Virginia Asbestos Regulations

• Virginia Code: Labor and Employment § 40.1-51.20. Duties of licensed asbestos and certified lead contractors
• Virginia Code: Labor and Employment § 40.1-51.23 (Virginia Asbestos Neshap Act)

Federal:

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Develops and enforces regulations necessary to protect the general public from exposure to airborne contaminants that are known to be hazardous to human health (See 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et. seq).
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Virginia:

• Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI)

Written notification of any asbestos project of 10 linear feet or more or 10 square feet or more shall be made to the department on a department form (facsimile, certified mail, or hand delivered to the department). Notification shall be postmarked or made 20 days before the beginning of any asbestos project (16VAC25-20).

Notification shall include the following:

1. Name, address, telephone number, and Virginia asbestos contractor's license number of persons
   intending to engage in an asbestos project;
2. Name, address, and telephone number of facility owner or operator;
3. Type of notification; amended, emergency, renovation, or demolition;
4. Description of building, structure, facility, installation, vehicle, or vessel to be demolished or
   renovated including present use, prior use or uses, age, and address;
5. Estimate of amount of friable asbestos and method of estimation;
6. Amount of the asbestos project fee submitted;
7. Scheduled set-up date, removal date, and completion date of asbestos abatement work and times of
   removal;
8. Name and Virginia asbestos supervisor's license number of the project supervisor on site;
9. Name, address,
   telephone number, contact person, and landfill permit number of the waste disposal
   site where the asbestos containing material will be disposed;
10. Detailed description of the demolition or removal methods to be used;
11. Procedures and equipment to control emissions and protect public health during removal, transit, loading, and unloading. Including the monitoring plan;
12. Credit card number, expiration date, and signature of cardholder if a facsimile transmission is to be made; and
13. Any other information requested on the department form.