S. 1893: Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act of 1989. Introduced in the Senate of the United States, One Hundredth First Congress, Second Session, November 16, 1989

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OSTI ID:6371891

The U.S. EPA has estimated that more than forty-four thousand school buildings contain friable asbestos, exposing millions of children and school employees to unwarranted health hazards. A bill, S.1893, has been introduced in the Senate of the United States to reauthorize the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act of 1984. The purposes of this Act are to direct the EPA to maintain a program to assist local schools in carrying out their responsibilities regarding asbestos; to provide assistance to state and local agencies to enable them to identify and abate asbestos health hazards; to provide financial assistance for training of persons involved with inspections of school buildings for asbestos; and to assure that no school employee suffers any disciplinary action as a result of calling attention to potential asbestos hazards which may exist in schools.

• OSTI ID: 6371891
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Calendar No. 672
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
ASBESTOS
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
HEALTH HAZARDS
INSPECTION
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATIVE TEXT
AIR POLLUTION
BUILDINGS
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FINANCING
HAZARDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
540120* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)
290300 - Energy Planning & Policy- Environment
Health
& Safety