5397.E AMH APP H2896.1

 

 

 

ESB 5397 - H COMM AMDS ADOPTED 4/11/95

By Committee on Appropriations

 

                                                                   

 

    On page 5, line 12, after "sought" insert ".  The department may require the successful completion of annual refresher courses provided or approved by the department for continued certification as an asbestos worker or supervisor.  However, the authority of the director to adopt rules implementing this section is limited to rules that are specifically required, and only to the extent specifically required, for the standards to be as stringent as the applicable federal laws governing work subject to this chapter"

 

    On page 5, beginning on line 18, after "training." strike all material through "supervisor." on line 21, and insert "((The department may require the successful completion of annual refresher courses provided or approved by the department for continued certification as an asbestos worker or supervisor.))"

 

 

    EFFECT:  Limits the rule-making authority of the director of the Department of Labor and Industries to rules specifically required, and only to the extent specifically required, for the state's worker certification standards to be as stringent as federal law requirement for asbestos projects.

 


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