Title: Asbestos Contractor License
Alternate Title:
Description: To perform asbestos-related work, a contractor must be licensed by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).
Subject: Asbestos
Creation Date: 9/11/2008 2:10:58 PM
Modification Date: 2/5/2025 2:51:36 PM
Agency Name: Health (MDH), Minnesota Department of
Agency URL: https://www.health.state.mn.us
Agency Description:
The Minnesota Department of Health is the state's lead public health agency, responsible for protecting, maintaining and improving the health of all Minnesotans.
Agency Phone: 651-201-5000
888-345-0823
Agency Fax: Agency URL: https://www.health.state.mn.us
Agency Address: Health, Minnesota Dept. of
625 Robert St. N.
P.O. Box 64975
St. Paul
MN
55164-0975
Division Name: Asbestos Unit
Division URL:
Division Description:
Division Phone: 651-201-4620
Division Fax: Division URL:
Audience:
Application URL: https://mn-mdh.portal.opengov.com/categories/1093/record-types/6459
Renewal URL:
Versa URL:
Requirements:
Review:
Asbestos-related work requires MDH licensing
A contractor must be licensed by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to perform asbestos-related work (ARW). ARW includes the work area preparation, enclosure, removal, encapsulation or maintenance of asbestos-containing material (ACM) during a project in a facility or building that equals or is greater than these amounts:
- - 260 linear feet of friable ACM on pipes, (10 linear feet on pipes in residences)
- - 160 square feet of friable ACM on other facility components, (6 square feet in residences) or,
- - 35 cubic feet of friable ACM on or off facility components (1 cubic foot in residences).
Two other types of projects are regulated by MDH:
- - series of small projects that equals or is greater than these quantities in a calendar year; or
- - maintenance activities that equal or are greater than these quantities in a calendar year; these maintenance activities are for maintaining the equipment or building component the asbestos is located on, not maintaining the asbestos itself.
ARW also includes indoor air monitoring and clearance air sampling. Companies performing either of these activities must be licensed as an asbestos contractor if they are performing any air sampling on a regulated project.
Rules: 4620.3200
Statutes: 326.72
Forms:
Asbestos Licensing
Applications
Fees:
Include a cashier's check, business check or money order, made payable to the Minnesota Department of Health. Do not send cash. Personal checks are not accepted. This fee is not refundable.
Initial or renewal license - $105
Duplicate license - no fee
Period of Issuance:
An asbestos contractor license is effective for one year. An
asbestos contractor license is not transferable.
Length of Determination: Allow 2-4 weeks for processing.
Other Info:
Activity: Asbestos
License Detail URL:
Asbestos Contractor Licensing
Asbestos Professionals

