(a)In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)“Asbestos material” means any material or product which contains more than 1 percent asbestos.
(c)(1) “Asbestos occupation” means any job as an inspector, project designer, management planner, asbestos abatement contractor, asbestos supervisor, or asbestos abatement worker involving:
(i)A project in a public and commercial building or in a school building that involves the location, identification, physical and hazard assessment, enclosure, removal, repair, renovation, or demolition of asbestos material in a public and commercial building or in a school building;
(ii)The inspection, planning, or design of any project in a school building as enumerated in item (
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(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Asbestos material” means any material or product which contains more than 1 percent asbestos.
(c) (1) “Asbestos occupation” means any job as an inspector, project designer, management planner, asbestos abatement contractor, asbestos supervisor, or asbestos abatement worker involving:
(i) A project in a public and commercial building or in a school building that involves the location, identification, physical and hazard assessment, enclosure, removal, repair, renovation, or demolition of asbestos material in a public and commercial building or in a school building;
(ii) The inspection, planning, or design of any project in a school building as enumerated in item (i) of this paragraph; or
(iii) The inspection or design of any project in a public and commercial building as enumerated in item (i) of this paragraph.
(2) “Asbestos occupation” does not include work on any small–scale, short–duration operations, maintenance, and repair activities as defined in 40 C.F.R. 763, Appendix C to Subpart E, Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan.
(d) “Business entity” means a partnership, firm, association, corporation, sole proprietorship, or other business concern.
(e) “Interior space” includes:
(1) Exterior hallways connecting buildings;
(2) Porticoes; and
(3) Mechanical systems used to condition interior space.
(f) “License” means a license issued by the Department under this subtitle to remove and encapsulate asbestos.
(g) (1) “Public and commercial building” means the interior space of any building that is not a school building.
(2) “Public and commercial building” includes:
(i) Industrial and office buildings;
(ii) Residential apartment buildings of 10 or more dwelling units;
(iii) Condominiums of 10 or more dwelling units;
(iv) Government–owned buildings;
(v) Colleges;
(vi) Museums;
(vii) Airports;
(viii) Hospitals;
(ix) Churches;
(x) Stores;
(xi) Warehouses; and
(xii) Factories.
(3) “Public and commercial building” does not include any residential apartment building of fewer than 10 dwelling units, any condominium of fewer than 10 dwelling units, or any detached single–family home.
(h) “Public unit” includes:
(1) Any agency, bureau, department, or instrumentality of State government that is not subject to Executive Order 01.01.1987.22;
(2) Any agency, bureau, department, or instrumentality of federal or local government;
(3) Educational institutions that are not subject to Executive Order 01.01.1987.22; and
(4) Any public, quasi–public, or municipal corporation.
(i) “School” means any elementary or secondary school as defined in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, at 20 U.S.C. § 7801.