(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
Asbestos material
(b) “Asbestos material” means any material or product which contains more than 1 percent asbestos.
Asbestos occupation
(c)(1) “Asbestos occupation” means any job as an inspector, project designer, management planner, asbestos abatement contractor, asbestos supervisor, or asbestos abatement worker involving:
(i) A project in a public and commercial building or in a school building that involves the location, identification, physical and hazard assessment, enclosure, removal, repair, renovation, or demolition of asbestos material in a public and commercial building or in a school building;
(ii) The inspection, planning, or design of any project in a school building as enumerated in item (i) of this paragraph; or
(iii) The inspection or design of any project in a public and commercial building as enumerated in item (i) of this paragraph.
(2) “Asbestos occupation” does not include work on any small-scale, short-duration operations, maintenance, and repair activities as defined in 40 C.F.R. 763, Appendix C to Subpart E, Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan.
Business entity
(d) “Business entity” means a partnership, firm, association, corporation, sole proprietorship, or other business concern.
Interior space
(e) “Interior space” includes:
(1) Exterior hallways connecting buildings;
(2) Porticoes; and
(3) Mechanical systems used to condition interior space.
License
(f) “License” means a license issued by the Department under this subtitle to remove and encapsulate asbestos.
Public and commercial building
(g)(1) “Public and commercial building” means the interior space of any building that is not a school building.
(2) “Public and commercial building” includes:
(i) Industrial and office buildings;
(ii) Residential apartment buildings of 10 or more dwelling units;
(iii) Condominiums of 10 or more dwelling units;
(iv) Government-owned buildings;
(v) Colleges;
(vi) Museums;
(vii) Airports;
(viii) Hospitals;
(ix) Churches;
(x) Stores;
(xi) Warehouses; and
(xii) Factories.
(3) “Public and commercial building” does not include any residential apartment building of fewer than 10 dwelling units, any condominium of fewer than 10 dwelling units, or any detached single-family home.
Public unit
(h) “Public unit” includes:
(1) Any agency, bureau, department, or instrumentality of State government that is not subject to Executive Order 01.01.1987.22;
(2) Any agency, bureau, department, or instrumentality of federal or local government;
(3) Educational institutions that are not subject to Executive Order 01.01.1987.22; and
(4) Any public, quasi-public, or municipal corporation.
School
(i) “School” means any elementary or secondary school as defined in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, at 20 U.S.C. § 7801.
Credits
Added by Acts 1982, c. 240, § 2. Amended by Acts 1985, c. 696; Acts 1990, c. 130; Acts 1992, c. 22, § 1; Acts 1996, c. 42, § 1, eff. June 1, 1996; Acts 1997, c. 14, § 1, eff. April 8, 1997; Acts 1998, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 14, 1998; Acts 2006, c. 44, § 6, eff. April 8, 2006; Acts 2008, c. 36, § 6, eff. April 8, 2008; Acts 2012, c. 278, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 279, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2013, c. 43, § 5; Acts 2014, c. 45, § 1, eff. April 8, 2014.
Formerly Art. 43, § 810A.
MD Code, Environment, § 6-401, MD ENVIR § 6-401
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
