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Asbestos Testing & Abatement Requirements
Asbestos testing and abatement protects workers, homeowners, neighbors and emergency services responders from ex-
posure to harmful asbestos. It is your responsibility to be in compliance with the State. Please contact the State directly
for their requirements at the contact info listed below.
When is asbestos testing required?
ANY building projects disturbing more than these threshold levels of building materials require asbestos testing:
One- and Two-Family Dwellings: 32 square feet
All Others (commercial spaces, hotel rooms, etc): 160 square feet
Definition of a single-family dwelling: any dwelling unit that is used primarily for a single family, including
multi-family/condominium units, and fractional fee units.
Asbestos testing results must be provided with your application for a building permit.
Tests which identify POSITIVE results at more than 1% require abatement by a State-certified abatement contractor. The
air clearance letter or form must be submitted to the Town of Vail before the building permit will be issued.
Project Checklist
Will not disturb more than the threshold limits identified above.
Tested negative, or at 1% or below (1 copies of test results included)
Tested positive at more than 1%, requires abatement (1 copies of test results included)
My project falls into the category checked below:
Tips & Facts:
xEven recent construction projects may include asbestos-containing materials, so buildings of any age require testing.
x The "1989 Ban" on asbestos-containing materials is commonly misunderstood. "In fact, in 1991 the U.S. Fifth Circuit
Court of Appeals vacated much of the so-called "Asbestos Ban and Phaseout" rule and remanded it to the EPA. Thus,
much of the original 1989 EPA ban on the U.S. manufacturing, importation, processing, or distribution in commerce
of many asbestos-containing product categories was set aside and did not take effect." - CDPHE
Asbestos test results should be submitted to: Town of Vail, Community Development, 75 S Frontage Rd, Vail, CO, 81657.
Town of Vail Contact: State of Colorado Contact:
Fire Prevention Bureau Colorado Department of Public Health
Vail Fire Department and Environment
75 S Frontage Rd Asbestos Compliance Assistance Group
Fire_inspectors@vailgov.com 303-692-3158
970-479-2252 asbestos@state.co.us
www.vailgov.com www.cdphe.state.co.us
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