Vermont

Contractors need to be certified to do asbestos or lead abatement and licensed to do electrical or plumbing work.

To find out if an electrician or plumber is licensed in Vermont call (802) 828-2107. For a list of licensed electricians, click on http://www.dps.state.vt.us/fire/licensing/elicenses.htm. For a list of licensed plumbers, click on http://www.dps.state.vt.us/fire/licensing/plicenses.htm. To find out if someone is licensed to do asbestos abatement work in Vermont call (802) 863-7231.

• Asbestos Abatement Certifications

• Lead Abatement Certifications

• Electrician's Licenses

• Plumber's Licenses

• Agency of Transportation

• Out-of-State Corporations

Asbestos Abatement Certifications

To do asbestos abatement work in Vermont your business must be certified by the Vermont Department of Health. All employees of an asbestos abatement business must also be certified. To get an application, contact:

Asbestos & Lead Regulator Program Department of Health 108 Cherry Street P. O. Box 70 Burlington, VT 05402 (802) 863-7220 / (800) 439-8550 (Vermont only) Fax (802) 863-7483 http://healthvermont.gov/enviro/asbestos/asbestos.aspx

The Department issues certificates to abatement contractors and consulting contractors. To get an abatement contractor certification you must have:

• two years experience in asbestos abatement projects or three years experience in general contracting
• completed a Department-approved training course in accordance with EPA Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan, 40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E Appendix C
• have set up Department-approved worker protection programs
• certify you don't owe any taxes or child support

For a consulting contractor certification you need to:

• employ only individuals that are certified by the Department or are qualified to do so
• have set up Department-approved worker protection programs.
• certify you don't owe any taxes or child support

Abatement contractor and consulting contractor certificate fees: Certification will cost you $500 and it's good for one year. If your business has been certified in another state, you can petition the Department to be certified in Vermont without repeating the training the Department requires. You still must pay the certification fee.

Any individual working in asbestos abatement must be certified as a worker, supervisor, inspector, inspector management planner, project monitor or project designer. Here's information on each classification and its training and/or experience requirements. You must also certify you don't owe any taxes or child support.

Worker
Required department-approved course: Initial training
Required education and/or asbestos work experience: None

Supervisor
Required department-approved course: Initial training
Required education and/or asbestos work experience: Four months of work experience

Inspector
Required department-approved course: Inspector training
Required education and/or asbestos work experience: One of the following: 1. high school diploma or equivalent and one year of work experience; 2. two years college; 3. three years of experience in engineering or industrial hygiene

Inspector management planner
Required department-approved course: Inspector/management planner training
Required education and/or asbestos work experience: One of the following: 1. one year work experience; 2. two years college and one year work experience; 3. bachelor's degree; 4. three years of work experience in engineering or industrial hygiene

Project monitor
Required department-approved course: Contractor/supervisor training and air sampling for project monitors training
Required education and/or asbestos work experience: One of the following: 1. American Board of Industrial Hygiene Certified Industrial Hygienist status or Registered Professional Engineer or Architect and three months of work experience; 2. bachelor's degree and six months of work experience; 3. two years college and one year work experience; 4. high school diploma or equivalent and four years work experience in engineering or industrial hygiene and one year of work experience in asbestos abatement.

Project designer
Required department-approved course: Project designers
Required education and/or asbestos work experience: One of the following: 1. American Board of Industrial Hygiene Certified Industrial Hygienist status or Registered Professional Engineer or Architect and six months of work experience; 2. bachelor's degree and one year of work experience; 3. associates degree and two years work experience; 4. high school diploma or equivalent and four years of work experience in engineering or industrial hygiene and one year of work experience in asbestos abatement.

Asbestos abatement certificate fees: It will cost you $50 for a worker certificate, $100 for a supervisor certificate, $50 for an analyst contractor and $150 for any other certificate. A certificate is good for one year. If you have been certified in another state, you can petition the Department to be certified in Vermont without repeating the training. You must still meet the Vermont requirements for experience and pay the certification fee.

