Agency: Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Asbestos Control Program; RIDEM for waste/disposal context
Official program page
Program agencies
RIDOH asbestos remediation licensing: health.ri.gov/licensing/asbestos-remediation. RIDEM asbestos overview: dem.ri.gov asbestos.
Who must be licensed
RIDOH licenses Asbestos Contractor, Supervisor, Worker, Inspector, Management Planner, Project Designer, Competent Person, analytical services (PCM/PLM/TEM), and training courses. RIDEM states abatement at commercial properties, apartment buildings, and schools is regulated by RIDOH’s Asbestos Control Program. Sources: RIDOH licensing page; RIDEM asbestos page.
Notification / plans
Asbestos abatement plans must be submitted to the RI Asbestos Control Program before abatement exceeding spot repairs in regulated buildings. Licensed Asbestos Contractors must submit a Start Work Notification at least 10 working days before on-site work. Source: RIDOH Asbestos Abatement Plans. Regulation 216-RICR-50-15-1 also describes the 10-working-day Form ASB-22 notification.
Private homes
RIDEM states owners of private residences (single- and two-family) are not required to follow the same rules as commercial property owners, and points homeowners to Asbestos Control Program information. Source: RIDEM Asbestos.
Licensed professional lookup
RIDOH applications and verification resources are linked from Asbestos Remediation licensing.
Every fact above is taken from official state or EPA pages fetched for this build. If a detail could not be verified, it was left out.
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For regulated buildings in Rhode Island, plan approval and start-work notice come before abatement — testing and clearance still matter.