Asbestos by State

State rules

Wyoming

Wyoming’s asbestos program is the Air Quality Division of the Department of Environmental Quality. Staff enforce state rules for inspections and abatement, visit projects that were notified, visit jobs found with no notification, and answer questions when the rules are unclear. The coordinator on the page is Teresa Young at 307-777-7394 in Cheyenne. The same page says there is no registration or licensure program for asbestos building inspectors in Wyoming and therefore no state list of inspectors. Federal ASHARA training still applies to inspections of public and commercial buildings. Wyoming is not an AHERA waiver state. Neighboring states except Idaho, the page says, do license inspectors.

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
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division
Who must be licensed or accredited
DEQ enforces state asbestos rules for inspections and abatement projects. The division says Wyoming has no registration or licensure program for asbestos building inspectors and therefore no state list of inspectors.
Official program page
Official page →

The absence of a Wyoming inspector license is the fact that most often surprises people. Federal rules still require a trained asbestos building inspector before renovation or demolition of public and commercial facilities. The inspector should be able to show a current training certificate. Because the state does not register them, DEQ suggests searching business listings in larger cities or asking a licensed inspector from a neighboring state, other than Idaho, whether they will work in Wyoming. The page warns about conflict of interest if the person who inspects also wants the removal contract. There is no official roster to settle that question, so the owner has to ask.

Enforcement is complaint-driven and notice-driven. Staff visit sites after complaints, they stop at projects they see that never filed a notification, and they check work practices where a notification was received. A missing notice is something the division looks for, not a paperwork detail that is ignored. The division’s main line on the site header is 307-777-7937, while the asbestos coordinator’s direct number is 307-777-7394. Use the coordinator for a rule question.

Schools follow AHERA because Wyoming is not a waiver state. OSHA’s construction standard applies to workers on abatement projects the state does inspect. Before you renovate a public or commercial building, hire a trained inspector, get the training certificate, and file the notification. Do not expect a Wyoming inspector license card. The coordinator’s number on the page is 307-777-7394. Staff also visit unnotified jobs and answer when a rule is unclear.

Official resources in Wyoming

Wyoming DEQ asbestos

Inspections, notifications, and the statement that the state does not license inspectors.

EPA state asbestos contacts

Wyoming DEQ contact. The state is not an AHERA waiver state.

EPA asbestos laws and regulations

Federal inspector-training laws the Wyoming page points to.

EPA asbestos NESHAP overview

Federal demolition and renovation notice duties.

Key facts for Wyoming

What to do next

  1. Ask the inspector for a current training certificate, not a Wyoming license card.
  2. Ask whether the inspector also wants the removal job, and treat that as a conflict question.
  3. File the notification so the project is not in the unnotified group DEQ looks for.
  4. Call 307-777-7394 when the rule language is unclear.

Looking for your city or county in Wyoming?

We haven't found official program-level pages for Wyoming 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 Wyoming, 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.
    Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
    Website →
    Phone: (307) 777-7394 (as listed on that page, checked Oct 4, 2026)
    Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Wyoming page on USA.gov can point you to the right office.
  3. 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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