Ohio Code § 3710.05

§ 3710.05.

(A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall engage in any asbestos

hazard abatement activities in this state unless licensed or certified pursuant to

this chapter. (B) To apply for licensure as an asbestos hazard abatement contractor or certification

as an asbestos hazard abatement specialist, an asbestos hazard evaluation specialist,

an asbestos hazard abatement project designer, or an asbestos hazard abatement air-monitoring

technician, a person shall do all of the following: (1) Submit a completed application to the director of environmental protection, on a

form provided by the agency; (2) Pay the requisite fee as provided in division (D) of this section; (3) Submit any other information the director by rule requires. (C) The application form for a business entity or public entity applying for an asbestos

hazard abatement contractor's license shall include all of the following: (1) A description of the protective clothing and respirators that the public entity will

use to comply with rules adopted by the director and that the business entity will

use to comply with requirements of the United States occupational safety and health

administration; (2) A description of procedures the business entity or public entity will use for the

selection, utilization, handling, removal, and disposal of clothing to prevent contamination

or recontamination of the environment and to protect the public health from the hazards

associated with exposure to asbestos; (3) The name and address of each asbestos disposal site that the business entity or public

entity might use during the year; (4) A description of the site decontamination procedures that the business entity or

public entity will use; (5) A description of the asbestos hazard abatement procedures that the business entity

or public entity will use; (6) A description of the procedures that the business entity or public entity will use

for handling waste containing asbestos; (7) A description of the air-monitoring procedures that the business entity or public

entity will use to prevent contamination or recontamination of the environment and

to protect the public health from the hazards of exposure to asbestos; (8) A description of the final clean-up procedures that the business entity or public

entity will use; (9) A list of all partners, owners, and officers of the business entity along with their

social security numbers; (10) The federal tax identification number of the business entity or the public entity. (D) The fees to be charged to each public entity, except for the agency, and each business

entity and their employees and agents for licensure, certification, approval, and

renewal of licenses, certifications, and approvals granted under this chapter, subject

to division (A)(4) of section 3710.02 of the Revised Code , are: (1) Seven hundred fifty dollars for asbestos hazard abatement contractors; (2) Two hundred dollars for asbestos hazard abatement project designers; (3) Fifty dollars for asbestos hazard abatement workers; (4) Two hundred dollars for asbestos hazard abatement specialists; (5) Two hundred dollars for asbestos hazard evaluation specialists;  and (6) Nine hundred dollars for approval or renewal of asbestos hazard training providers. (E) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, no business entity that engages in

asbestos hazard abatement projects solely at its own place of business is required

to be licensed as an asbestos hazard abatement contractor provided that the business

entity is required to and does comply with all applicable standards of the United

States environmental protection agency and the United States occupational safety and

health administration and provided further that all persons employed by the business

entity on the project meet the requirements of this chapter.