States with Bridges and Structures Training and Certification

State	Does the state require TCA of people involved in deleading on bridges & structures?	If yes, are requirements the same as for abatement, inspection and risk assessment, if not list the disciplines.	If yes, what triggers the requirement for use of trained or certified deleaders?	Has the state instituted work practice standards specific to any of the these?			Does the state have other requirements related to the specs of repainting jobs for:			Does the state require that persons or entities living or located near a deleading activity be notified prior to the project?	If the state does not require TC of professionals involved in deleading bridges & structures, does it plan to seek legislative requirment for such?
				bridges	buildings	steel structures	bridges	buildings	steel structures
CA	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
CO	no			no	no	no	no	no	no	no	unknown
CT	yes-depends on work			yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes-DOT
DE	no			no	no	no	yes-OSHA	no	no	no	yes
FL	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
IA	yes	no		no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes*
ID
IL	no	na	na	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes*
IN	no
KS				no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
LA	yes	yes		no	no	no	no	no	no
MA	no	no		no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	yes
ME	no			no	yes		no	no	no	n-same bldg	yes
MI	no										unknown
MN	no			yes	yes-exteriors	yes	yes-no pb paint	yes	yes	yes	no
MO	yes	yes	*	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
MS	no
NC	no			no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
ND	no			no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
NE	n-via contract specs	no		no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	unknown
NH	no			no	no	no	no	no	no	no	nr
NJ	yes	yes	all deadline	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
OH	no			no		no	no	no	no	no	yes
OK	no
PA	no			no	yes	no	no	no	no	no	y-EPA
RI	no				yes		no			yes	no
TN	no			no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes
UT	no*			no	y-target housing-child occupied	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no*
VA	yes	yes		yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no
WA	na										yes

* Iowa rules not written yet and can't be developed until EPA finalizes its' regulations.

* Ilinois has no state regulations currently in place. Upon promulation of federal legisaltion applicable to deleading bridges and structures, enforcement of certifcation and licensing requirements will be conducted by the Dept of Public Health. Work practices enforcement may be conducted by Illinois EPA and/or the Dept of Public Health.

* Missouri-50sq. ft. or more disturbed.

* Utah-The Utah Division of Air Quality has legistative authority to develop rules and regulations for renovation and remodeling projects. To date, no administrative rules have been written. The Division of Air Quality will evaluate R&R federal regualtions when promolgated and determine the need for a R&R certification program in Utah.

Source: The National Conference of State Legislatures, October 2000

Last Updated on 11/02/2000
By Linda Tassin