Part VII. Standards of Practice and Conduct for Licensed Asbestos Contractors
18VAC15-20-451. Asbestos contractor responsibilities.
A. Licensed asbestos contractors shall comply with all requirements, procedures, standards and regulations covering any part of an asbestos project established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, and the Divisions of Air Pollution and Waste Management of the Department of Environmental Quality (§ 54.1-517 of the Code of Virginia).
B. Licensed asbestos contractors shall comply with the requirements found in § 54.1-1100 of the Code of Virginia governing the regulation of general contractors.
C. A licensed asbestos contractor shall employ only licensed asbestos supervisors and workers to perform work on any asbestos project.
D. A licensed asbestos contractor shall ensure that a licensed asbestos supervisor is present at each job site while an asbestos project is in progress.
E. Prior to the start of any asbestos project, the licensed asbestos contractor shall:
1. Notify the building or property owner or agent of the owner that a licensed project monitor is required in accordance with the provisions of 18VAC15-20-455.1 and 18VAC15-20-456 to determine that proper work practices are used and compliance with all asbestos laws and regulations is maintained, to collect environmental air samples during the asbestos project, to perform visual inspections of the work area, and to grant final clearance upon completion of the asbestos project.
2. Obtain a written acknowledgment from the owner or agent of the owner that the owner or agent of the owner has been notified of the requirement to secure the services of a licensed asbestos project monitor. Such acknowledgment must include the address of the building where the asbestos project is to take place; the date the work is to be performed; the name, address, and license number of the licensed asbestos contractor performing the work; and evidence that the building or property owner or agent of the owner has received the notification. The initial notification and acknowledgment shall be sufficient for the term of multiple-project service contracts.
3. Conflict of interest situations and relationships between asbestos contractors and asbestos project monitors are set forth in subdivision 2 of 18VAC15-20-453.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-501 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 6, eff. January 2, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 3, eff. December 1, 2006; Volume 24, Issue 17, eff. August 1, 2008.
18VAC15-20-452. Maintenance of licensing and training records at the asbestos job site.
A. The asbestos contractor shall be responsible for maintaining at each job site a list of each licensed worker and supervisor, or copy of the licenses of each asbestos worker and supervisor. This list shall include the current license numbers and the license expiration dates of those workers and supervisors. This section does not relieve the contractor of any specific AHERA and ASHARA requirements concerning training certificates.
B. A licensed asbestos contractor shall maintain a copy of its Virginia asbestos contractor license on each job site.
C. Records maintained at the job site shall be available for review by the Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, and all other agencies having authorization to inspect an asbestos job site.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-501 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 6, eff. January 2, 2002.
18VAC15-20-453. Conflict of interest.
The following situations and relationships between license categories are deemed to represent a conflict of interest and are prohibited.
1. It is a conflict of interest and a violation of this chapter for an asbestos contractor to have an employee/employer relationship with, or financial interest in, a laboratory utilized by the contractor for asbestos sample analysis. Laboratories owned by the building owner performing analysis on suspect asbestos samples taken from the building owners' property are exempt from this section.
2. It is a conflict of interest and a violation of this chapter for an asbestos contractor to have an employee/employer relationship with an asbestos project monitor working on an asbestos project performed by that asbestos contractor. An asbestos contractor shall not have any financial interests in the firm of which a project monitor is an employee and provides project monitoring services for that contractor. This section does not relieve a contractor of the OSHA personal monitoring requirements set forth in 29 CFR 1926.1101.
3. It is a conflict of interest and a violation of this chapter for an asbestos contractor to enter into a contract to perform an asbestos project if the asbestos inspection or project design was performed by individuals with an employer/employee relationship with, or financial interest in, the asbestos contractor, unless the asbestos contractor provides the building owner with the Virginia Asbestos Licensing Consumer Information Sheet and the Virginia Asbestos Licensing Inspector/Project Designer/Contractor Disclosure Form as prescribed by the department. The asbestos contractor's relationship with the asbestos inspector or project designer on the project shall be disclosed. The disclosure form shall be signed and dated by the licensed contractor and submitted as part of the bid. The disclosure form shall be kept on the asbestos project site and available for review.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-501 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 6, eff. January 2, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 3, eff. December 1, 2006.
18VAC15-20-454. Transfer of asbestos contractor license.
Asbestos contractor licenses are issued to firms as defined in this chapter and are not transferable. Whenever the legal firm holding the license is dissolved or altered to form a new firm, the original license becomes void and shall be returned to the board within 30 days of the change. Additionally, the new firm shall apply for a new license, on a form provided by the board, within 30 days of the change in the firm. Such changes include:
1. Death of a sole proprietor;
2. Death or withdrawal of a general partner in a general partnership or the managing partner in a limited partnership;
3. Termination or cancellation of a corporation or limited liability company; and
4. Conversion, formation, or dissolution of a corporation, a limited liability company, or an association or any other firm recognized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-501 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 6, eff. January 2, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 20, eff. September 1, 2019.