Lead Abatement Certifications

To do lead abatement work in Vermont your business must be certified by the Vermont Department of Health. All employees of a lead abatement business must also be certified. To get an application contact:

Asbestos & Lead Regulator Program Department of Health 108 Cherry Street P. O. Box 70 Burlington, VT 05402 (802) 863-7220 / (800) 439-8550 (Vermont only) Fax (802) 863-7483 http://healthvermont.gov/enviro/asbestos/asbestos.aspx

The Department issues lead abatement company certificates in these categories:

• lead abatement contractors
  1. target housing and public buildings
  2. superstructures and commercial buildings
• lead consulting contractors

To get a certificate for your company you must:

• have set up Department-approved worker protection programs
• certify you don't owe any taxes or child support
• employ only individuals that are certified by the Department

Lead abatement company certificate fees: It will cost you $500 for a certificate and it's good for one year. If your business has been certified in another state, you can petition the Department to be certified in Vermont without repeating the training the Department requires. You still must pay the certification fee.

Any individual working in lead abatement must be certified as at least one of the following:

Worker
1. target housing and public buildings
2. superstructures and commercial buildings

Supervisor
1. target housing and public buildings
2. superstructures and commercial buildings

Inspector technician
Inspector/risk assessor
Project designer

Here's information on each classification and its training and/or experience requirements. You must also certify you don't owe any taxes or child support.

Worker
Required Department-approved course: Worker training
Required education and/or lead work experience: None

Supervisor
Required Department-approved course: Supervisor training
Required education and/or lead work experience: One year experience as a lead worker or two years experience in related field or building trades

Inspector technician
Required Department-approved course: Inspector training
Required education and/or lead work experience: None

Inspector/risk assessor
Required Department-approved course: Inspector/risk assessor training
Required education and/or lead work experience: One year work experience or 25 inspections over at least three months as a licensed lead inspector technician and one of the following: 1. bachelor's degree in related field and one year work experience; 2. certification as an industrial hygienist, engineer, architect; 3. high school diploma or equivalent and two years of work experience

Project designer
Required Department-approved course: Project designer training
Required education and/or lead work experience: One of the following: 1. American Board of Industrial Hygiene Certified Industrial Hygienist status or Registered Professional Engineer or Architect and six months lead abatement experience or one year experience as designer for asbestos or radon projects; 2. bachelor's degree and one year lead abatement experience or one year experience as designer for asbestos or radon projects; 3. associates degree and two years of experience in engineering or industrial hygiene and one year lead abatement experience or one year experience as designer for asbestos or radon projects; 4. high school diploma or equivalent and four years experience in engineering or industrial hygiene and one year lead abatement experience or one year experience as designer for asbestos or radon projects

Lead abatement individual certificate fees: It will cost you $50 for a worker certificate, $100 for a supervisor certificate, and $150 for any other certificate. A certificate is good for one year. If you've been certified in another state, you can petition the Department to be certified in Vermont without repeating the training or work experience the Department requires. You still must pay the certification fee.

Electrician's Licenses

Unless you do electrical work just on residential duplexes or a few other special situations, you'll need a license to work in Vermont. To get information on these exceptions and an application contact:

State Electricians Licensing Board 1311 US Route 302 B Berlin Suite 600 Barre, VT 05641 (802)  479-7561 http://www.dps.state.vt.us/fire/licensing/Electrical.htm

The Board issues master, journeyman, and Type-S journeyman licenses. Type-S classifications are:

The Board will review your application and if you're eligible they'll send you information on the exam they require for a license. For any license, you must certify that you don't owe any taxes or child support.

To qualify for the master license you need two years of experience as a journeyman, Board-approved equivalent experience, or have completed the journeyman's requirements and 4,000 hours work experience. For a journeyman's license you need to complete a Board-approved apprenticeship program of 576 hours and 8,000 hours of experience under a licensed electrician. You may be able to get the Board to accept military or out-of-state work experience for these requirements. For a Type-S journeyman license you need to complete a Board-approved training program and one year of work experience or two years of work experience under a licensed electrician. You will also have to complete 8 hours of continuing education in your specialty every three years.

