The director may:

(1) Establish emission and lead hazard exposure standards for the State as a whole or for any part thereof, including an indoor nonoccupational exposure standard;

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 342P-41

  • Abatement: means any measure or set of measures designed to permanently eliminate asbestos or lead-based paint hazards, including but not limited to removal, enclosure, encapsulation, or disposal. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342P-1
  • Asbestos: means the asbestiform varieties of serpentine (chrysotile), riebeckite (crocidolite), cummingtonite-grunerite (amosite), anthophyllite, actinolite, and tremolite. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342P-1
  • Director: means the director of health or a duly authorized agent, officer, or inspector. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342P-1
  • Emission: means the act of releasing or discharging asbestos into the ambient air from any source. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342P-1
  • Renovation: means altering in any way one or more facilities or structural components of a facility. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342P-1
(2) Establish a model accreditation program as recommended by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for training for provider certification and accreditation requirements;
(3) Establish work practice standards and notification requirements for the demolition and renovation of facilities containing asbestos and for lead-based abatement activities in dwellings and child-occupied facilities; and
(4) Establish procedures for issuance of reasonable fees for notifications, certifications, and licenses.

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