Asbestos by State

State rules

New York

New York puts asbestos project control in the Department of Labor’s Asbestos Control Bureau, a labor agency, not in the environmental conservation department. The bureau inspects during rehabilitation, reconstruction, and demolition and enforces Labor Law and Industrial Code Rule 56. That code, the bureau says, requires licensing of contractors, certification of people on asbestos projects, notices for large projects, and surveys of buildings. The license and certification unit is at State Office Campus, Room 161A, Albany, and the phone on the page is (518) 457-2735. Training providers are regulated by the Department of Health. New York is not an AHERA waiver state.

Checked against official sources on October 11, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.

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Who runs the asbestos program
New York State Department of Labor, Asbestos Control Bureau, with training regulated by the Department of Health
Who must be licensed or accredited
The Labor Department licenses contractors and certifies people who work on asbestos projects under Industrial Code Rule 56. The Health Department regulates asbestos safety training providers.
Official program page
Official page →

The bureau publishes lists of asbestos contractors and of notified projects, including active projects and a broader notified-project list. Federal property has its own notification note. There is also a path to request a waiver of the asbestos project notification fee, with separate explanation letters for contractors and for municipalities. Online notices are the filing method the page promotes. Fee waivers are requests, not automatic, and the page distinguishes contractor letters from municipal letters.

The Health Department’s asbestos page says its Asbestos Safety Training Program regulates training and training providers. A person can hold a labor-department certificate and still need training from a provider the health department recognizes. Checking only one agency misses half the credential. EPA lists a labor contact for AHERA and NESHAP questions and a health contact for training, which matches this split. The labor phone for license questions on the bureau page is (518) 457-2735, while EPA lists Kirk Fisher at 518-457-1255 for AHERA and NESHAP.

Because New York is not on EPA’s waiver list, schools follow federal AHERA in addition to any Industrial Code Rule 56 notice if the project is large enough to be notified. Ask the bureau whether your project is in the notified-project list, ask the license unit whether the contractor and the workers are certified, and ask the health department whether the training provider is approved. Do not assume a fee waiver until the bureau grants it.

Official resources in New York

New York Asbestos Control Bureau

Licenses, certifications, notices, and project lists.

New York asbestos safety training

Health department regulation of training providers.

EPA state asbestos contacts

Separate labor and health contacts. New York is not a waiver state.

OSHA construction asbestos standard

Federal construction worker-protection rule.

Key facts for New York

What to do next

  1. Check the contractor list and the notified-project list on the labor site.
  2. Confirm training with the health department, not only the labor certificate.
  3. Use (518) 457-2735 for license status and the EPA-listed labor contact for AHERA or NESHAP questions.
  4. Treat a fee-waiver request as pending until the bureau answers.

Looking for your city or county in New York?

We haven't found official program-level pages for New York 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 applies across New York, but cities and counties can add their own steps, fees or deadlines.
  2. Call to confirm Ask the official office. They have the current local rule, fee and form.
    New York State Department of Labor Asbestos Control Bureau
    Website →
    Phone: (518) 457-2735 (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 New York page on USA.gov can point you to the right office.
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