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 Alaska Statutes (Last Updated: January 11, 2017)
 Title 18. HEALTH, SAFETY, HOUSING, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND PUBLIC DEFENDER.
 Chapter 18.31. ASBESTOS.
 Article 18.31.02. CERTIFICATION OF ASBESTOS WORKERS.

Section 18.31.200. Certification programs.

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  •    (a) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall
            (1) establish guidelines for employee training certification programs, including respiratory and competency tests to be completed successfully, to ensure that a person who is employed to abate asbestos health hazards is trained to do the work safely and is informed about the danger of working with asbestos;
            (2) review certification programs proposed by contractors, labor organizations, public and private vocational training programs, and others for persons who will be employed to abate asbestos health hazards;
            (3) approve proposed certification programs that meet the department's guidelines under this subsection;
            (4) assist in meeting the certification guidelines those whose certification program proposals have been found unacceptable.
       (b) Before a contractor may undertake work to abate an asbestos related health hazard, the contractor shall
            (1) propose to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development a plan for the certification of its employees as adequately trained to handle asbestos in a safe and knowledgeable way;
            (2) receive approval from the department of that plan; and
            (3) certify that each person who will work on the abatement of an asbestos health hazard is adequately trained to handle asbestos in a safe and knowledgeable way.
       (c) A person may not be employed to abate an asbestos health hazard unless the person has been certified in a program approved by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under (a) of this section.
       (d) A contractor who violates (b) or (c) of this section is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000, as determined by the commissioner of labor and workforce development.
       (e) A contractor who violates (b) of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
       (f) A contractor who violates (c) of this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
       (g) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall adopt by regulation a fee schedule for
            (1) review, approval, and certification of asbestos training certification programs and plans under this section; and
            (2) certification of a person employed to abate an asbestos health hazard.