The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency is proposing some changes to its asbestos clean-up rules, and wants property owners and contractors to give input.
According to Matt Sorensen, LRAPA’s spokesperson, a couple of the existing asbestos regulations have been misunderstood.
For example, he said someone who lives in a home they own can do their own asbestos work.
However, Sorensen noted, “Sometimes someone may own a property, but they don't reside there. And so then they have, maybe mistakenly then, elected to start doing asbestos work without having it done by a professional contractor.”
Sorensen said if someone owns but does not occupy a property, they have to hire a professional, and this is spelled out in the revised document.
He said the proposed changes also detail the specifications contractors must use to build full enclosures for doing asbestos work, and give new guidance for the procedures following a natural disaster, such as a wildfire.
A public information session is scheduled for Oct. 8. More information is on LRAPA’s website.
