Section 34-44-9 - Duty of owner or operator to ensure that employees work under certified asbestos contractors and meet worker requirements--Violation as misdemeanor--Civil penalty

34-44-9. Duty of owner or operator to ensure that employees work under certified asbestos contractors and meet worker requirements--Violation as misdemeanor--Civil penalty.Any facility owner or operator whose own employees renovate or demolish a facility may allow the employees to work on asbestos abatement projects only if the employees are under the direction of an asbestos contractor who complies with the training and certification requirements established under §34-44-10 and the employees comply with the worker requirements of §§34-44-13 and 34-44-14. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person who violates this section is also subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars per day of violation. Source: SL 1988, ch 284, §7; SL 1990, ch 280, §4A.