Connecticut Asbestos Consultant - Project Designer License

The Asbestos Consultant - Project Designer License allows you to work as a licensed Asbestos Consultant, and certified as a Project Designer to do the following:

• Determine how asbestos abatement work will be conducted
• Prepare
  • Plans
  • Designs
  • Procedures
  • Scope of work
  • Other substantive direction or criteria for abatement projects

A licensed Project Designer is required for all asbestos "response actions" in schools, except for "spot repairs".

How to Get the Asbestos Consultant - Project Designer License in Connecticut?

1. Visit the CT Department of Public Health (DPH) website, and read the eligibility criteria, prerequisites, and documentation requirements for obtaining an Asbestos Consultant - Project Designer License. Follow the process held in the Environmental Practitioner Licensure
2. Meet the necessary education requirements requested by the DPH
   • Six (6) months field experience under the supervision of a licensed project designer
   • A minimum of one (1) year of experience in asbestos abatement, including experience in abatement design
   • Two (2) years of employment experience as an asbestos consultant
   • Bachelor’s or associate’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in engineering, architecture, industrial hygiene, or an environmental science degree as determined by the commissioner to be closely related
3. Mail the Verification of Experience Form and the notarized Asbestos Project Designer and Inspector Management Planner License Application (MUST be typewritten) to the DPH Environmental Licensing Office with the appropriate documentation:
   • Recent, glossy color, passport-type photograph affixed to the application
   • Receipt for payment of the non-refundable application fee by check and/or money order to the "Treasurer, State of Connecticut"
   • All the following documents when requested. It may include:
     • Official transcript from an accredited institution of higher education verifying a bachelor’s or associate’s degree or two (2) years of employment experience as an asbestos consultant between July 1, 1985, and November 1, 1994
     • 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 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

To apply online, visit the State of Connecticut's eLicense website.