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management plans as a licensed asbestos management planner (during
previous Texas of out-of-state licensure), or a licensed asbestos
consultant or within immediate proximity and under the in-person and
direct supervision of a licensed asbestos management planner or a
licensed asbestos consultant, and work experience must have been gained
after completion of the Asbestos Management Planner course as described
in §296.73 of this chapter;
(ii) participation in conducting five asbestos surveys,
including development of asbestos survey reports, as a licensed inspector
or licensed asbestos consultant or within the immediate proximity
and under the in-person and direct supervision of a licensed inspector,
licensed management planner, or licensed asbestos consultant, and
work experience must have been gained after completion of the Asbestos
Inspector course as described in §296.73 of this chapter; and
(iii) to meet the work experience requirements under
clauses (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph, work experience participating
in an asbestos survey and then participating in the development of
the management plan using that asbestos survey during the same project
may be used to satisfy one management plan and one asbestos survey
requirement;
(F) an asbestos consultant--one of the following combinations
of professional or educational achievement and work experience gained
after completion of any training that is required to perform the applicable
asbestos-related activity and performed while the training is current:
(i) current status as a Texas-registered architect
or a Texas-licensed professional engineer combined with at least 180
days of work experience performing asbestos-related activities in
public buildings, in accordance with applicable law in effect at the
time of the work experience and gained within the past four years;
the asbestos-related work experience:
(I) must include the following:
(-a-) developing at least six specifications and plans
within the immediate proximity and under the in-person and direct
supervision of a licensed asbestos consultant;
(-b-) conducting at least three asbestos surveys that
include collecting bulk samples as a licensed asbestos inspector or
licensed asbestos management planner or within the immediate proximity
and under the in-person and direct supervision of a licensed asbestos
inspector, licensed asbestos management planner, or licensed asbestos
consultant;
(-c-) performing project monitoring for at least 10
days within the immediate proximity and under the in-person and direct
supervision of a licensed asbestos project manager, licensed AMT/PM,
or consultant;
(-d-) performing air monitoring for at least 10 days
within the immediate proximity and under the in-person and direct
supervision of a licensed air monitoring technician, licensed AMT/PM,
or a licensed asbestos consultant; and
(-e-) to meet the work experience requirements under
items (-c-) and (-d-) of this subclause, work experience performing
project monitoring and air monitoring during the same project may
be used to satisfy the project monitoring and air monitoring work
experience requirement;
(II) may include any of the following:
(-a-) developing one or more management plans as a
licensed management planner or within the immediate proximity and
under the in-person and direct supervision of a licensed asbestos
management planner or licensed asbestos consultant;
(-b-) working as a licensed asbestos abatement supervisor;
or
(-c-) working as a registered asbestos abatement worker,
that may qualify for no more than 30 days of the required work experience;
or
(ii) a bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering,
or a physical or natural science from an accredited college or university
combined with the following work experience:
(I) two years of work experience in an environmental
field or in occupational health; and
(II) at least 180 days of work experience performing
asbestos-related activities in public buildings, in accordance with
applicable law in effect at the time of the work experience and gained
within the past four years; the asbestos-related experience must meet
the requirements of clause (i)(I) and (II) of this subparagraph; or
(iii) completion of 60 college credit hours from an
accredited college or university, including 30 credit hours in engineering
or natural or physical science and 9 credit hours in mathematics,
combined with the following work experience:
(I) three years of work experience in an environmental
field or in occupational health, and
(II) at least 250 days of work experience performing
asbestos-related activities in public buildings, in accordance with
applicable law in effect at the time of the work experience and gained
within the past four years, and the asbestos-related work experience
must meet the requirements of clause (i)(I) and (II) of this subparagraph
and in addition, the applicant must provide a letter of recommendation
from a supervising licensed asbestos consultant; and
(G) an asbestos project manager--at least 15 days of
verifiable qualifying work experience on at least three asbestos abatement
projects gained within the past 24 months that includes any combination
of qualifying work experience from one or more of the following categories,
as needed to fulfill the requirements:
(i) work experience as a licensed asbestos abatement
worker, licensed asbestos abatement supervisor, licensed asbestos
consultant, or licensed air monitoring technician during previous
Texas or out-of-state licensure, or as a licensed AMT/PM, or licensed
project manager during previous Texas licensure;
(ii) work experience as a MAP-accredited asbestos abatement
worker, asbestos abatement supervisor, asbestos project monitor, or
asbestos project designer, in Texas or another state; and
(I) work experience must consist of activities for
which either no Texas license or license in another state was required,
or for which the applicant held the required license; and
(II) work experience must have been gained while accreditation
was current in accordance with the MAP; or
(iii) work experience performing project monitoring
within immediate proximity and under the in-person and direct supervision
of a licensed AMT/PM, asbestos consultant, or asbestos project manager
working for a licensed laboratory or asbestos consultant agency, and
work experience must have been gained after completion of training
required for licensure as an asbestos project manager under this chapter.
(7) Proof of the following education requirements for:
(A) an asbestos inspector, asbestos air monitoring
technician, AMT/PM, or asbestos project manager--a high school diploma
or equivalent;
(B) an asbestos management planner--an associate's
degree or successful completion of a minimum of 60 credit hours from
an accredited college or university; or
(C) an asbestos consultant--the education requirements
set forth in subparagraph (6)(F) of this subsection.
(8) Proof of insurance coverage requirements for an
asbestos inspector, asbestos management planner, and asbestos consultant--professional
liability insurance coverage for errors and omissions individually
or under the licensee's employer policy if performing work for hire,
in accordance with §1954.105(c) of the Act and as required in §296.45
of this chapter (relating to Insurance Requirements).
(c) Renewal requirements. An applicant renewing a license
must submit the documentation as required for the initial application
in subsection (b)(1)-(4) of this section and, if applicable, subsection
(b)(8) of this section.
(d) Qualification renewal requirements. Licensees must
not allow required qualifications (such as accreditation, DSHS's Physician's
Written Statement form, or insurance requirements) to expire and continue
to work as a licensee.
(e) Examination not required.
(1) A licensed consultant is not required to take a
state examination to obtain an asbestos inspector, asbestos air monitoring
technician, AMT/PM, or asbestos management planner licenses.
(2) A licensed management planner is not required to
take a state examination to obtain an inspector license.
(3) A licensed AMT/PM is not required to take a state
examination to obtain an asbestos air monitoring license.
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