15 U.S.C. § 2655 — Worker protection

(a) Limits on activities. Until the responsible local educational agency^* submits a school^* management plan that the Governor has not disapproved by the end of the section 2645 review-and-revision period, the agency may not perform or direct employees to perform school renovations or remove building materials, except for emergency repairs, unless the school is working under a section 4014 grant or a compliant inspection has occurred and the agency follows 40 C.F.R. § 763.90(g)–(i) and Appendix D to subpart E of part 763 on response actions and asbestos^*-waste transport and disposal. The agency also may not perform or direct operations and maintenance work unless it follows § 763.91, including Appendix B to subpart E, and § 763.92(a)(2) on training and periodic surveillance.

(b) Training and equipment. A school employee directed to perform an emergency repair involving material containing or suspected of containing asbestos, or to perform operations and maintenance, must receive proper safety training. The employee must also receive proper equipment and be allowed to use the work practices needed to prevent possible asbestos exposure.

(c) Emergency repair. “Emergency repair” means an unplanned repair responding to a sudden, unexpected event that threatens building occupants’ health or safety or the building’s structural integrity.