Contractor

Fee: $100.00/per license

• Issued to companies/individuals who will perform asbestos abatement projects.
• To obtain this license, a company representative must possess a valid DHEC supervisor license affiliated with that company. The license is valid for one year from the date the license is processed, providing that a valid supervisor license is maintained.
• general Licensing Information
• All contractors, facilities, supervisors, workers, air samplers, project designers, building inspectors, and management planners involved in either the inspection, design, air monitoring, in-place management, removal, cleanup, or other handling of regulated asbestos-containing materials must be licensed by DHEC in a discipline specific to their activity.
• All licenses are issued and restricted based on the training qualifications of the applicant.
• All DHEC personnel and contractor licensing is non-transferable.
• All DHEC licenses are valid for one year from the examination date on the training document, except for Contractors, Group, and Facility O & M licenses which may be valid for one year from the issue date on the license.
• DHEC is not responsible for reminding individuals to renew their license.
• In the event that an applicant wishes to transfer from one company to another, he/she should obtain a "No Company Affiliation" license.

Asbestos Abatement License Forms

• ePermitting - Electronic Application Portal for ALL License Applications **Please note that if you are renewing a license please contact 803-898-4289 to be granted access to existing records.
• Asbestos Abatement License Application - for obtaining personnel and contractor licensing for disciplines described below.
• Application Form for Asbestos Group License - for obtaining Industrial Group Licenses or Non-Industrial Facility Operations & Maintenance (O & M) Licenses.

Air Sampler

Fee: $100.00/per license

• Issued to individuals who will implement air monitoring plans and analysis schemes during abatement. This person is often assigned the duty of acting as the building owner's representative.
• Submit documentation of valid, current DHEC training, and must have an approved
• Asbestos Abatement Supervisor course or Project Monitor course and
• NIOSH 582 - Airborne Asbestos Sampling & Evaluation or documentation that the applicant is a Certified Industrial Hygienist. Every year a supervisor refresher course is required to renew this license.

Consultant/Building Inspector

Fee: $100.00/per license

• Issued to individuals who will examine a facility for the presence of asbestos-containing material (ACM), to identify and assess the condition of the material, and to collect bulk samples.
• Submit documentation of valid, current training of a DHEC approved Building Inspector course.

Consultant/Management Planner

Fee: $100.00/per license

• Issued to individuals who will interpret inspection reports, conduct hazard assessments of ACM, determine appropriate response actions, develop a schedule for implementing response actions, and prepare written management plans. Individuals possessing a valid management planner license are also authorized to perform the duties of a building inspector.
• Submit documentation of valid, current training of a DHEC approved Building Inspector course as well as documentation of valid, current training of a DHEC approved Management Planner course. The Building Inspector course is a prerequisite for receiving training as a management planner .

Consultant/Project Designer

Fee: $100.00/per license

• Issued to individuals who will plan all phases of an asbestos abatement project design from project site preparation through complete disassembly of all abatement area barriers.
• Submit documentation of valid, current training of a DHEC approved Project Designer course.

Supervisor (AHERA)

Fee: $50.00/per license

• Issued to individuals who will provide direct on-site supervision and guidance to workers engaged in abatement of regulated ACM (RACM). Obtaining this license also authorizes an individual to perform any duties of a Worker.
• Submit documentation of valid, current training of a DHEC approved Supervision of Asbestos Abatement Projects course.

Worker (AHERA)

Fee: $10.00/per license

• Issued to individuals who will perform asbestos abatement under the direct guidance of an accredited and licensed supervisor.
• Submit documentation of valid, current training of a DHEC approved (AHERA) Worker course.

Group

Fee per discipline as follows:
Up to 10 people $25.00 minimum fee
11 to 20 people $25.00 plus $2.50 per additional person above 10
21 to 50 people $25.00 plus $5.00 per additional person above 20
51 to 90 people $25.00 plus $7.50 per additional person above 50
91 persons or more $25.00 plus $500.00 maximum fee

• Issued to industrial manufacturing and electrical generating facilities and allows facility employees and long-term in-house contractors to perform abatement at the license holder's facility without having to obtain a separate license per employee per category
• Submit
  • the number of people who will be licensed
  • the name, SSN, discipline, training provider or approved instructor, and examination date of training

Facility O & M

Fee: The same fee schedule as Group licenses

• Issued to non-industrial facilities and allows facility employees to perform limited abatement at the license holder's facility without having to obtain a separate license per employee. Work performed under this license is restricted to the conditions under the O & M Worker license.
• Submit
  • The number of people who will be licensed
  • The name, SSN, O & M training provider or approved instructor, and examination date of training. Work performed under this license is restricted to the conditions under the O & M Worker license.

Contact

Asbestos Section (803) 898-4289