§ 23-24.5-13 - Competent persons. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 23-24.5-13

   § 23-24.5-13  Competent persons. – (a) The "owner" (or supervisor) of a publicly owned building or administratorof a group of public buildings or the owner of a private building, excluding aprivate residence, shall appoint from his or her employees sufficient personscompetent in the basic aspects of asbestos inspection and abatement to fulfillthe responsibilities of this section within an eighteen (18) month period.

   (b) The "competent person" shall have, but not be limited to,the following responsibilities:

   (1) To make periodic visual inspection of known asbestoscontaining areas;

   (2) To review past maintenance records;

   (3) To work with the department of health to ascertain andidentify asbestos hazards;

   (4) To maintain records of inspections;

   (5) To join with the contractor in working up thespecifications of abatement projects;

   (6) To make periodic inspection of abatement procedures andhave the right to call in a state inspector if, in the view of the competentperson, any provision of this chapter is being violated;

   (7) To alert building occupants and maintenance staff ofongoing abatement project; and

   (8) To review outside contracting work if that work shallaffect enclosed or encapsulated asbestos materials.

   (c) Any parent of an occupant of a building or teacherrepresentative may voluntarily become certified as a "competent person."

   (d) This parent or teacher representative may accompany"competent persons" in their inspection and have full access to their recordsregarding asbestos.