Code of Massachusetts Regulations
454 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STANDARDS
Title 454 CMR 28.00 - The Removal, Containment, Maintenance, or Encapsulation of Asbestos
Section 28.15 - Recordkeeping

(1) Maintenance, Submission and Retention of Records. Certified Asbestos Training Providers, Contractors, Analytical Service Provider, Asbestos Consulting Services and employers of Operations and Maintenance Workers must maintain the records as indicated at 454 CMR 28.15(2) through (4) and make said records available to the Director upon request.

(2) Entities must provide photocopies of such records or documents within ten business days of receipt of a written request from the Director.

(3) Records and documents required to be kept by 454 CMR 28.10 must be retained for a period of 30 years from the date of project or activity completion, except those records required to be kept by 454 CMR 28.11(2) must be kept for a period of at least 15 years.

(4) Entities or persons ceasing to do business or relocating the principal place of business must notify the Director in writing within 30 days of such event. The Director, on receipt of such notification, may instruct that the records be surrendered to the Department or may specify a repository for such records. The entity or person must comply with the Director's instructions within 60 days.