| Government Certificates Issued: | 8511 |
| 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 clean, handle, repair, remove, encapsulate, haul, dispose of, or otherwise work with asbestos material in a nonsupervisory capacity. |
| Government Certificates Revoked: | 3 |
| 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. Poor work practices, not wearing respirator, (unprofessional conduct) |
| Government Certificates Denied: | 29 |
| 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: | 58 |
| 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 assessed since inception. Civil Penalties, Notices of Violations, 1 Suspension |
| Explanation of Effectiveness: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/explanation1724453187.pdf |
| Potential Harm | There would be no government oversight to provide protection to the public or the industry. An asbestos worker performs the removal of asbestos and other work with asbestos containing materials. If the asbestos worker is no longer regulated, demolition or renovation of structures would proceed with general laborers having no knowledge of safe removal practices or regulatory requirements, posing health hazards to the public and to those working onsite as a result of exposure to a known carcinogen.
Training providers that are approved by Nebraska DHHS would no longer be able to train asbestos worker students. Additionally, other states accept training certificates from Nebraska because Nebraska regulations for asbestos workers are approved by EPA. If these regulations are no longer enforced, asbestos workers 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.
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| Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1724453187.pdf |
| Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | Yes |