Kentucky Asbestos Program

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Kentucky asbestos program.

All individuals performing work in public commercial and school buildings are required to be accredited under kentucky regulations. Asbestos program the apcd asbestos team issues permits inspects asbestos removal sites and investigates reports of illegal asbestos removal. Brian short program administrator. Relative content commonwealth of kentucky kentucky energy and environment cabinet.

Lead based paint disclosure program staff. Newport kentucky received more than 170 000 tons of asbestos contaminated vermiculite from libby montana over nearly five decades before shipments ended in the mid 1990s. The kentucky occupational safety and health program and kentucky division of waste management also regulate asbestos activities relating to worker safety and proper disposal. Go here for information on applying for an apcd asbestos removal permit.

Although there are no known naturally occurring asbestos deposits in kentucky mining metal works and construction industries exposed kentucky residents to asbestos. This program is administered by the federal epa. Murray state university has known asbestos throughout many buildings on campus as well as eastern kentucky university. The following agencies entities have asbestos related regulatory and enforcement responsibilities in kentucky.

Kentucky follows federal provisions for dealing with asbestos in schools under the asbestos hazard emergency response act ahera. Other kentucky asbestos laws based on federal mandates include ensuring that every school has an emergency asbestos abatement and management plan. The louisville metro air pollution control district has its own notification. Kentucky has known asbestos in schools for all age levels including ballard elementary in jefferson and carroll county high school in carrollton.

The kentucky natural resources cabinet department of environmental protection division of air quality special programs branch general phone 502 573 3382 is involved in the following state federal asbestos enforcement. The epa requires realtors and property owners to divulge any info they have related to lead based paint. An asbestos management request must be completed by a university project manager prior to demolition construction modification or renovation ie. Painting carpet replacement wall removal or additions alterations to hvac plumbing and electrical systems building component or system demolition or alterations etc of wku property unless the property is asbestos free.

The kentucky asbestos accreditation program kaap sets a rigid and through training program to ensure that all those are accredited to remove asbestos does so according to kentucky asbestos abatement procedure.