The following minimum experience is required of a person seeking accreditation as an asbestos inspector, management planner, or project designer:
  (a) An asbestos inspector shall possess either of the following:

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 338.3407

  • Asbestos: means a group of naturally occurring minerals that separate into fibers, including chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, anthophyllite asbestos, tremolite asbestos, and actinolite asbestos. See Michigan Laws 338.3402
  • Asbestos-related work: means an activity or task performed by a person working with asbestos in buildings, including, but not limited to, inspection, management plan development, the design or conduct of response actions, and remedial work. See Michigan Laws 338.3402
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, public or private agency, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 338.3402
  • Public and commercial building: means the interior space of a building that is not a school building, a residential apartment building of fewer than 10 units, or a detached single family home. See Michigan Laws 338.3402
  • School: means a private or public elementary or secondary institution of learning including grades kindergarten through 12. See Michigan Laws 338.3402
  • School building: means 1 or more of the following at a school:
  (i) A structure suitable for use as a classroom, including a school laboratory, library, eating facility, or food preparation facility. See Michigan Laws 338.3402
  (i) Not less than 1 year of experience in asbestos-related work or in general building inspections related to environmental and health concerns.
  (ii) Not less than 5 years of supervisory experience in school building or public and commercial building operations and maintenance.
  (b) Both an asbestos management planner and an asbestos abatement project designer shall possess either of the following:
  (i) Not less than 2 years of experience in asbestos-related work.
  (ii) Not less than 5 years of supervisory experience in school building or public and commercial building operations and maintenance.