The department may approve in writing, on a case-by-case basis, an alternative to a specific worker and public health protection requirement for an asbestos abatement project if the asbestos contractor or facility owner or operator submits a written description of the alternative procedure and demonstrates to the department's satisfaction that the proposed alternative procedure provides worker and public health protection equivalent to the protection that would be provided by the waived provisions.
SDCL 34-44-18