# Asbestos and lead abatement software that keeps the survey, the certifications and the clearance in one file

![Abatement worker in a full face respirator and disposable suit inside a sealed containment, used to illustrate asbestos and lead abatement work](https://neurobird.com/abatement/abatement-hero.webp)
*The containment is the easy part. The paperwork outlives it by 30 years.*

> Asbestos and lead abatement is the licensed removal, enclosure or encapsulation of asbestos containing material and lead based paint hazards under federal rule. Asbestos in schools runs under 40 CFR 763, lead abatement certification under 40 CFR 745, and the OSHA asbestos permissible exposure limit is 0.1 fibers per cubic centimeter over an 8 hour shift. Neurobird holds the survey, the notification, every worker certification and every air result against the work area they belong to.

- URL: https://neurobird.com/abatement/
- Product: Neurobird Asbestos Lead Abatement Compliance Platform
- Niche: asbestos lead abatement
- Buyer: asbestos and lead abatement contractors
- Status: in development, open for early access
- Updated: 2026-08-22

## What Neurobird Asbestos Lead Abatement does

- Track every certification and its expiry date per worker, per state, per discipline
- File and keep the notification for each job with proof of the working days elapsed
- Attach survey results, work plan, daily logs and air monitoring to the work area they belong to
- Produce a clearance package that reads as a record rather than a scramble

## How it works

1. **Hold certifications as data** Each worker, each discipline, each state, each expiry date. The system tells you a card lapses in 45 days rather than telling you after the inspection.
2. **Build the project around the work area** Survey result, material type, containment, daily log and air sample all attach to the area, so a reopened area does not lose its history.
3. **Assemble the clearance package** Notification, work plan, waste manifests, air results and sign off come out as one document set instead of 6 folders.

## From the source material

> Lead abatement is an activity designed to permanently address lead-based paint hazards in housing and child-occupied facilities ( childcare facilities and preschools) built before 1978.

Source: EPA, lead renovation repair and painting, https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-renovation-repair-and-painting-program

## Industry context

- **0.1 f/cc** The OSHA permissible exposure limit for asbestos in construction over an 8 hour time weighted average, with a short term excursion limit of 1.0 fibers per cubic centimetre over 30 minutes. (source: eCFR, 29 CFR 1926.1101, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1926/subpart-Z/section-1926.1101)
- **50 ug/m3** The OSHA lead permissible exposure limit in construction as an 8 hour average, with an action level of 30 micrograms per cubic metre that triggers monitoring and medical surveillance. (source: eCFR, 29 CFR 1926.62, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1926/subpart-D/section-1926.62)
- **40 CFR 763** The asbestos rule for schools, requiring management plans, periodic surveillance and reinspection on a fixed cycle rather than on complaint. (source: eCFR, 40 CFR part 763, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-R/part-763)
- **1978** Housing built before this year is presumed to contain lead based paint, which is what pulls a renovation into the certified renovation, repair and painting programme. (source: EPA, renovation repair and painting, https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-renovation-repair-and-painting-program)
- **5 routes** Lead abatement certification is split into worker, supervisor, inspector, risk assessor and project designer, each with its own training and refresher schedule. (source: EPA, lead abatement and risk assessment, https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-abatement-inspection-and-risk-assessment)

## Pricing

- Single crew: $120 per month
- Contractor: $290 per month
- Multi state: $520 per month

## Questions

### What is asbestos and lead abatement?

Asbestos and lead abatement is the licensed removal, enclosure or encapsulation of asbestos containing material and lead based paint hazards under federal rules. Asbestos in schools is governed by 40 CFR 763 subpart E, and lead abatement work is certified under 40 CFR 745 subpart L. Both carry their own certifications, notifications and clearance standards.

### Do asbestos and lead need separate certifications?

Yes. They are separate programs with separate disciplines. Asbestos has worker, supervisor, inspector, management planner and project designer routes. Lead has abatement worker, supervisor, inspector, risk assessor and project designer routes under 40 CFR 745, plus the renovator certification for renovation, repair and painting work in housing built before 1978.

### What triggers the pre renovation lead rule?

The renovation, repair and painting rule applies to compensated work that disturbs painted surfaces in housing or child occupied facilities built before 1978. Small jobs are exempt below the disturbance thresholds, but the firm and the renovator both need current certification and the records have to be kept.

### How long do exposure records have to be kept?

OSHA requires employee exposure monitoring records for asbestos and lead to be preserved for 30 years, and medical surveillance records for the duration of employment plus 30 years. That is longer than most contractors keep anything, and it is the reason a paper filing system eventually fails.

### Does this replace our air monitoring lab?

No. The lab still analyses the cassettes. This holds the sample chain, the result, the work area it belongs to and the clearance decision, so the package is assembled rather than reconstructed.

## Sources

- [EPA, asbestos laws and regulations](https://www.epa.gov/asbestos/asbestos-laws-and-regulations)
- [EPA, lead renovation repair and painting](https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-renovation-repair-and-painting-program)
- [eCFR, 29 CFR 1926.1101 asbestos in construction](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1926/subpart-Z/section-1926.1101)
- [OSHA, asbestos](https://www.osha.gov/asbestos)

## Contact

- office@neurobird.com
- https://neurobird.com/