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  2. Asbestos abatement - Wikipedia

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    A licensed inspector will typically conduct a survey of the building to identify all asbestos containing materials before any removal begins. Suspicious materials are typically sent to a laboratory to confirm presence of asbestos fibers. Contractors who are licensed to remove asbestos will be in charge of abatement and disposal of the material.

  3. Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act - Wikipedia

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    It required the EPA to create regulations regarding local educational agencies inspection of school buildings for asbestos-containing building material, prepare asbestos management plans, and perform asbestos response actions to prevent or reduce asbestos hazards.

  4. California Contractors State License Board - Wikipedia

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    The Contractors State License Board will accomplish this by: Ensuring that construction is performed in a safe, competent, and professional manner; Licensing contractors and enforcing licensing laws; Requiring that any person practicing or offering to practice construction contracting be licensed;

  5. Asbestos and the law - Wikipedia

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    Human exposure potential depends on the number of occupants in a building and the frequency and duration of use, and the nature of any disturbance: for example, intrusive maintenance activity within the building increases the risk of exposure - removing a number of asbestos-containing ceiling tiles to undertake works above the ceiling level ...

  6. Construction Specifications Institute - Wikipedia

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    The CSI Project Delivery Practice Guide (PDPG) is the introductory volume in the Practice Guide Series. The PDPG presents an overview of the process needed to conceive, design, construct, and maintain a construction project. This Guide describes the many parts of that process and the inter-related roles of the various participants in the process.

  7. WELL Building Standard - Wikipedia

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    A03 Ventilation Design topic, the WELL assured building to have existing or new mechanical ventilation systems following ASHRAE 62.1-2 or EN standard 16798-1 or AS 1668.2 or CIBSE Guide A: Environmental Design. Naturally ventilation can also be used without mechanical ventilation system if the design follows Natural Ventilation Procedure in ...

  8. Construction industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The American construction industry suffers from fragmentation along state lines because of how professional licensing has traditionally been the province of the state governments. Thus, construction professionals based on one state who wish to practice in other states must comply with those states' various licensing, registration, taxation, and ...

  9. Asbestosis - Wikipedia

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    Construction workers who inhale asbestos from contaminated building materials such as paint, spackling, roof shingles, masonry compounds, and drywall may get asbestosis. The amount and length of an individual's exposure to asbestos are the primary factors that determine the level of risk.