The exams are open book with multiple choice questions. They last three hours. Here's information on the content of the journeyman and master exams:

The exam company is:

International Code Council 900 Montclair Road Birmingham, AL 35213 (877) 783-3926 http://www2.iccsafe.org

Exams are administered by LaserGrade, LP. Contact them to find the nearest testing center.

LaserGrade, LP (800) 211-2754 http://www.lasergrade.com

 For information on the Type S journeyman license exams, go to http://www2.iccsafe.org.

Electrician's license fees: A master license costs $120 and it's $90 for either journeyman license. All licenses are good for three years.

If you have an electrician's license in New Hampshire, Maine or Massachusetts you can get a Vermont license through a reciprocity agreement Vermont has with those states. Or if you can prove you have a valid electrician's license in another state with qualifications at least equal to Vermont's, and that state accepts Vermont electricians' licenses, you can get a Vermont license without taking an exam. You'll still need to pay the fees.

Plumber's Licenses

Unless you do plumbing work just on your own property or a few other special situations, you'll need a license to work in Vermont. To get information on these exceptions and an application contact:

State Plumbers Licensing Board Department of Labor and Industry National Life Bldg., Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-3401 (802) 828-2107 http://www.dps.state.vt.us/fire/licensing/Plumbing.htm

The Board issues master, journeyman, and specialists licenses. Specialist classifications are water heater specialist, hydronic heating specialist, and water treatment specialist.

The Board will review your application and if you're eligible they'll send you information on the exam they require for a license. For any license, you must certify that you don't owe any taxes or child support.

To qualify for the master license you need one year of experience as a journeyman or Board-approved equivalent experience. For a journeyman's license you need to complete a Board-approved apprenticeship program or Board-approved equivalent experience. For a specialist license you need to complete Board-approved instruction, training, and experience. You may be able to get the Board to accept military or out-of-state work experience for these requirements.

The exam company is:

International Code Council 900 Montclair Road Birmingham, AL 35213 (877) 783-3926 http://www2.iccsafe.org

Exams are administered by LaserGrade, LP. Contact them to find the nearest testing center.

LaserGrade, LP (800) 211-2754 http://www.lasergrade.com

Here's the content of the journeyman and master exams:

Here's the content of the water treatment specialist:

Here's the content of the water heater specialist:

Here's the content of the heating system specialist:

Plumber's license fees: A master license costs $100, $70 for a journeyman license, and $40 for each specialist license. All licenses are good for two years.

If you have a plumber's license in New Hampshire you can get a Vermont license through a reciprocity agreement Vermont has with that state. Or if you can prove you have a valid plumber's license in another state with qualifications at least equal to Vermont's, and that state accepts Vermont plumbers' licenses, you can get a Vermont license without taking an exam. You'll still need to pay the fees.

Agency of Transportation

To bid on any Vermont Agency of Transportation construction project, you must be prequalified by the Agency. To get the Contractors' Experience Questionnaire and Financial Statement, contact:

Vermont Agency of Transportation 133 State St., Administration Bldg. Montpelier, VT 05633-5001 (802) 828-2641 Fax: (808) 828-5545 http://www.aot.state.vt.us/

The questionnaire is available at http://www.aot.state.vt.us/conadmin/prequal.htm. 

The Agency will ask you for these items:

• financial statement
• which types of work you want to be prequalified for
• your current and past work projects
• what equipment your firm owns

You'll also be asked which of the following types of work you want to be
prequalified in:

The Department will use this information to give your company a prequalification rating. Prequalification is good for not more than 15 months from the date of your financial statement.

Out-of-State Corporations

Corporations doing business in Vermont must register with the Vermont Secretary of State to do business in the state. For information, contact:

Office of the  Vermont Secretary of State Corporations/UCC Division 81 River Street Drawer 09 Montpelier, VT 05609 (802) 828-2386 Fax (802) 828-2853 http://www.sec.state.vt.us/

Forms are available online at http://www.sec.state.vt.us/tutor/dobiz/FCforms.htm. 

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