Oklahoma § 40-451 - Definitions

§ 40-451. Definitions

As used in the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act:

1. "Friable asbestos material" means any material that contains

asbestos of more than one percent (1%) or more that can be crumbled,

pulverized or reduced to powder by hand pressure;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor

2. "Friable asbestos material abatement" means the removal,

encapsulation or enclosure of friable asbestos containing material;

3. "Friable asbestos material encapsulation" means the

application of a bonding agent called a sealant, which penetrates

and hardens the asbestos material or covers the surface of the

material with a protective coating, thus preventing fiber release

from the asbestos material;

4. "Friable asbestos material removal" means the actual

physical removal of any friable asbestos containing material from a

facility, when the asbestos is either attached to or detached from

any device or structure;

5. "Contractor" means any public or private entity that engages

in friable asbestos containing material abatement in any facility in

this state except private residences or apartment houses of less

than six family units;

6. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor.

Added by Laws 1982, c. 101, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws

1985, c. 270, § 1; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 265, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws

2016, c. 82, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.