Licensing and Certification
Fee Schedule
Asbestos Program
The Division of Occupational Safety (DOS) Asbestos Program is responsible for the regulation of occupational asbestos exposure in the Commonwealth. The Program works with employers, employees, unions and state and local agencies to create healthier and safer work conditions for Massachusetts workers through site visits, analytical services, and technical information. The Program aids in the coordination of OSHA, EPA and Multi-State regulatory authorities along with the North Eastern U.S. States (CONES) in the common goal of protecting the public from long term damage from excessive asbestos exposure.
Lead Program
The Division of Occupational Safety's (DOS) Lead Program seeks to reduce the incidence and the elevated nature of occupational lead exposures and thereby lower the adult blood lead levels (BLL) in Massachusetts, in concert with the BLL goal set by the CDC in "Healthy People 2000". The Occupational Blood Lead Registry, housed within the program, tracks elevated blood lead levels, provides educational counseling and guidance to workers, and through its medical consultant offers advice to physicians on the medical management of lead poisoning.
Employment Agency Program
The Employment Agency Program protects the rights of workers being placed by employment agencies,and ensures those agencies use fair, ethical, and legal business practices.We cover Modeling Agencies, Home Careplacement Agencies, Nanny and/or Babysitter, Placement Agencies, Temporary Staffing and Labor Firms, Permanent Placement Employment Firms.
Minimum Wage Program
The Division of Occupational Safety (DOS) administers the Commonwealth's Minimum Fair Wage Law, MGL ch. 151, sec. 1 through 22.
The Minimum Fair Wage Law and Regulations address not only the payment of the basic minimum wage but also overtime; the minimum wage for tipped employees; reporting pay; on-duty or on-call time; travel time and expenses; deductions for lodging, meals, and uniforms; and wage records that employers are required to keep. If you have a question about the meaning of a provision in the Minimum Wage Law or Regulations, see the Minimum Wage and Overtime FAQs section below. If your question is not answered by the FAQs, email the Minimum Wage Program at Minimum.Wage@state.ma.us or call 617-626-6952.
The Massachusetts Minimum Wage is $8.00 per hour. The Service Rate is $2.63 per hour.