Asbestos by State

State rules

Massachusetts

Massachusetts is one of the twelve states EPA lists as holding an AHERA waiver. EPA’s contact page names a Department of Labor Standards address for Michael Weakley and separate AHERA contacts at mass.gov. A direct fetch of the labor department’s asbestos safety page described a program that regulates occupational exposure, licenses consultants, contractors, labs, and training providers, and points to 454 CMR 28.00 on removal, containment, maintenance, or encapsulation. A header check of that mass.gov URL returned HTTP 403, so this directory does not link it and does not repeat fee figures. Call the contacts EPA lists and ask them to confirm any rule you cannot open yourself.

General information only: we have not verified state-specific rules for this page yet.

Try a ZIP like 30303, “Travis County” or “Columbus, OH”
Who runs the asbestos program
Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards, as retrieved by a page fetch; the mass.gov URL did not return HTTP 200 to a header check
Who must be licensed or accredited
The fetched program page says the Department of Labor Standards licenses asbestos consultants, contractors, laboratories, and training providers. The URL is omitted here because a header check did not return HTTP 200.
Official program page
Official page →

The fetched page said the Department of Labor Standards handles occupational asbestos exposure and does not regulate vermiculite. It listed license applications and a list of licensed consultants, contractors, labs, and training providers among the top tasks. It also listed an asbestos removal notification form and an emergency-work waiver request. A hotline on that fetched page was (617) 626-6960 and the email was DLSfeedback@state.ma.us. Those details came from the page fetch. Because the URL failed the header check this directory requires before a link is published, they are a starting point to verify, not a substitute for the page itself.

EPA’s waiver sentence means Massachusetts implements and oversees its own asbestos-in-schools regulations. The fetched labor page linked asbestos in schools and also linked Department of Environmental Protection asbestos regulations, so school rules and demolition air rules are not the same desk. This entry does not describe MassDEP thresholds because that linked page was not retrieved under a passing header check. OSHA’s construction standard still applies to employers. Ask which of the two state agencies wants the notice for your building.

The practical next step is to use EPA’s published contacts, confirm the labor-department license list is the roster they still maintain, and ask whether your project needs the removal notification the fetched page described. Do not rely on a copied fee or a bookmark that will not load. If the labor page and the environmental page disagree about who is notified, get the answer in writing from the office that will inspect the job.

Official resources in Massachusetts

EPA state asbestos contacts

Lists Massachusetts among the twelve AHERA waiver states and gives contact names.

EPA asbestos in schools

Federal school baseline that waiver states implement.

OSHA construction asbestos standard

Federal worker-protection rule.

EPA asbestos NESHAP overview

Federal demolition and renovation standard.

Key facts for Massachusetts

What to do next

  1. Ask EPA’s listed Massachusetts contacts which agency receives your notice.
  2. Ask the labor department to confirm a contractor, consultant, lab, or trainer license.
  3. Treat school rules as a state waiver program and ask which office holds the management plan.
  4. Open the official page yourself before you rely on a deadline or a fee.

Looking for your city or county in Massachusetts?

We haven't found official program-level pages for Massachusetts we can verify yet, so we don't show local numbers here rather than guess. Here's what to use instead, in order:

  1. General Start with the statewide information above. It is general guidance, not a Massachusetts rule; local requirements can be stricter.
  2. Closest verified Nearest states where we have verified data:
  3. Call to confirm Ask the official office. They have the current local rule, fee and form.
    Massachusetts contacts listed by EPA
    Website →
    Phone: (351) 204-2349 (as listed on that page, checked Oct 4, 2026)
    Your city or county office: Local governments →
    Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Massachusetts page on USA.gov can point you to the right office.
  4. Know the current info? Tell us and include a link to the official page. We check every tip before it goes up.

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