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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.