19-REQUESTED REPORT ABOUT POSSIBILITY OF COP PERFORMING ITS OWN ASBESTOS ABATEMENT AND DEMOLITION WORK

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: Texas Administrative Code Page 2 of 3 (I) the burden of proof for all points of the qualifying experience is on the individual applicant. Applicants for abatement supervisor licenses must furnish contacts or sources that can fully verify the documented experience. Descriptions of abatement projects are not acceptable if the personal involvement of the applicant cannot be determined by the reviewer. If, in the opinion of the reviewing staffmembers, applicant experiencc cannot be properly and sufficiently verified, such experience must be rejected; (2) a certificate of training from a training provider approved by or acceptable to the Texas Deparhnent of Health (department) indicating successful completion within the past 12 months of the approved course for abatement contractors and supervisors, or the current annual refresher training, as described in §295.64(c) of this title (relating to Training: Required Asbestos Training Courses); (3) a physician's statement of the required physical examination done within the past year as described in §295.42(e)(2) of this title (relating to Registration: Asbestos Abatement Workers) and submitted on thc department "Physician's Written Statement" form only; (4) a copy of the wallet-size photo-identification card from the training course as required from all trainers in Texas in accardance with §295.65(fl(2) of this ritle (relating to Training: Approval of Training Courses). Persons submitting out-of-state training certificates with their applications may obtain the necessary photo-identification when attending the mandatory course on Texas asbestos rules, as required in accordance with §295.64(h) of this title; (S) a current one-inch by one-inch photograph of the face. The photograph submitted to the department for licensing purposes must have a white background; and (6) proof of successfully passing the department examination for asbestos contractors and supervisors, if required. (e) Responsibilities. The asbestos abatement supervisor shall: (1) comply with standards of operation, including Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor (OSHA) regulations, which have been adopted by reference in §295.33 of this title (relating to Adoption by Reference of Federal Standards); (2) comply with addirional work practices, as described in §295.60 of this title (relating to Operations: Abatement Practices and Procedures); (3) raaintain records at both the central office and the work site locations, as described in §295.62 of this title (relating to Operations: Recordkeeping); (4) supply personal protection equipment and train employees who perform asbestos-related activities in the use of equiprnent, and to supervise their compliance; (5) comply with standards and practices for O&M activities, as conducted for hire, according to §295.59 of this title (relaring to Operations: Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Activities); and (6) cooperate with deparlment personnel in the discharge of their official duties to conduct inspecrions and investigations, as described in §295.68 of this title (relating to Compliance: Inspection and Investigations). - 1 71 http://info.sos. state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.TacPage?s1=R&app=9&p_dir-&p_rloc=&p_... 5/24/2012