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asbestos containing material

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asbestos containing material (ACM)
Under Environmental Protection Agency regulations, any material containing more than 1 percent asbestos. There are different regulatory requirements depending on whether the ACM is friable or nonfriable.


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Samples detected with asbestos fiber greater than 1 percent are defined by NESHAP as asbestos containing material (ACM).
Building owners must maintain and communicate knowledge of the location of asbestos containing material (ACM) or presumed asbestos containing material (PACM) to any of their employs as well as to contractors or subcontractors whose employees could be exposed to the materials.
If the pipes are accessible, you might want to put a sign on it, just to let people know these pipes are insulated with asbestos containing material.
 
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