1. If you have not already attended a course, view our asbestos abatement supervisor and asbestos worker initial schedules.
2. Contact the Cal/OSHA Asbestos Unit at [email protected] and request an application package. This will provide the applicant with the most specific and complete information needed to complete the application process. The applicant will also have to contact the Contractor's State License Board (CSLB) to apply for the appropriate license or certification.

   Public and private employers performing work on their own property do not need a CSLB license, but do need Cal/OSHA registration.

   To register, you must provide proof of the following:

   1. Certification or license from the CSLB unless a public and private employer operating on their own premises.
   2. Health Insurance or a trust account of $500 per employee to cover the cost required of medical examinations and monitoring (except for contractors without employees).
   3. Worker's Compensation Insurance coverage. This applies even if the applicant does not have any employees at the time their application is submitted to the Asbestos Unit.
   4. Certified Supervisor(s) who has the experience and authority to manage the asbestos removal process and who can act as the OSHA competent person(s).
   5. Training consisting of Cal/OSHA-approved initial and annual refresher AHERA training courses.
   6. Supervisors must take a Cal/OSHA approved AHERA Contractor/Supervisor initial course and annual refresher. The initial training is a 5 day course the refreshers are one day courses. Classes are offered in English only.
   7. Abatement workers must take a Cal/OSHA approved AHERA Workers initial course and annual refreshers. The initial training is a 4 day course and the refreshers are one day courses. Worker classes are available in both English and Spanish.
   8. Compliance with all applicable asbestos related standards
   9. Written asbestos removal operating policies and procedures
   10. List of equipment necessary to perform such work
   During the initial review process we check the applicant's documents, evaluate their compliance history, and review their procedures. We may require additional information, explanations or procedure revisions. If the applicant passes the initial review process, we issue certificates of registration. These are valid for one year unless revoked.

3. Apply with California State License Board (CSLB) for Asbestos Certification C-22 License: View Application & Instructions ($75.00).
4. Pass the CSLB Asbestos Certification Exam
   • The examination can be scheduled as soon as 15 days from the acceptance of your CSLB application. A study guide and more info for the examination is available from CSLB online at http://www.cslb.ca.gov/Resources/StudyGuides/C22StudyGuide.pdf or by calling the 24-hour automated phone system at (800) 321-CSLB (2752).
   Check your asbestos contractor registration status.

Any person who contracts to provide professional health and safety services relating to asbestos containing construction material, which comprises 100 square feet or more of surface area, as defined in Title 8 California Code of Regulations 1529. The activities of an Asbestos Consultant include building inspection, abatement project design, contract administration, sample collection, preparation of asbestos management plans, clearance monitoring, and supervision of Site Surveillance Technicians.

Any person who acts as an independent on site representative of an Asbestos Consultant. The Site Surveillance Technician monitors the asbestos abatement activities of others, provides asbestos air monitoring services for area and personal samples, and performs building surveys and contract administration at the direction of an Asbestos Consultant.