Asbestos Laws and Regulations
Texas Laws
Occupations Code
- Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection(HTML)
- Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection(PDF, 95KB)
Federal Laws
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Chapter 1
- Part 61 - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)(HTML)
- Part 61 - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)(PDF, 2.4MB)
Rules and Regulations
Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1
- Chapter 296 Texas Asbestos Health Protection(HTML)
- Chapter 296 Texas Asbestos Health Protection (PDF)
- TAHPR Crosswalk(PDF)
- TAHPR Interactive(PDF)
Repealed July 8, 2021 (posted through December 8, 2021) - Penalty Matrix(PDF)
Referenced Federal Standards
- §296.2(a)(1) National Emission Standards of Hazardous Air Pollutants specific to asbestos (PDF)
- §296.2(a)(2) Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (PDF)
- §296.2(b)(1) provisions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology relating to the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program(PDF)
- §296.2(b)(2) provisions of OSHA relating to Hazardous waste operations and emergency response (PDF)
- §296.2(b)(3) provisions of OSHA relating to General requirements (PDF)
- §296.2(b)(4) provisions of OSHA relating to Respiratory protection (PDF)
- §296.2(b)(5) provisions of OSHA relating to Asbestos (PDF)
- §296.2(b)(6) provisions of OSHA relating to Hazard Communication (PDF)
- §296.2(b)(7) provisions of OSHA relating to Definitions (PDF)
- §296.2(b)(8) provisions of OSHA relating to Asbestos (PDF)
- §296.2(b)(9) provisions of EPA relating to Asbestos Worker Protection (PDF)
- §296.2(b)(10) provisions of Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration relating to Hazardous materials table, special provisions,
hazardous materials communications, emergency response, and information,
training requirements, and security plans (PDF) - §296.2(b)(11) NIOSH 7400 analytical method (PDF)
- §296.2(b)(12) EPA/600/R-93/116 analytical method, "Method for the Determination of Asbestos in Bulk Materials"(PDF)
- §296.2(b)(13) EPA Publication for O&M activities also known as the EPA Green Book, "Managing Asbestos in Place: A building owner's guide to operations and maintenance programs"(PDF)