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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Failure to identify this material and properly handle asbestos containing material, could prove very costly.
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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.
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One of the most significant of these was to create a 'minimum awareness' for all staff that supervise employees that can or do come into contact with asbestos containing materials (ACMs).
Free asbestos training
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Asbestos Abatement & Demolition Services
HSE Inspector Richard Bishop said: "A survey had been carried out in 2001 which identified asbestos containing materials.
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More details of what work is licensable, what training is necessary and how to undertake work with asbestos containing materials can be found in the Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) "Work with materials containing Asbestos".
Revised asbestos regulations

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