In collaboration with the Alabama Department of Public Health, UA SafeState is responsible for AHERA compliance monitoring at schools in Alabama on behalf of the EPA. If your school is randomly selected for a compliance inspection, UA Safestate will review your management plan and walk through a selected number of your school buildings. We will make a report of observations based on this inspection, which will be given to the EPA. If the EPA determines that any of our observations indicate that the school is out of compliance with AHERA, your school could receive a “Notice of Noncompliance.” This notice may be accompanied with fines depending on the severity of the noncompliance.
Additionally, our role includes assisting the Local Education Agencies (LEAs) maintain compliance with AHERA. We can provide technical resources, compliance assistance, and training to help manage asbestos in Alabama schools. Please see the resources and training opportunities below.
Register for Designated Person Training
Click here for the list of accredited asbestos professionals in Alabama.
For the list of certified asbestos abatement firms, please contact Mr. Don Barron at ADEM: asbestosmail@adem.state.al.us
These short videos provide additional information about AHERA and the specific roles of the LEA and Designated Person(s)
AHERA Intro
LEA Responsibilities
Intro to Designated Person
Contact Information:
Kalyn Tew, Program Manager
Michael Rasbury, Director
mrasbury@ua.edu 205-348-3967
