Asbestos by State

State rules

Virginia

Virginia licenses asbestos remediation through the Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors at the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. The board has 12 members, including representatives of each regulated activity and two citizens, and it also covers lead work and home inspection. That is an occupational licensing board, not the air agency. EPA lists a Department of Labor and Industry contact for NESHAP and a Department of Education contact for public-school asbestos, so notices and school plans are different desks from the license. Virginia is not an AHERA waiver state. The board’s phone on EPA’s list is 804-367-8595.

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

Try a ZIP like 30303, “Travis County” or “Columbus, OH”
Who runs the asbestos program
Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors at the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, with NESHAP contacts at the Department of Labor and Industry
Who must be licensed or accredited
The board licenses individuals in asbestos remediation. EPA lists a separate Department of Labor and Industry contact for NESHAP and a Department of Education contact for public-school asbestos.
Official program page
Official page →

The board page says applicants must read the regulations and that application fees are not refundable. Training for asbestos licenses must come from an EPA/AHERA accredited provider, and the course counts only if it was taught inside the state that approved the provider at the time. Refresher courses must match the discipline being renewed. If a license expires, a 12-month grace period lets a person with an expired training certificate take a refresher instead of repeating the initial course. After the license itself has expired, the board says you cannot keep practicing. Renewal notices that never arrive do not excuse a late renewal.

Home-inspector continuing education on the same page is a different credential from asbestos remediation. Do not use the home-inspector hour counts as the asbestos renewal rule. The board also publishes military-spouse expedited licensing under the state code, which is a processing path, not a waiver of asbestos training. A technology fee note on the page is about the licensing software system and is separate from any project notification fee charged by another agency.

Because NESHAP is listed at Labor and Industry, a licensed asbestos contractor can still need a demolition notice filed with that department. Public-school asbestos questions go to the education contact EPA lists. OSHA’s construction standard applies to employees. Before you hire, confirm the DPOR license is active, confirm the training was taken in the approving state, and ask Labor and Industry whether a NESHAP notice is required for the building.

Official resources in Virginia

Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors

Asbestos remediation licenses, training limits, and the expiration grace period.

EPA state asbestos contacts

Board, NESHAP, and public-school contacts. Virginia is not a waiver state.

OSHA construction asbestos standard

Worker-protection rule for employees.

EPA asbestos in schools

AHERA duties for schools.

Key facts for Virginia

What to do next

  1. Check that the DPOR license is active before the person starts work.
  2. Ask where the training course was taught, not only who the provider was.
  3. Call the Labor and Industry NESHAP contact about the demolition notice.
  4. Send public-school asbestos questions to the education contact EPA lists.

Looking for your city or county in Virginia?

We haven't found official program-level pages for Virginia 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 Virginia, 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.
    Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors
    Website →
    Phone: (804) 367-8595 (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 Virginia page on USA.gov can point you to the right office.
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