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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In the City of New York, storage and transportation of asbestos containing materials are regulated by the New York City Department of Sanitation.

Asbestos in your building? Beware of liability

In the past, asbestos containing materials were commonly used in home construction.

An asbestos and lead guide to a healthy home

HM Inspector of Health and Safety, Richard Bishop, commenting on the case, said: "A survey had been carried out in 2001 which identified asbestos containing materials. This information was not acted upon and no-one who worked in the plant room was made aware.

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labelling of asbestos containing materials (hereinafter referred to as "acm").

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HSE Inspector Richard Bishop said: "A survey had been carried out in 2001 which identified asbestos containing materials.

Council fined for asbestos

Owners, occupiers and those responsible for the management of non-domestic property that may contain asbestos-containing material have a legal responsibility to manage the risk of asbestos containing materials, or to cooperate with those responsible for managing the risk.

Preventing exposure: the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 (CAWR) comes fully into force on May 21st 2004 when Regulation 4 of CAWR creates a new legal duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises

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