Connecticut Asbestos Abatement Worker License

The Asbestos Abatement Worker License allows you to perform the following work:

  • All phases of asbestos abatement
  • Establish the regulated area with:
    • Tape
    • Barriers
    • Signs
  • Final cleaning prior to re-occupancy testing

How to Get the Asbestos Abatement Worker License in Connecticut?

  1. Apply online in the State of Connecticut's eLicense website or fill out a typewritten, completed, and notarized Asbestos Worker Application. Affix a recent, glossy color, passport-type photograph, and pay the required fee as a certified bank check or money order made payable to the "Treasurer, State of Connecticut". Mail the completed application, the appropriate required documentation for the license type, and the correspondent fee receipt to the DPH Environmental Licensing Office
  2. Meet the necessary education requirements requested by the DCP
    • 32 hours (minimum) of Initial asbestos training certificate
    • 8 hour asbestos refresher training certificate from a Connecticut or US EPA approved training provider
  3. Provide all the documents when requested. It may include the following:
    • Initial asbestos training certificate (minimum 32 hours of initial training)
    • Current 8 hour asbestos refresher training certificate from a Connecticut or US EPA approved training provider
    • Other states' asbestos abatement license(s) you hold
    • Notarized Statement of Professional History and all related records
    • Notarized Proof of settlement of fine
    • If ever been found guilty or convicted as a result of an act that constitutes a felony under the laws of the state, provide a Notarized Certified Court Copy (with court seal affixed) of the original complaint, answer, judgment, settlement, and/or disposition of the case
    • If currently on parole or probation, provide a statement from the officer with the conditions of release
  4. Await for the professional staff of the DPH to review the application and make an eligibility determination, the review will be conducted within 10 business days, and the applicant will be notified in writing with regard to the determination
  5. Upon approval of an application, the licensee will receive written verification of the license number and the effective date. Three part licensing documents will be forwarded to the licensee's address of record during the third week of the following month in which the license was issued