Asbestos in buildings: what standards are needed
The reaction of school jurisdictions over the known hazards of airborne asbestos inhalation points out the need for better standards and inspection requirements. A National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) report emphasizes the need for standards in several areas, and a Canadian study concurred on the need for standards even though it found the risk from exposure to asbestos in buildings was not significant. The author notes other laboratory tests and efforts to develop a standard for friable asbestos containing materials and encapsulants for asbestos building materials when a hazard is identified. Consensus standards will provide uniform and coherent procedures for controlling the problem to replace the emotion, confusion, and unnecessary costs of the affected interests.
- OSTI ID:
- 5498675
- Journal Information:
- ASTM Stand. News; (United States), Vol. 13:6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
S. 2083: a bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to set standards for identification and abatement of hazardous asbestos. Introduced in the Senate of the United States, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session, February 20, 1986
H. R. 4311: a bill that may be cited as the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986. Introduced in the House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session, March 5, 1986
Related Subjects
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
ASBESTOS
HEALTH HAZARDS
SAFETY STANDARDS
BUILDING MATERIALS
INFORMATION NEEDS
INSPECTION
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
RISK ASSESSMENT
US EPA
HAZARDS
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
STANDARDS
US ORGANIZATIONS
320100* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Buildings
290300 - Energy Planning & Policy- Environment
Health
& Safety