NYS Industrial Code §56-1.5

The State of New York has a law.  This is not a New York City law.  This is not an internal rule of the FDNY.  The New York State law says:

56-1.5    Responsibility of contractor.

     The contractor shall permit only those persons who hold valid asbestos handling certificates appropriate to the tasks actually performed by such persons to engage in work on an asbestos project.