Georgia Code, Title 12, Chapter 12 - Asbestos Safety

• § 12-12-1 - Short Title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Asbestos Safety Act."
• § 12-12-2 - Purpose of Chapter
  The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health, safety, and environment of the people of this state by authorizing the Board...
• § 12-12-3 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Asbestos" means any naturally occurring hydrated mineral silicates separable into commercially used fibers, specifically the asbestiform...
• § 12-12-4 - Rules and Regulations; Schedule of Contractor License and Project Fees
  The board shall have the power to adopt and amend rules and regulations necessary to license contractors, to ensure proper training for asbestos supervisors,...
• § 12-12-5 - Powers and Duties of Director
  The director shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To collect all fees authorized by this chapter and remit such fees to the...
• § 12-12-6 - License Requirement; Application; Renewal; Exception
  (a) From and after July 1, 1996, any contractor shall obtain a license as required by rules and regulations established under this chapter prior...
• § 12-12-7 - Training Requirements
  From and after July 1, 1996, no person may be employed as an asbestos supervisor unless that person has satisfied the training requirements as...
• § 12-12-8 - Reciprocity
  The director, upon application, may issue a license to any person who holds a license in any state, territory, or possession of the United...
• § 12-12-9 - Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of License; Grounds; Review of Decision
  (a) The director may refuse to grant a license to an applicant or may revoke or suspend the license of a person licensed by...
• § 12-12-10 - Notice of Commencement of Project; Contents; Project Fee; Certification of Completion
  From and after April 1, 1986, no contractor shall engage in a project prior to notifying the director of such activity at least seven...
• § 12-12-11 - Compliance With Chapter Required
  It shall be unlawful for any person, acting either as an asbestos supervisor or contractor, to engage in the removal, encapsulation, cleaning, or disposal...
• § 12-12-12 - Investigation Rights of Director; Contractor to Make Records Available
  The director or his or her authorized employees, upon a presentation of his or her credentials, shall have a right to enter the premises...
• § 12-12-13 - Cease and Desist Orders
  Whenever the director determines that a person is violating any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation established under this chapter, he...
• § 12-12-14 - Injunctions; Restraining and Other Orders
  Whenever in the judgment of the director any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes...
• § 12-12-15 - Imminent and Substantial Danger; Remedies of Director
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the director, upon receipt of evidence that a project is presenting an imminent and substantial endangerment to...
• § 12-12-16 - Civil Penalty for Violation; Hearing and Judicial Review; Disposition of Penalties
  (a) Any person violating any provision of this chapter or rules or regulations under this chapter or failing or refusing to comply with any...
• § 12-12-17 - Hearing and Judicial Review Procedure
  All hearings on and judicial review of orders or other administrative enforcement actions of the director under this chapter shall be provided and conducted...
• § 12-12-18 - Judgment in Accordance With Order of Director or Administrative Law Judge
  Any order of the director or an administrative law judge issued in accordance with this chapter which is unappealed from or affirmed or modified...
• § 12-12-19 - Attorney General to Provide Legal Representation
  It shall be the duty of the Attorney General to provide legal representation to the director in connection with this chapter.
• § 12-12-20 - Sovereign Immunity Not Waived; Legal Duties of Contractor, Project Monitor, or Asbestos Worker Not Relieved by Chapter
  Nothing in this chapter is intended to conflict with rules and regulations promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the federal...
• § 12-12-21 - Sovereign Immunity
  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to constitute a waiver of the sovereign immunity of the state, the board, or the division. No...

Last modified: October 14, 2016