100 STAT. 2982
PUBLIC LAW 99-519—OCT. 22, 1986
ing the date on which the Administrator completes development of the model plan. In the case of a school operated under the defense dependents' education system provided for under l^ the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et 1 seq.), the Secretary of Defense shall adopt a contractor accreditation plan at least as stringent as that model. • "(c) ACCREDITATION BY ADMINISTRATOR-APPROVED COURSE.— 5 "(1) COURSE APPROVAL.—Within 180 days after the date
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of the enactment of this title, the Administrator shall ensure that any Environmental Protection Agency-approved asbestos training course is consistent with the model plan (including testing requirements) developed under subsection (b). A contractor may be accredited by taking and passing such a course. "(2) TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH PREVIOUS EPA ASBESTOS
b TRAINING.—A person who— '»' "(A) completed an Environmental Protection Agency; approved asbestos training course before the date of the -^' enactment of this title, and
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"(B) passed (or passes) an asbestos test either before or f' after the date of the enactment of this title, ' may be accredited under paragraph (1) if the Administrator determines that the course and test are equivalent to the ^ requirements of the model plan developed under subsection (b). If the Administrator so determines, the person shall be consid^ ered accredited for the purposes of this title until a date that is . one year after the date on which the State in which such person is employed establishes an accreditation program pursuant to '* subsection (b). ^_
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"(3) LISTS OF COURSES.—The Administrator, in consultation
with affected organizations, shall publish (and revise as necessary)— "(A) a list of asbestos courses and tests in effect before the date of the enactment of this title which qualify for equivac,, lency treatment under paragraph (2), and '. "(B) a list of asbestos courses and tests which the Y Administrator determines under paragraph (1) are consistent with the model plan and which will qualify a contractor for accreditation under such paragraph. "(d) LABORATORY ACCREDITATION.—(1) The Administrator shall provide for the development of an accreditation program for laboratories by the National Bureau of Standards in accordance with paragraph (2). The Administrator shall transfer such funds as are necessary to the National Bureau of Standards to carry out such program. "(2) The National Bureau of Standards, upon request by the Administrator, shall, in consultation with affected organizations— "(A) within 360 days after the date of the enactment of this title, develop an accreditation program for laboratories which 3 conduct qualitative and semi-quantitative analyses of bulk samrc pies of asbestos-containing material, and "(B) within 720 days after the date of the enactment of this title, develop an accreditation program for laboratories which conduct analyses of air samples of asbestos from school buildi ings under the authority of a local educational agency. "(3) A laboratory which plans to carry out any such analysis shall comply with the requirements of the accreditation program.
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