartal periods. "Maternity home" does not incl...

...(A) of this section does not apply to a health care facility, as defined in section 3702.30 of the Revised Code.

...ity home shall apply to the director of health for a license under this chapter. The application shall be submitted in the form and manner prescribed by the director in rules adopted under section 3711.12 of the Revised Code.

...(A) The director of health shall review all applications received under section 3711.04 of the Revised Code. On receipt of a complete application, the director shall send a copy of the application to the board of health of the city or general health district in which the maternity home is to be operated. Unless the board finds that an applicant is not in compliance with an applicable health regulation adopted by th...

...The director of health shall inspect each maternity home for which a person has applied for an initial license under section 3711.04 of the Revised Code prior to issuing the license. Inspections shall be conducted in accordance with inspection criteria, procedures, and guidelines adopted by the director under section 3711.12 of the Revised Code.

...e manner prescribed by the director of health in rules adopted under section 3711.12 of the Revised Code. The license renewal fee specified in the rules shall be paid not later than sixty days after the director of health mails an invoice for the fee to the license holder. A penalty of ten per cent of the amount of the renewal fee shall be assessed for each month the fee is overdue.

...The director of health shall monitor compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under it. The director may conduct inspections of a maternity home as necessary to adequately monitor compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under it. The inspections may be scheduled or random. The board of health of the city or general health district in which a maternity home is located may conduct inspections of ...