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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 15. Virginia Board For Asbestos, Lead, And Home Inspectors
Chapter 21. Asbestos Licensing Regulations

1/11/2026

18VAC15-21-560. Examinations.

A. Oral examinations are not permitted in an accredited training program. Accredited asbestos worker training programs are exempt from this requirement.

1. Instructors providing oral examinations must provide an answer sheet to the course participant, to be completed by the participant.

2. The answer sheet must be signed by the course participant.

B. Examinations must be given in the language of the accredited asbestos training program's instruction.

C. A course participant is allowed one opportunity to retake a failed examination. If the course participant fails to achieve a 70% passing score on the second examination attempt, the course participant must reenroll and participate in the entirety of the discipline-specific accredited training program.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-501 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 8, eff. January 2, 2026.

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