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Tex. Occ. Code § 1954.101

LICENSE REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES

Known as the Texas Asbestos Health Protection Act

The act spans §§ 1954.001 to 1954.402 (62 sections).

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff

(a) Unless a person is licensed under this chapter, the person may not:

(1) remove asbestos from or encapsulate or enclose asbestos in a public building or supervise that removal, encapsulation, or enclosure;

(2) perform or supervise maintenance, repair, installation, renovation, or cleaning that dislodges, breaks, cuts, abrades, or impinges on asbestos materials in a public building;

(3) perform an asbestos survey or inspection of a public building, including the sampling and assessment of exposure;

(4) provide plans, instructions, or schedules for the management of asbestos in a public building;

(5) provide monitoring services for airborne asbestos dust using:

(A) transmission electron microscopy;

(B) phase contrast microscopy; or

(C) another analytical method approved by the department;

(6) provide an analysis of:

(A) a bulk material sample for asbestos content or asbestos concentration; or

(B) an airborne sample using:

(i) transmission electron microscopy;

(ii) phase contrast microscopy;

(iii) polarized light microscopy;

(iv) scanning electron microscopy; or

(v) another analytical method approved by the department;

(7) design and prepare abatement project plans and specifications for asbestos abatement in a public building;

(8) handle an asbestos abatement contract on behalf of another person;

(9) transport an asbestos-containing material from a facility for disposal; or

(10) sponsor or certify an initial or refresher training course required for licensing or registration under this chapter.

(b) In accordance with a schedule established by department rules, a person may not sponsor or certify an asbestos training course required for licensing or registration under this chapter unless the person is licensed as a training sponsor.

(c) The department may waive the requirement for a license on receipt of notice of an emergency that results from a sudden unexpected event that is not a planned renovation or demolition.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.