Asbestos or lead abatement applications and reports on emissions or lead violations submitted to the department shall be made available for inspection by the public during established office hours unless the reports contain information of a confidential nature concerning secret processes or methods of manufacture. Any officer, employee, or agent of the department, acquiring confidential information from the inspection authorized by § 342P-4, who divulges information except as authorized in this chapter or except as ordered by a court or at an administrative hearing regarding an alleged violation of this chapter or any rule or standard adopted pursuant to this chapter, shall be fined not more than $1,000.