Section 338.3415a - Disclosure of inspector's financial interest or relationship; performance of asbestos-related work as condition of conducting inspection prohibited; right of contractor to cond
ASBESTOS WORKERS ACCREDITATION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 440 of 1988
338.3415a Disclosure of inspector's financial interest or relationship; performance of asbestos-related work as condition of conducting inspection prohibited; right of contractor to conduct inspection; “person” defined.
Sec. 15a.
(1) An asbestos inspector who has conducted an inspection under this act shall disclose orally and in writing to the person requesting the inspection the inspector's financial interest in or financial relationship to a person who engages in the business of performing asbestos-related work.
(2) A person who engages in asbestos-related work shall not require that the inspector who performs an inspection under this act also perform the asbestos-related work recommended in the inspector's report as a condition of conducting the inspection.
(3) After an inspection is conducted under this act and a report is prepared that indicates the need for asbestos-related work to be done, a person who contracts to do that asbestos-related work may conduct his or her own inspection either prior to performing the asbestos-related work or after performing that work in order to determine whether the work was successful, or both.
(4) For purposes of this section, “person” means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, public or private agency, or other legal entity.
History: Add. 1995, Act 127, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1995