Environmental Certification, Licenses, and Permits

  • Asbestos Company

    A certification for a person or group that performs, oversees, or advertises asbestos work (or plans to).

  • Asbestos Inspector

    A certification for a person who finds and judges the condition of materials with asbestos or that may have asbestos. They look at the material and collect samples for lab tests.

  • Asbestos Management Planner

    A certification for a person who comes up with a way to manage asbestos in a building.

  • Asbestos Principal Instructor

    In Wisconsin, a person who has the main responsibility of teaching a training course that leads to certification in an asbestos discipline must be approved.

  • Asbestos Project Designer

    A certification for a person who plans and designs asbestos abatement projects in schools or other large facilities.

  • Asbestos Supervisor

    A certification for a person who oversees asbestos projects onsite. The supervisor has authority to enforce changes or stop the project. They may also collect air samples to confirm if air meets clearance levels.

  • Asbestos Training Course Accreditation

    In Wisconsin, a training course that leads to certification in an asbestos discipline must be accredited.

  • Asbestos Worker

    A certification for a person who does asbestos abatement jobs. They must have a certified asbestos supervisor to oversee them.

  • Exterior Asbestos Company

    A certification for a person or group that performs, oversees, or advertises outside asbestos work (or plans to) on materials that don't crumble (non-friable) and stay that way during the project. 

  • Lead Abatement Worker

    A lead abatement worker certification is for a person who does lead abatement work. They must have a certified lead supervisor to oversee the lead abatement project. A lead abatement worker may also do lead-safe renovation work, if trained in Wisconsin.

  • Lead Company

    A certification of a person or group that performs, oversees or advertises lead hazard reduction or lead investigation activities (or plans to).

  • Lead Hazard Investigator

    A lead hazard investigator certification is for a person who does lead hazard screenings, lead risk assessments, lead-safe investigations, and lead clearance. They also offer ways to reduce specific lead hazards. They don’t use X-ray fluorescence devices or do lead inspections.

  • Lead Inspector

    A lead inspector certification is for a person who does full or partial lead inspections, lead-free property inspections, and clearances. They don’t give advice or options for controlling lead paint hazards, but they may use an X-ray fluorescence (XRF) device.

  • Lead Principal Instructor

    In Wisconsin, a person who has the primary responsibility for teaching a training course that leads to certification in a lead discipline must be approved.

  • Lead Project Designer

    A lead project designer certification is for a person who designs complex lead abatement projects. They also write occupant protection plans and abatement reports.

  • Lead Risk Assessor

    A lead risk assessor certification is for a person who does all lead investigation work. This includes clearances, lead hazard screens, lead risk assessments, lead inspections, lead-safe and lead-free property inspections.

  • Lead Sampling Technician

    A lead sampling technician certification is for a person who does lead clearance activities for non-abatement projects.

    They also help lead hazard investigators, inspectors, or

    Lead-Safe Renovator

    A lead-safe renovator certification is for a person who directs and does lead-safe renovation work in pre-1978 homes or facilities with children.

  • Medical Licensing and Certification: X-Ray Services, Portable

    Learn more about portable X-ray services certification in Wisconsin.
  • Regulations: Lead Training Course Accreditation

    In Wisconsin, a training course leading to certification in a lead discipline must be accredited.

  • X-Ray Device: Original

    Registration of all x-ray devices.

  • X-Ray Device: Renewal

    Registration renewal of all x-ray devices.

Glossary

 
Last revised August 18, 2023