September 2024 (current)
September 2024 (current) Compare to: - No Earlier Versions - § 1-16 Asbestos Investigator Certificate.(a) (1) No individual shall engage in a building survey for asbestos unless that individual is certified as an asbestos investigator by the department.
(2) An individual not certified by the department may assist in an asbestos survey being conducted by a NYC certified asbestos investigator only if such individual works in the presence of the investigator and under his/her direct and continuing supervision. Non-certified individuals may not collect bulk samples as described in paragraph 3 of this subdivision.
(b) The department shall qualify applicants to be asbestos investigators. The applicant must both submit documentation of successful completion of a 8 hour minimum introductory blueprint-reading course or any applicable building design and construction training or certification as established by the department and posted on the DEP website and satisfy one of the following five sets of conditions:
(1) A registered design professional, a certified industrial hygienist or a certified safety professional shall submit a copy of licensing or certification and documentation of six months post-graduate experience in building survey for asbestos.
(2) A graduate from an accredited college or university possessing a doctorate or master's degree in architecture, engineering, occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene or related science must submit a copy of the degree and documentation of six months post-graduate experience in building survey for asbestos indicating specific addresses at which the graduate performed such building surveys.
(3) A graduate from an accredited college or university possessing a bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene or a related science must submit a copy of the degree and documentation of one year post-graduate experience in building survey for asbestos indicating specific addresses at which the graduate performed such building surveys.
(4) A graduate from an accredited college or university possessing an associate's degree in architecture, engineering, environmental health, public health, industrial health, or a related science must submit a copy of the degree and documentation of two years post-graduate experience in conducting building surveys for asbestos, indicating specific addresses at which the graduate performed such building surveys and an additional two years of experience in any other type of building surveys of a technical nature including structural, mechanical, or electrical, is required.
(5) An individual with extensive experience in asbestos investigation on a professional level must submit documentation demonstrating three years of experience conducting building surveys for asbestos indicating specific addresses at which the individual performed such building surveys and an additional three years of other experience in any other type of building surveys of a technical nature including structural, mechanical, or electrical is required. Additionally, such an individual must possess a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, approved by a State's Department of Education.
(c) The department shall issue an asbestos investigator certificate in the form of a photo identification card which shall be valid for two years from the date of issuance to qualified applicants who submit the following:
(1) A completed application provided by the Department accompanied by a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250); and
(2) Documentation of successful completion within the prior 12 months of a New York State Restricted Asbestos Handler-III Inspector Training course, and a passing grade on the required investigator training course; and
(3) Documentation of a medical examination performed by a physician within the prior 12 months, which shall include at a minimum a pulmonary function test, evaluation of a recent chest x-ray and a physician's recommendation as to whether the applicant is able to wear a respirator in the performance of his/her job; and
(4) Documentation of a qualitative or quantitative fit test performed within the prior three months, which shall include brand name and type of respirator, date and location of test, and the signature of the industrial hygienist administering the test.
(i) Qualitative fit test may be used only for fit testing of half-mask negative pressure respirators.