Michigan § 338.3403 - Asbestos-related work in school or public and commercial buildings requiring certificate of accreditation and annual reaccreditation; applicability of section to certain asbestos work.

A person shall not perform the following asbestos-related work in a school building or a public and commercial building in this state unless that person receives a certificate of accreditation and maintains annual reaccreditation through training, examination, and continuing education under this act:

Inspect for asbestos-containing materials in a school building or a public and commercial building, except for a person who is certified by the American board of industrial hygiene as a certified industrial hygienist under standards acceptable to the department.

Prepare an asbestos management plan for a school building.

Design a response action beyond the scope of a small-scale, short-duration operation, maintenance and repair activity, or a response action to a major fiber release episode, as those terms are defined in the asbestos model accreditation plan.

Conduct a response action beyond the scope of a small-scale, short-duration operation, maintenance and repair activity, or an activity that involves a major fiber release episode, as those terms are defined in the asbestos model accreditation plan.

This section does not apply to class II asbestos work that only involves the removal or disturbance of 1 generic category of building material, class III asbestos work, or class IV asbestos work that is not performed in a regulated area, as those terms are defined in the occupational safety and health administration's standards for occupational exposure to asbestos in the construction industry, 59 F.R. 1926.1101, p. 41132 (August 10, 1994).