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Table of Contents

• How to use the qualified inspector list
• How to become a qualified inspector and be placed on the list
• How to document experience
• Training for Qualified Inspectors
• The list of qualified inspectors
• Reporting problems with qualified inspectors

How to Use the Qualified Inspectors List

Each inspector on the list has met all the requirements to be a qualified inspector.

IDEM does not:

• endorse any specific company or inspector.
• regulate or control fees for cleanup and inspection services.

We recommend that you get estimates from more than one inspector before signing a contract. Pay attention to the geographic area each inspector operates in, and the services each inspector provides.

How to Become a Qualified Inspector & Be Placed on the Qualified Inspector List

A person who meets the following criteria and wants to be placed on the qualified inspector list may apply to IDEM for listing. Each qualified inspector must do all of the following:

• Accumulate at least forty (40) hours of experience cleaning illegal drug labs. or doing similar work, such as emergency response operations, cleanup or remediation operations, corrective actions, or operations involving hazardous wastes that are regulated under the regulations of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration at 29 CFR 1910.120.
• Receive the training for supervisors required by 29 CFR 1910.120(e) (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response). This training must include 40 hours of training for general site workers and an additional 8 hours of specialized supervisor training.
• Receive training on cleanup of contaminated property provided by IDEM. You must pass an examination on illegal drug lab cleanup with a score of at least eighty percent (80%).
• Maintain the following insurance:
  • Professional liability insurance in the amount of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000).
  • Errors and omissions insurance in the amount of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence.
  • Pollution prevention insurance in the amount of at least three million dollars ($3,000,000).

When you request listing, please include all of the following information:

• Full name, address, telephone and electronic mail contact information.
• Copies of documents showing the applicant meets all criteria above.

Also, please show us how you want to be described on the qualified inspector list.

Mail, deliver, email or fax your application to:

Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Office of Land Quality, MC 65-45
ATTN: Illegal Drug Lab Cleanup
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN. 46204-2251

Documentation

To request listing as a qualified inspector, you must submit all of the following documents:

• Timesheets, reports or letters from employers showing 40 hours of experience.
• Training certificates signed by the instructor showing completion of the required OSHA training.
• Your certificate of Liability Insurance that shows the required insurance coverage.

Training for Qualified Inspectors

IDEM conducts training for qualified inspectors about twice a year. There is no cost for this training. This training currently includes:

• A presentation by the Indiana State Police Meth Suppression Section on meth labs in Indiana.
• Requirements of Indiana's illegal drug lab cleanup rule.
• Health and safety issues.
• Sampling and lab analysis procedures.
• Waste disposal requirements.
• Insurance issues.

The next qualified inspector training classes will be held:

• Thursday, January 30, 2014
• Thursday, July 31, 2014
• Thursday, January 29, 2015

Classes are held at the Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana, in Room 1319, starting at 8:00 AM. Following the trainings, there will be an opportunity to take the examination. Please contact IDEM at (800) 451-6027, ext. 3-1655, or by email at "info at idem.IN.gov" to register or if you have questions.

The List of Qualified Inspectors for Illegal Drug Lab Cleanups:

Last updated on August 5, 2013

All qualified inspectors provide inspection, testing and cleanup services throughout Indiana unless otherwise noted.

Reporting Problems with Qualified Inspectors

If you experience problems with a qualified inspector, such a failure to perform duties required by the rule, contact IDEM by phone at 800-451-6027, or by email at info at idem.in.gov.

IDEM does not regulate or control fees for cleanup and inspection services.

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