                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DUTIES OF LICENSED ASBESTOS AND CERTIFIED LEAD CONTRACTORS (§ 40.1-51.20)

A. A licensed asbestos contractor and any certified lead contractor shall notify
the Department of Labor and Industry at least twenty days prior to commencement
of each asbestos or lead project. Notification shall be sent in a manner
prescribed by the Department of Labor and Industry. The Department of Labor and
Industry shall have the authority to waive all or any part of the twenty-day
notice.

B. A licensed asbestos contractor or certified lead contractor shall obtain an
asbestos or lead project permit from the Department of Labor and Industry prior
to commencing each asbestos or lead project in accordance with this chapter and
shall pay directly to the Commissioner a fee as established by the Safety and
Health Codes Board pursuant to the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4000
et seq.). The fees shall be sufficient but not excessive to cover the cost of
administering the program. All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be
paid into a special fund in the state treasury to the credit of the Department
of Labor and Industry and shall be used in carrying out the Department&#8217;s
mission under this chapter and the Virginia Asbestos NESHAP Act (&#xA7;
40.1-51.23 et seq.).
			The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to asbestos projects in
residential buildings as defined by the Board in regulations adopted pursuant to
the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4000 et seq.).

C. A licensed asbestos contractor or certified lead contractor shall keep a
record of each asbestos or lead project performed and shall make the record
available to the Departments of Professional and Occupational Regulation and of
Labor and Industry upon request. Records required by this section shall be kept
for at least thirty years. The records shall include:

   1. The name, address, and asbestos or lead supervisor&#8217;s license or
   certification number of the individual who supervised the asbestos or lead
   project and each employee or agent who worked on the project;

   2. The location and description of the project and the amount of asbestos or
   lead material that was removed;

   3. The starting and completion dates of each project and a summary of the
   procedures that were used to comply with all federal and state standards; and

   4. The name and address of each disposal site where waste containing asbestos
   or lead was deposited, the results of the lead toxicity characteristic test,
   and the disposal site receipts.

HISTORY: 1992, c. 477; 1995, cc. 543, 585; 1996, cc. 180, 846; 2024, c. 473.