Ch. 42                                     1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(X)    STORES;

(XI)   WAREHOUSES; AND

(XII) FACTORIES.

(3) "PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDING" DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY
RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDING OF FEWER THAN 10 DWELLING UNITS, ANY
CONDOMINIUM OF FEWER THAN 10 DWELLING UNITS, OR ANY DETACHED
SINGLE-FAMILY HOME

[(g)] (H) "Public unit" includes:

(1)     Any agency, bureau, department, or instrumentality of State government
that is not subject to Executive Order 01.01.1987.22;

(2)     Any agency, bureau, department, or instrumentality of federal or local
government;

(3)     Educational institutions that are not subject to Executive Order
01.01.1987.22; and

(4)     Any public, quasi-public, or municipal corporation.

[(h)] (I) "School" means any elementary or secondary school as defined in
Section 198 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 2854.

6-417.

(a)     (1) Unless the individual is accredited by the Department, an individual may
not engage in an asbestos occupation.

(2)     The Department shall accredit an individual upon submittal of proof to
the Department that the individual has:

(i) Successfully completed and passed a training program and any
required refresher program approved by the Department;

(ii) Successfully completed and passed a training program and any
required refresher program approved by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency; or

(iii) Acquired and maintained current accreditation from an
EPA-approved state accreditation plan of another state.

(3)     The Department may accept as proof of accreditation a certificate
showing successful completion of any approved training program and any required
refresher program [or by proof of national registration with the National Asbestos
Council's AHERA State Certification Reciprocity Registration Program].

(b)     (1) The Department shall adopt regulations establishing standards and
procedures that are consistent with federal law for the accreditation of asbestos
occupations.

(2) The regulations shall include standards for:

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