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The Asbestos Control Bureau (ACB) oversees the abatement of toxic hazards associated with asbestos fiber by performing inspections during the rehabilitation, reconstruction, or demolition of buildings and other structures originally constructed with asbestos or asbestos-containing materials.
New York State Department of Labor - Information on licensing, active asbestos projects in New York and a list of asbestos contractors as well as other useful links and phone numbers. Forms for project notification, request for photo ID card, and licensing are also available.
Workers involved in asbestos removal must receive appropriate training prior to being certified, and asbestos contractors must meet strict requirements to be licensed. This helps to ensure workers and the public are not exposed to the hazards of breathing asbestos particles.
Industrial Code Rule 56 relating to hazards to the public safety and health, during the removal, encapsulation, enclosure, repair, or the disturbance of friable and non-friable asbestos, or any handling of asbestos material that may result in the release of asbestos fiber.
New York State Department of Labor regulations relating to the hazards to public safety and health during the removal, encapsulation, enclosure, repair, or the disturbance of friable and non-friable asbestos, or any handling of asbestos material that may result in the release of asbestos fiber.
Asbestos. The Division of Materials Management regulates the transportation and disposal of friable asbestos-containing waste and construction and demolition debris in New York State (NYS). There are two types of asbestos-containing waste - friable and non-friable.
What is the purpose of the New York State Asbestos law? The New York State Asbestos Law (Industrial Code Rule 56) protects the public from exposure to asbestos fibers, which can cause cancer. This law requires that all work which disturbs asbestos be done by trained workers following special procedures to prevent the spread of asbestos into the ...
A New York State Department of Labor licensed asbestos abatement contractor should be employed to conduct re-cleaning. What health problem does asbestos cause? Most of our knowledge of the health effects of asbestos exposure results from studies of workers.
Asbestos removal work must be done by a New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) licensed contractor and NYSDOL and DEP certified workers.
New York State Industrial Code Rule 56, Section 1.3 (a) states that asbestos abatement requirements do not apply to “owner-occupied single-family dwellings, where the owner performs the work.”. WHEN MAY A HOMEOWNER PERFORM ASBESTOS ABATEMENT?