WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

(2)  Each agency designated in Section A(2) of this
order is responsible for providing competent and
knowledgeable representation to the Committee. Other
departments and agencies not listed in Section A(2) are also
expected to render assistance, expertise and other resources
upon the request of the Committee.

(3)  Any staff loaned to the Committee shall be paid by
the agency that employs them, except for permanent staff
authorized pursuant to Sections A(4) and A(5) of this order.

(4)  Certain departments shall be assigned specific
program responsibilities by way of this Order. Those
responsibilities shall be carried out in accordance with
directions provided by the Asbestos Oversight Committee.

C. Safety and Health Program.

(1)  Safety and Health.

(a)  State employees shall be required to work with
asbestos only when that work is incidental, but necessary,
for the performance of their normal duties and
responsibilities and where the amount of asbestos to be
removed is less than 160 square feet per building per year,
or less than 260 linear feet per building per year if the
asbestos is in the form of pipe insulation. Projects
exceeding those limitations shall be contracted out to firms
licensed to perform asbestos work.

(b)  Each agency or facility head shall be
responsible to the department or agency head for
implementation of the Asbestos Safety and Health Program.

(c)  The head of each facility shall appoint a
facility Asbestos Safety and Health Specialist who shall be
responsible to the facility head for the implementation of
the Asbestos Safety and Health Program.

(d)  The Safety and Health Committees shall be
formed for each department and/or individual facility. Each
coordinator and safety specialist shall consult the
Department of Licensing and Regulation for assistance and
consultation on matters relating to the formation and
organization of such committees.

(2)  Equipment.

(a) Each department and State agency shall equip
its employees with appropriate respiratory protection
equipment and protective clothing where there is the
possibility of ingesting or inhaling asbestos or of skin or
clothing contamination with asbestos.

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