Asbestos Regulation 8 Exam Guide
with Actual Detailed Answers 2025-
2026 Updated.
Under reg. 8, what is asbestos containing material? - Answer greater than 1%
What are the trigger levels for a single-family residential dwelling? - Answer 32 sqft, 50 linear
feet, 55 gallon drum volume
What are the trigger levels for a commercial property? - Answer 160 sqft, 260 linear feet, 55-
gallon drum volume
Can Contractor/Supervisors do asbestos abatement in the state of colorado as long as they have
been EPA certified only? - Answer No, State certification + GAC needed
Where must state certification photo id cards or state certifications be available so that division
representatives may check the credentials of employees? - Answer On site
How long is a General Abatement Contractor certificate good for? - Answer 1 year
What is the maximum fine amount that can be levied for violations under reg. 8? - Answer
$25,000 per day in effect
Is a state of Colorado certification required for a project manager? - Answer no, must meet
qualifications
How many years of training is required to be a project manager? - Answer 1 year of oversight
When must asbestos containing bulk sample be point counted in the state of CO? - Answer
friable, less than 1% asbestos but greater than 0% (to ensure sample is trace material and
unregulated)
Under reg 8, do building inspectors identifying ACM have to be independent of the GAC that will
subsequently abate the ACM identified? - Answer yes
What are the trigger levels for a school? - Answer 3 sqft, 3 linear feet
, How long does a contractor have to challenge a cease and desist order? - Answer 30 days
from issuance
Project managers are required on asbestos abatement projects in which friable ACM to be
abated exceeds ___________? - Answer 1000 linear feet, 3000 sqft
A waiver may be requested for the requirement of a project manager if the GAC who is doing
the job has had a history of fewer than ____ division issued violations with a finding of guilty
within the past ___ years/ - Answer 2,2
Whos responsibility is it to notify the building owner of a project manager requirements? -
Answer GAC
A written project design is required whenever the ACM to be abated will exceed _______ in a
non-school building? - Answer 1000 linear feet, 3000 sqft
A written project design is required whenever the friable ACM to be abated exceeds _______ in
a school building? - Answer 3 sqft, 3 linear feet
If a project design is required, it must be _____________ at all times during the project. -
Answer available
When submitting a notice to the division it must be postmarked or delivered to the division at
least ____ before commencing the abatement project. - Answer 10 working days
Can an owner opt-out of the asbestos abatement requirements in reg 8? - Answer yes, if and
only if they own the property and it is not an area of primary residence or publicly assessable
What is the fee associated with requesting a variance? - Answer $55
How long can the division take before notifying the applicant of its decision regarding a variance
if it DOES NOT involve an alternative procedure, they are familiar with? - Answer 60 days
time of request
How long can the division take before notifying the applicant of its decision regarding a variance
if IT DOES involve an alternative procedure, they are familiar with? - Answer 10 days time of
request
Under the CDPHE, if the amount of friable ACM to be removed exceeds the trigger levels ____
must be pulled. - Answer A permit
with Actual Detailed Answers 2025-
2026 Updated.
Under reg. 8, what is asbestos containing material? - Answer greater than 1%
What are the trigger levels for a single-family residential dwelling? - Answer 32 sqft, 50 linear
feet, 55 gallon drum volume
What are the trigger levels for a commercial property? - Answer 160 sqft, 260 linear feet, 55-
gallon drum volume
Can Contractor/Supervisors do asbestos abatement in the state of colorado as long as they have
been EPA certified only? - Answer No, State certification + GAC needed
Where must state certification photo id cards or state certifications be available so that division
representatives may check the credentials of employees? - Answer On site
How long is a General Abatement Contractor certificate good for? - Answer 1 year
What is the maximum fine amount that can be levied for violations under reg. 8? - Answer
$25,000 per day in effect
Is a state of Colorado certification required for a project manager? - Answer no, must meet
qualifications
How many years of training is required to be a project manager? - Answer 1 year of oversight
When must asbestos containing bulk sample be point counted in the state of CO? - Answer
friable, less than 1% asbestos but greater than 0% (to ensure sample is trace material and
unregulated)
Under reg 8, do building inspectors identifying ACM have to be independent of the GAC that will
subsequently abate the ACM identified? - Answer yes
What are the trigger levels for a school? - Answer 3 sqft, 3 linear feet
, How long does a contractor have to challenge a cease and desist order? - Answer 30 days
from issuance
Project managers are required on asbestos abatement projects in which friable ACM to be
abated exceeds ___________? - Answer 1000 linear feet, 3000 sqft
A waiver may be requested for the requirement of a project manager if the GAC who is doing
the job has had a history of fewer than ____ division issued violations with a finding of guilty
within the past ___ years/ - Answer 2,2
Whos responsibility is it to notify the building owner of a project manager requirements? -
Answer GAC
A written project design is required whenever the ACM to be abated will exceed _______ in a
non-school building? - Answer 1000 linear feet, 3000 sqft
A written project design is required whenever the friable ACM to be abated exceeds _______ in
a school building? - Answer 3 sqft, 3 linear feet
If a project design is required, it must be _____________ at all times during the project. -
Answer available
When submitting a notice to the division it must be postmarked or delivered to the division at
least ____ before commencing the abatement project. - Answer 10 working days
Can an owner opt-out of the asbestos abatement requirements in reg 8? - Answer yes, if and
only if they own the property and it is not an area of primary residence or publicly assessable
What is the fee associated with requesting a variance? - Answer $55
How long can the division take before notifying the applicant of its decision regarding a variance
if it DOES NOT involve an alternative procedure, they are familiar with? - Answer 60 days
time of request
How long can the division take before notifying the applicant of its decision regarding a variance
if IT DOES involve an alternative procedure, they are familiar with? - Answer 10 days time of
request
Under the CDPHE, if the amount of friable ACM to be removed exceeds the trigger levels ____
must be pulled. - Answer A permit
