KRS 224.20-300: Purpose.

For the purpose of adopting the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act, called

AHERA, Public Law (99 -519), as amended, the cabinet may develop, adopt, and

maintain a comprehensive statewide asbestos assessment and response program and an

accreditation prog ram that shall replicate the federal environmental protection agency

model plan issued April 30, 1987 and the provisions of Title 40 of the Code of Federal

Regulations, Part 763, Subpart E. The programs shall include but not be limited to:

(1) Identifying and controlling asbestos hazards in public and private schools, grades K-

12;

(2) Providing for accreditation of asbestos inspectors, management planners, abatement

project designers, abatement contractors, supervisors, and abatement workers;

(3) Reviewing training courses to determine if they are approvable under the criteria

established in the April 30, 1987 model plan and any other criteria adopted by the

cabinet; and

(4) Reviewing school asbestos management plans and inspecting school buildings for

compliance with this section.