Delaware Asbestos Application Definitions

1.0 Asbestos Company Definitions

1. Asbestos Professional Service Firm means professional service firms hired for inspection, asbestos building and visual and air clearance, testing, management planning, specifications, project design, bulk sampling, air monitoring, project oversight, and contract administration for asbestos abatement project.

2. Certified Asbestos Abatement Contractor Class “A” (Unlimited) means any individual, public or private corporation, Asbestos partnership, association, firm, trust, estate, institution, or other legal entity who has met the minimum requirements established by Facilities Management to perform all types of asbestos abatement within the State of Delaware. Certification is limited to demonstrated ability to engage in asbestos in accordance with this Regulation and recognized standards for abatement only.

3. Certified Asbestos Abatement Contractor Class “B” (Limited) means any individual, public or private corporation, partnership, association, firm, trust, estate, institution, or other legal entity who has met the minimum requirements established by Facilities Management, and has been certified by Facilities Management to perform limited or specialized (roofer, exterior sider, plumber, HVAC mechanic or other tradesman who must work in and around asbestos-containing material in their normal everyday craft) asbestos abatement within the State of Delaware, and whose main business is not asbestos abatement. Certification is limited to demonstrated ability to engage in asbestos abatement in accordance with this Regulation and recognized standards for asbestos abatement only.

2.0 Asbestos Worker Definitions

1. Certified Asbestos Abatement Project Supervisor Class “A” (Unlimited) means an asbestos abatement project supervisor, who has met the minimum requirements of Facilities Management, has been certified by Facilities Management to perform all types of asbestos abatement and is designated by the contractor as the contractor's representative, and responsible for the on-site supervision of the removal, encapsulation, enclosure, or repair of asbestos-containing materials. Certification is limited to demonstrated ability engage in asbestos abatement in accordance with this Regulation and recognized standards for asbestos abatement only.

2. Certified Asbestos Abatement Worker Class “A” (Unlimited) means an asbestos abatement worker who has met the minimum requirements of Facilities Management, has been certified by Facilities Management to perform all types of asbestos abatement, and is designated to construct and administer all environmental controls, clean, remove, encapsulate, haul, or dispose of asbestos-containing materials. Certification is limited to demonstrated ability to engage in asbestos abatement in accordance with this Regulation and recognized standards for asbestos abatement only.

3. Certified Asbestos Abatement Worker Class “B” (Limited) means an asbestos abatement worker who has met the minimum requirements of Facilities Management, has been certified by Facilities Management to perform limited (roofs, exterior sidings, etc.) asbestos abatement for a Certified Class Abatement Contractor (Class B), and is designated to construct and administer all environmental controls, clean, remove, encapsulate, haul, or dispose of asbestos containing materials. Certification is limited to demonstrated ability to engage in asbestos abatement in accordance with this Regulation and recognized standards for asbestos abatement only.

4. Certified Asbestos Project Supervisor Class “B” (Limited) means a project supervisor who has met the minimum requirements of Facilities Management, has been certified by Facilities Management to perform limited or specialized (roofs, exterior sidings, etc.) asbestos abatement for a Certified Class B Asbestos Abatement Contractor, and is designated by the contractor as the contractor's representative and responsible for the on- site supervision of the removal, encapsulation, enclosure, or repair of asbestos-containing materials. Certification is limited to demonstrated ability to engage in asbestos abatement in accordance with this Regulation and recognized standards for asbestos abatement only.

5. Certified Project Monitors means a certified individual employed by a Certified Professional Service Firm to an asbestos abatement project. They may be hired to perform inspection, asbestos visual and air clearance, testing, air monitoring, project oversight, and contract administration for asbestos abatement project.