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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 579 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1988, chapters 765 and 802; in 1989, chapter 397; in 1993, chapter 660; in 1996, chapters 180<\/a> and 846<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":55810,"section_number":"54.1-504","catch_line":"Asbestos supervisor's or worker's license required; exception","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-504\/"}],"permalink":{"id":240683,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56477,"identifier":"54.1-505","token":"54.1\/II\/5\/1\/54.1-505","url":"\/54.1-505\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-505\/","token":"54.1\/II\/5\/1\/54.1-505","dublin_core":{"Title":"Qualification for an asbestos contractor’s license","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-505","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

To qualify for an asbestos<\/span> contractor’s license, an applicant shall:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Except as provided in § 54.1-504<\/a>, ensure that each of his employees or agents who will come into contact with asbestos or who will be responsible for an asbestos project<\/span> is licensed as an asbestos supervisor<\/span> or worker; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board<\/span> that the applicant and his employees or agents are familiar with and are capable of complying fully with all applicable requirements, procedures and standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Department of Labor and Industry, and the State Air Pollution Control Board<\/span> covering any part of an asbestos project<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nQUALIFICATION FOR AN ASBESTOS CONTRACTOR’S LICENSE (\u00a7 54.1-505)\n\nTo qualify for an asbestos contractor’s license, an applicant shall:\n\n1. Except as provided in § 54.1-504, ensure that each of his employees or\nagents who will come into contact with asbestos or who will be responsible for\nan asbestos project is licensed as an asbestos supervisor or worker; and\n\n2. Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board that the applicant and his\nemployees or agents are familiar with and are capable of complying fully with\nall applicable requirements, procedures and standards of the United States\nEnvironmental Protection Agency, the United States Occupational Safety and\nHealth Administration, the Department of Labor and Industry, and the State Air\nPollution Control Board covering any part of an asbestos project.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 579, \u00a7 54-145.9; 1988, cc. 765, 802; 1989, c. 397; 1993, c.\n660; 1996, cc. 180, 846.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}