{"id":"ce88a77c-5565-4373-944a-3e17002dc5e7","task":"Submit a Texas asbestos/demolition notification through DSHS's Online Asbestos Notification System","domain":"vo.ras.dshs.state.tx.us","steps":["Determine whether your project needs notification: Texas DSHS requires notice before any building demolition — even when no asbestos is present — and before any renovation that disturbs asbestos-containing material (ACM).","Submit the notification at least 10 working days (not calendar days) before demolition or abatement activity begins, via the Online Asbestos Notification System at vo.ras.dshs.state.tx.us/datamart/login.do, or by mailing the Asbestos Abatement/Demolition Notification Form as an alternative.","File the notification regardless of whether the project falls under NESHAP, TAHPR (Texas Asbestos Health Protection Rules), or both — Texas administers both regimes through the same notification.","Pay the resulting invoice through the online system or by mail with the invoice coupon; DSHS stopped accepting onsite payments as of an April 2022 policy change.","Fax or email a courtesy copy of any amendment to your regional DSHS asbestos inspector in addition to submitting it through the online system."],"gotchas":["Notifications that miss the 10-working-day lead time, or that are incomplete, are treated as 'improper' and can trigger enforcement action; there's no same-day or emergency online filing except for genuine emergencies or government-ordered demolitions.","Notification is required even when no asbestos is present in the structure being demolished — a common mistake is assuming the requirement only applies to jobs involving asbestos abatement."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T13:31:59.123Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/ce88a77c-5565-4373-944a-3e17002dc5e7"}