| Government Certificates Issued: | 1483 |
| Issued Certificate Descriptions: | DHHS' licensing system was unfortunately not designed to query by individual license type for a specified period of time and would require additional programming to narrow the data for this request. The number reported reflects those issued since inception. Individual licensed to identify and assess the condition of asbestos-containing material. |
| Government Certificates Revoked: | 1 |
| Revoked Certificate Descriptions: | DHHS' licensing system was unfortunately not designed to query by individual license type for a specified period of time and would require additional programming to narrow the data for this request. The number reported reflects those revoked since inception. Revoked for unprofessional conduct. |
| Government Certificates Denied: | 1 |
| Denied Certificate Descriptions: | DHHS' licensing system was unfortunately not designed to query by individual license type for a specified period of time and would require additional programming to narrow the data for this request. The number reported reflects those denied since inception. Denials include those that did not meet licensing requirements and those based on disciplinary action in other states. |
| Government Certificates Penalties Against: | 16 |
| Penalty Certificate Descriptions: | DHHS' licensing system was unfortunately not designed to query by individual license type for a specified period of time and would require additional programming to narrow the data for this request. The number reported reflects those with penalties applied since inception. Civil Penalties, Notice of Violation. |
| Explanation of Effectiveness: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/explanation1724452048.pdf |
| Potential Harm | There would be no government oversight to provide protection to the public or the industry. An asbestos inspector determines the presence of asbestos and initiates a project for safe removal. If the asbestos inspector is no longer regulated, demolition or renovation of structures would proceed without assessment for the presence of asbestos, posing health hazards to the public and to those working onsite.
Training providers that are approved by Nebraska DHHS would no longer be able to train asbestos inspector students. Additionally, other states accept training certificates from Nebraska because Nebraska regulations for asbestos inspectors are approved by EPA. If these regulations are no longer enforced, asbestos inspectors currently licensed in Nebraska would be ineligible to work in other states that had accepted Nebraska training. Those assessing and/or removing asbestos without the proper training could release carcinogenic material into the environment and could breathe it in themselves, which would be hazardous to the public health, safety and welfare. |
| Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1724452048.pdf |
| Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | Yes |