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Asbestos abatement. Weathered fibrous asbestos sheeting showing loose fibres. In construction, asbestos abatement is a set of procedures designed to control the release of asbestos fibers from asbestos-containing materials. [1] Asbestos abatement is utilized during general construction in areas containing asbestos materials, particularly when ...
The mineral asbestos is subject to a wide range of laws and regulations that relate to its production and use, including mining, manufacturing, use and disposal. [1][2][3] Injuries attributed to asbestos have resulted in both workers' compensation claims and injury litigation. [4][5] Health problems attributed to asbestos include asbestosis ...
Asbestos litigation is the longest, most expensive mass tort in U.S. history, involving more than 8,000 defendants and 700,000 claimants. [1] By the early 1990s, "more than half of the 25 largest asbestos manufacturers in the US, including Amatex, Carey-Canada, Celotex, Eagle-Picher, Forty-Eight Insulations, Manville Corporation, National Gypsum, Standard Insulation, Unarco, and UNR Industries ...
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the agency in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania responsible for protecting and preserving the land, air, water, and public health through enforcement of the state's environmental laws. [1] It was created by Act 18 of 1995, which split the Department of Environmental Resources into ...
The BoRit Asbestos Superfund site is a 32-acre (13 ha) waste dump and reservoir in Ambler, Upper Dublin Township and Whitpain Township, Pennsylvania that was contaminated with 1.5 million cubic yards (1.1 × 10 ^ 6 m 3) of asbestos containing material due to the waste disposal practices of the Keasbey and Mattison (K&M) Company and Turner and Newall from 1897 to 1962.
The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) is a US federal law enacted by the 99th United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. [1] 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 ...
Keasbey and Mattison Company was a manufacturing company that produced asbestos -related building products, including insulation and shingles. Founded in 1873 by Henry Griffith Keasbey (1850-1932) and Richard Van Zeelust Mattison (1851-1935), the company moved to Ambler, Pennsylvania, in 1881. By World War I, the Keasbey and Mattison Company's ...
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