Asbestos Control Program
NESHAP - 40 CFR
Part 61 Subpart M
AHERA - 40 CFR 763
- Montana Asbestos Work Practices and Procedures Manual
- Asbestos Administrative Rules
- Link to EPA Asbestos
- Determinations
- Fee Schedules
- Forms/Applications/Permits/ Lists
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Other Important Links
- Program Description
Asbestos Control Program
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has the statutory authority to:
- Control and issue asbestos project permits;
- Approve course work for accreditation of persons engaged in asbestos related occupations;
- Accredit persons to engage in asbestos related occupations.
Asbestos is defined as a group of naturally occurring fibrous minerals including chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, anthophyllite, actinolite and tremolite that presents a potential exposure and health hazard.
An Overview of Asbestos Regulations:
Anthophyllite from the Karst Asbestos Mine
located South of Bozeman, Montana. Click on photo to enlarge.
- An asbestos containing material (ACM) is any material that contains more than 1% asbestos;
- An asbestos project is the encapsulation, enclosure, removal, repair, renovation, placement in new construction, demolition of friable or potentially friable ACM in a building, or the transportation or disposal of friable or potentially friable ACM;
- An asbestos project involves the abatement of 3 or more square or linear feet of ACM;
- A Montana Accredited Asbestos Inspector must inspect building renovations and demolitions for ACM prior to renovation or demolition activities;
- ACM that will be impacted by renovation or demolition activities must be removed before demolition or renovation activities begin;
- The Asbestos Control Program must be notified 10 working days prior to asbestos abatement and demolition activities;
- Asbestos abatement projects require a permit from the Asbestos Control Program and must be done by persons with a Montana Contractor/Supervisor or Worker accreditation.
Preventing diseases and deaths associated with asbestos exposure are principle factors behind asbestos regulations. The Asbestos Control Program's regulations establish criteria for asbestos abatement practices, accreditation of persons in asbestos-type occupations, and a fee and permit system. (Statute: 75-2-501 et seq., MCA; Rule: ARM 17.74.301-405)
