(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided, this subchapter applies to all persons or entities engaged in an asbestos-related occupation, persons in charge of asbestos projects, persons engaged in facility demolition or renovation activities, and persons who offer course work for accreditation of persons engaged in asbestos-related occupations.

(2) The purpose of these rules is to regulate and establish criteria for certain asbestos practices and to require statewide standards for accreditation of persons in asbestos-related occupations, for approval of course work, and for a fee and permit system.