This Fact Sheet provides a brief overview of the regulatory requirements pertaining to asbestos demolition activities in Maine. This document addresses the basic requirements. Asbestos is naturally occurring mineral, very strong and heat resistant, which has been made into nearly three thousand products.
Demolition means the tearing down or intentional burning of a building or part of a building.
This includes any institutional, commercial, public, industrial or residential building. The federal government and the Department have worked out an agreement that allows notification to the Department to constitute notification to the federal government as well. An up to date list of asbestos companies is available from the Department as is technical assistance following inspection.