Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-452
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License required - Fee - Exemptions
Official statutory text
A. No contractor shall abate any friable material containing
asbestos without having first obtained a license to do so from the
Commissioner of Labor. The Commissioner shall issue an asbestos
abatement license to a qualified contractor upon proper application,
as determined by the Commissioner. The Commissioner of Labor may
promulgate rules establishing a schedule of administrative fees for
the application, licensing, examination, certification of asbestos
abatement contractors and workers employed by a contractor for
asbestos abatement, as well as a fee to be paid by contractors to
the Department of Labor for each separate containment area,
glovebag, or miniature containment area of any asbestos abatement
project. The fees stated in this section on the effective date of
this act shall remain in effect until such rules become effective,
at which time the fees stated in this section shall be superseded by
rule. The annual fee for such license shall be Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00). The fee shall be deposited into the Department of Labor
Revolving Fund. A nonrefundable initial application fee of One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) shall be charged and deposited into the
Department of Labor Revolving Fund. The Commissioner may deny a
license to applicants whose past abatement performance for abatement
of friable asbestos does not comply with federal and other states'
requirements. A minimum waiting period shall be established at the
discretion of the Commissioner of Labor and will be required before
issuance of a license to permit the Commissioner to perform a work
performance investigation of the applicant.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 291
The annual fee for examining and certifying workers employed by
a contractor for asbestos abatement shall be Twenty-five Dollars
($25.00). The fee shall be deposited in the Department of Labor
Revolving Fund. Uncertified workers shall not be used on any
asbestos abatement projects.
B. The state and political subdivisions thereof, counties and
political subdivisions thereof and municipalities and political
subdivisions thereof, and their supervisors and employees, shall not
be exempt from any certification fees required by this section when
such entities act as a contractor.
C. A fee of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) shall be paid by
contractors to the Department of Labor for each separate containment
area of any asbestos abatement project. The fee collected shall be
deposited by the Department of Labor into the Department of Labor
Revolving Fund. There shall be a minimum number of inspections of
each containment area as deemed necessary by the Commissioner of
Labor. For projects which are not a part of a definite containment
area, or are performed with multiple glovebags or miniature
containments, a fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), plus Five
Dollars ($5.00) per such glovebag or miniature containment, shall be
paid to the Department of Labor for deposit into the Department of
Labor Revolving Fund.
Asbestos abatement projects performed on properties owned by the
state or any political subdivision thereof shall not be exempt from
this fee.
D. Any asbestos abatement contractor transporting asbestos-
containing material shall be required to provide to the Commissioner
a Certificate of Insurance by a carrier licensed to do business in
the State of Oklahoma demonstrating a minimum of One Million Dollars
($1,000,000.00) of environmental impairment insurance.
E. No state agency or political subdivision thereof, county or
political subdivision thereof, or municipalities or political
subdivisions thereof shall solicit or receive any estimate or bid
for abatement of asbestos from any person or party who is not a
licensed asbestos abatement contractor.
asbestos without having first obtained a license to do so from the
Commissioner of Labor. The Commissioner shall issue an asbestos
abatement license to a qualified contractor upon proper application,
as determined by the Commissioner. The Commissioner of Labor may
promulgate rules establishing a schedule of administrative fees for
the application, licensing, examination, certification of asbestos
abatement contractors and workers employed by a contractor for
asbestos abatement, as well as a fee to be paid by contractors to
the Department of Labor for each separate containment area,
glovebag, or miniature containment area of any asbestos abatement
project. The fees stated in this section on the effective date of
this act shall remain in effect until such rules become effective,
at which time the fees stated in this section shall be superseded by
rule. The annual fee for such license shall be Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00). The fee shall be deposited into the Department of Labor
Revolving Fund. A nonrefundable initial application fee of One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) shall be charged and deposited into the
Department of Labor Revolving Fund. The Commissioner may deny a
license to applicants whose past abatement performance for abatement
of friable asbestos does not comply with federal and other states'
requirements. A minimum waiting period shall be established at the
discretion of the Commissioner of Labor and will be required before
issuance of a license to permit the Commissioner to perform a work
performance investigation of the applicant.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 291
The annual fee for examining and certifying workers employed by
a contractor for asbestos abatement shall be Twenty-five Dollars
($25.00). The fee shall be deposited in the Department of Labor
Revolving Fund. Uncertified workers shall not be used on any
asbestos abatement projects.
B. The state and political subdivisions thereof, counties and
political subdivisions thereof and municipalities and political
subdivisions thereof, and their supervisors and employees, shall not
be exempt from any certification fees required by this section when
such entities act as a contractor.
C. A fee of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) shall be paid by
contractors to the Department of Labor for each separate containment
area of any asbestos abatement project. The fee collected shall be
deposited by the Department of Labor into the Department of Labor
Revolving Fund. There shall be a minimum number of inspections of
each containment area as deemed necessary by the Commissioner of
Labor. For projects which are not a part of a definite containment
area, or are performed with multiple glovebags or miniature
containments, a fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), plus Five
Dollars ($5.00) per such glovebag or miniature containment, shall be
paid to the Department of Labor for deposit into the Department of
Labor Revolving Fund.
Asbestos abatement projects performed on properties owned by the
state or any political subdivision thereof shall not be exempt from
this fee.
D. Any asbestos abatement contractor transporting asbestos-
containing material shall be required to provide to the Commissioner
a Certificate of Insurance by a carrier licensed to do business in
the State of Oklahoma demonstrating a minimum of One Million Dollars
($1,000,000.00) of environmental impairment insurance.
E. No state agency or political subdivision thereof, county or
political subdivision thereof, or municipalities or political
subdivisions thereof shall solicit or receive any estimate or bid
for abatement of asbestos from any person or party who is not a
licensed asbestos abatement contractor.
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