Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 6-401 - Definitions(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Asbestos material" means any material or product which contains more than 1 percent asbestos.(c)(1) "Asbestos occupation" means any job as an inspector, project designer, management planner, asbestos abatement contractor, asbestos supervisor, or asbestos abatement worker involving: (i) A project in a public and commercial building or in a school building that involves the location, identification, physical and hazard assessment, enclosure, removal, repair, renovation, or demolition of asbestos material in a public and commercial building or in a school building;(ii) The inspection, planning, or design of any project in a school building as enumerated in item (i) of this paragraph; or(iii) The inspection or design of any project in a public and commercial building as enumerated in item (i) of this paragraph.(2) "Asbestos occupation" does not include work on any small-scale, short-duration operations, maintenance, and repair activities as defined in 40 C.F.R. 763, Appendix C to Subpart E, Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan.(d) "Business entity" means a partnership, firm, association, corporation, sole proprietorship, or other business concern.(e) "Interior space" includes: (1) Exterior hallways connecting buildings;(3) Mechanical systems used to condition interior space.(f) "License" means a license issued by the Department under this subtitle to remove and encapsulate asbestos.(g)(1) "Public and commercial building" means the interior space of any building that is not a school building.(2) "Public and commercial building" includes:(i) Industrial and office buildings;(ii) Residential apartment buildings of 10 or more dwelling units;(iii) Condominiums of 10 or more dwelling units;(iv) Government-owned buildings;(3) "Public and commercial building" does not include any residential apartment building of fewer than 10 dwelling units, any condominium of fewer than 10 dwelling units, or any detached single-family home.(h) "Public unit" includes:(1) Any agency, bureau, department, or instrumentality of State government that is not subject to Executive Order 01.01.1987.22;(2) Any agency, bureau, department, or instrumentality of federal or local government;(3) Educational institutions that are not subject to Executive Order 01.01.1987.22; and(4) Any public, quasi-public, or municipal corporation.(i) "School" means any elementary or secondary school as defined in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, at 20 U.S.C. § 7801.Amended by 2014 Md. Laws, Ch. 45, Sec. 1, eff. 4/8/2014.