Asbestos Control Program
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The Asbestos Control Program (ACP) is endeavoring to keep Montana citizens and other interested parties up-to-date on issues happening in the ACP and in the asbestos industry. Check back often to keep informed on the latest information and news.
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has the statutory authority to:
- Administer the Environmental Protection Agency's National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP);
- Control and issue asbestos project permits;
- Approve course work for accreditation of persons engaged in asbestos related occupations; and
- 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.
