Instructions for Using the Asbestos Project Lookup

Step-by-Step:

1. City/Town and Region. You may indicate the city, town, or military installation and/or the Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) or Division of Occupational Safety (DOS) region (if you know) where the project(s) you are searching for are or were located. Find the MassDEP region that corresponds with a specific community MassDEP and its regional pull-down menu are selected by default.   Click on DOS if you wish to search by that agency’s regions.   See the list of DOS regional offices

2. Project Address. You may type in the full or partial project(street) address for the particular project(s) you are searching for. It is often better to enter partial information (e.g. "lincoln") when searching for a project by street address, since more complete information (e.g. "275B Lincoln Street") might exclude a match with what is entered in the database (e.g. "275 Lincoln St"). You must select a city or town first to enable this search. >

3. Notifier Name. You may type in the full or partial name of the contractor, property owner, or other party who may have filed the notification(s) for the particular project(s) you are searching for.

4. Date Range of Search. By default, search results show all projects involving asbestos for which MassDEP has received notifications during the previous 30 days. You may also choose another time frame by entering the earliest and latest dates for which you want to see results, either by typing them manually (in mm/dd/yyyy format) or by clicking on the calendar icons to select them. The asbestos project database displays project start and end dates as they were reported in notifications received by MassDEP. These dates have not been independently verified by the agency.

5. Viewing Preferences. Indicate the number of rows you would like to view per page of results. You may wish to adjust your selection if you plan to print out the listing.

6. Click on SEARCH.View the results. These will be displayed beneath the search criteria box in chronological order, with the most recent filing dates displayed first. You may notice multiple listings for the same project since there are sometimes separate database entries for the property owner, contractor, or other participants in a project.

7. Sort the Results. To sort alphabetically or sequentially, click on the appropriate linked column heading. To reverse the order in which results are displayed, simply click on the column heading again. You may also highlight the table with your cursor and import the displayed data into applications such as Microsoft Excel® for additional analysis.

Notes: If you need additional information about any asbestos removal project(s) listed in the results of your query, contact the MassDEP Regional Service Center nearest you for additional information or to make an appointment to review the file(s).