Asbestos Demolition Information

ATTENTION:
PROPERTY OWNERS & CONTRACTORS

Before you begin demolition or renovation of a project by anyone other than a homeowner (in that person’s residential property of 4 units or less), each residential or commercial property owner must have a thorough inspection for asbestos-containing materials.

This inspection must be performed by a Nebraska-certified asbestos inspector.

A signed statement by the inspector stating that the building is free of asbestos-containing material must be submitted with the application for demolition or renovation. The statement must include the following: inspection date, project site address, Inspector name, state certification number and statement stating that the structure, or portion involved in renovation is free of asbestos-containing material. Failure to do so will result in the permit being denied.

If a structure is mostly of basic building material (wood, brick, glass, concrete, or metal), a signed statement by the property owner stating the absence of asbestos material may be submitted instead of the inspector’s statement. The statement shall include the following: property owner’s name, property owner’s address, project site address, and statement certifying that the structure consists only of wood, brick, glass, concrete, or metal. Failure to do so will result in the permit being denied.

Nebraska Certified Asbestos Inspectors

Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
Asbestos Control/Lead-Based Paint Program
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5007
Phone: (402) 471-0386
Fax: (402) 471-8833
Toll Free 888-242-1100 ext 1 in Nebraska only
E-mail: bobbie.mills@dhhs.ne.gov

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