D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-199

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 17-199 - DEFINITIONS
199.1

When used in this chapter, the words and phrases set forth in this section shall have the following meanings:

Act - The Non-Health Related Occupations and Professions Licensure Act of 1998, effective April 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-261; D.C. Official Code §§ 47-2853.01, et seq. (2015 Repl.)).

Asbestos - any material that contains chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, actinolite, and any of these minerals that have been chemically treated or altered, that can be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by the pressure of the ordinary human hand.

Asbestos abatement - the removal, encapsulation, enclosure, disposal, or transportation of asbestos or material that contains asbestos.

Asbestos worker - an individual who is licensed in the District to engage in asbestos abatement.

Asbestos supervisor - an individual who is licensed in the District to engage in or supervise asbestos abatement.

Encapsulation - the coating, binding, or resurfacing of a wall, ceiling, pipe, or other structure to prevent friable asbestos or material that contains asbestos from becoming airborne.

Non friable asbestos - any material that contains more than one percent (1%) of asbestos, but cannot be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by the pressure of the ordinary human hand.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-199

Sections 60.4 of Regulation 72.3, approved January 28, 1972, 5DD DCRR § 60.4, 18 DCR 436 (February 22, 1972); The following Acts specifically authorized the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to provide regulations for the eight boards listed, and either established the original boards or authorized the Commissioners to establish the boards:
Board of Barber Examiners - An act to regulate Barbers in the District of Columbia and for other purposes, approved June 7, 1938, 52 Stat. 620, ch. 322, D.C. Code §§ 2-401 et seq. (1988 Repl. Vol.).
Board of Cosmetology - An Act to provide for the examination and licensing of those engaging in the practice of cosmetology in the District of Columbia, approved June 7, 1938, 52 Stat. 611, ch. 321, D.C. Code §§ 2-901 et seq. (1988 Repl. Vol.).
Board of Examiners and Registrars of Architects - An Act to provide for the examination and registration of architects and to regulate the practice of architecture in the District of Columbia, 43 Stat. 713, ch. 9, approved December 13, 1924, D.C. Code §§ 2-201 et seq. (1988 Repl. Vol.).
Board of Registration for Professional Engineers - An Act defining and regulating the practice of the profession engineering and creating a board of registration for professional engineers in the District of Columbia, approved September 19, 1950, 64 Stat. 854, ch. 953, D.C. Code §§ 2-2301 et seq. (1988 Repl. Vol.).
Electrical Board - An Act to grant additional powers to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and for other purposes, approved December 20, 1944, 58 Stat. 819, ch. 611, D.C. Code § 1-337 (1987 Repl. Vol.).
Plumbing Board - An act to regulate plumbing and gas fitting in the District of Columbia, approved June 18, 1898, 30 Stat. 477, ch. 467, D.C. Code §§ 2-2102 et seq. (1988 Repl. Vol.).
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Board - An Act to grant additional powers for the Commissions of the District of Columbia, approved December 20, 1944, 58 Stat. 819, ch. 611, D.C. Code § 1-337 (1987 Repl. Vol.).
Steam and Other Operating Engineers Boards - An act to regulate steam-engineering in the District of Columbia, approved February 28, 1887, 24 Stat. 427, ch. 272, D.C. Code §§ 2-2401 et seq. (1988 Repl. Vol.)
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1952, (D.C. Code 1973, Title 1 Appendix at 147): (1) abolished the original boards; (2) vested in the Board of Commissioners all of the functions of the boards; (3) authorized the Commissioners to established new boards; and (4) reserved in the Commissioners the function of making or adopting substantive regulations previously assigned to the Commissioners by Congressional statutes. Pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 5, the Board of Commissioners on June 30, 1953, issued Reorganization Order No. 59 establishing seven of the above listed boards. On October 18, 1955, the Board of Commissioners issued Organization Order No. 115 establishing the eighth board, the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Board (see Commissioners' Order No. 55-2028, October 18, 1955). After several amendments and reorganizations, the Mayor transferred these eight boards to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (see Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1983, D.C. Code, 1989 Suppl. at 32). By virtue of the provisions of § 402 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967, the function of issuing substantive regulations governing the examination and licensing of the various occupations was transferred to the District of Columbia Council. Section 404(a) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act transferred all functions of the District of Columbia Council to the Council of the District of Columbia; amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 11476 (10/12/2018)