12-12-3. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the term:

‘‘Asbestos’’ means any naturally occurring hydrated mineral silicates separable into commercially used fibers, specifically the asbestiform varieties of serpentine, chrysotile; cummingtomite-grunerite; amosite; riebeckite, crocidolite; anthophyllite; tremolite; and actinolite.#

‘‘Asbestos supervisor’’ means any individual who is employed or engaged by a contractor to supervise the removal, encapsulation, cleaning, or disposal of friable asbestos-containing materials.#

‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Natural Resources.#

‘‘Contractor’’ means any person who contracts with an owner or operator of a facility or residential dwelling to perform the removal or encapsulation of friable asbestos-containing material from any such facility or residential dwelling. Such term shall not include any employee of such owner or operator.#

‘‘Director’’ means the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources or his or her designee.#

‘‘Division’’ means the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources.#

‘‘Emergency project’’ means the removal or encapsulation of friable asbestos-containing material from any facility where such activity must be conducted immediately in order to prevent disruption of a commercial or industrial process or activity or destruction of property.#

‘‘Encapsulation’’ means the process of coating, binding, or resurfacing walls, ceilings, pipes, or other structures with a sealant to prevent friable asbestos from becoming airborne.#

‘‘Facility’’ means any institutional, commercial, or industrial structure, installation, or building, including an apartment building having more than four dwelling units.#

‘‘Friable asbestos-containing material’’ means any material which is applied onto ceilings, walls, structural members, piping, boilers, tanks, pumps, ductwork, or any other part of the building containing more than 1 percent asbestos, by weight, and which when dry may be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.#

‘‘Person’’ means any individual, partnership, association, trust, firm, corporation, county, municipality, or other entity, including the state and federal governments.#

‘‘Project’’ means the removal or encapsulation by a contractor of friable asbestos-containing material from any facility or residential dwelling.#

‘‘Removal’’ means the process of taking out, stripping, cleaning up, or disposing friable or potentially friable asbestos-containing materials from any facility or residential dwelling.#

‘‘Residential dwelling’’ means any family residence or apartment building with four or fewer dwelling units.#

‘‘Small project’’ means any asbestos removal or encapsulation project involving less than 160 square feet or 260 linear feet of friable asbestos-containing materials.#