Asbestos Occupation Certification

Applications

• Application for Asbestos Occupation Certification MO 780-2667

Fact Sheets

Fees

• $25 fee for each Missouri asbestos examination - Please note: this fee is separate from the fee you may have been charged by your training provider to administer the exam.
• $40 application fee for each asbestos abatement worker; $20 annual renewal
• $100 application fee for asbestos supervisor; $50 annual renewal
• $100 application fee for asbestos project designer; $50 annual renewal
• $100 application fee for asbestos project inspector; $50 annual renewal
• $100 application fee for asbestos management planner; $50 annual renewal
• $100 application fee for air sampling professional; no annual renewal fee

Initial Certification

An individual shall present proof of meeting the following qualifications when submitting an initial Application for Asbestos Occupation Certification MO 780-2667 along with a recent passport-style color photo of the applicant's face and payment of the appropriate fees to the department. The following are the minimum qualifications for each job category.

• Asbestos Air Sampling Professional - professional must satisfy one of the following qualifications for certification. 
  1. Bachelor of science degree in industrial hygiene plus one year of field experience. 
  2. Master of science degree in industrial hygiene. 
  3. Certification as an industrial hygienist as designated by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. 
  4. Three years of practical industrial hygiene field experience including significant asbestos air monitoring and completion of a 40-hour asbestos course (NIOSH 582 or equivalent) including air monitoring instruction. At least 50 percent of the three-year period must have been on projects where a degreed or certified industrial hygienist or a Missouri certified asbestos air sampling professional was involved. 
  5. Other qualifications including, but not limited to, an American Board of Industrial Hygiene accepted degree or a health/safety related degree combined with related experience.
• Asbestos Air Sampling Technician - technicians are not required to be certified but are required to pass a training course and have proof of passage of the course at the site along with photo identification. The course shall include air monitoring equipment and supplies; experience with pump calibration and location; record keeping of air monitoring data for asbestos projects; applicable asbestos regulations; visual inspection for final clearance sampling; minimum of 16 hours of air monitoring field equipment training by a certified air sampling professional.
• Asbestos Inspector - copy of initial certificate from a Missouri-accredited AHERA inspector course and a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• AHERA Asbestos Management Planner - copy of initial certificate from a Missouri-accredited AHERA inspector course and a fully-approved EPA or Missouri-accredited management planner course. The individual must also hold a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Abatement Project Designer - copy of initial certificate from a Missouri-accredited project designer course; engineering or industrial hygiene degree; working knowledge of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems; high school diploma or its equivalent; at least four years experience in building design, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
• Asbestos Supervisor - copy of initial certificate from a Missouri-accredited AHERA abatement contractor/supervisor course; one year full-time prior experience in asbestos abatement work or in general construction work.
• Asbestos Abatement Worker - copy of initial certificate from a Missouri-accredited AHERA worker training course.