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How to deal with asbestos exposure in your workplace: advice for industrial workers

At one point, more than 75 different industries exposed workers to asbestos. Even though these industries have been made safer by regulations from the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, many workers still come in contact with asbestos products that remain at their jobsites. Although most industrial employees face some form of asbestos exposure risks during their career, ...

Jun. 11, 2012

By Intelex Technologies Inc.
Asbestos and Man-made Mineral Fibres in Buildings: Practical Guidance

Contents Key Points 1: Introduction 2: What are asbestos and man-made mineral fibres? 3: Where are these materials used? 4: What are the risks to health? 5: How to identify and assess materials containing mineral fibres 6: How to manage fibrous materials in buildings 7: Advice on problems involving asbestos 8: Disposal of asbestos waste 9: Common questions and answers 10: Bibliography Annex ...

Feb. 1, 2000

By Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Trouble with Asbestos Disposal

Hailed as a miracle mineral because of its superior fire resistance and tensile strength, asbestos was installed abundantly into our built environment for over 200 years. However, once it was established that this undeniably useful resource was a dangerous carcinogen, Australia and many other countries enacted strict regulations for handling asbestos and asbestos containing material (ACM). There ...

Jan. 28, 2014

By Abcov Companies , LLC
The New Environmental Insurance Products: When Does it Make Sense to Buy Them?

Part One Introduction Real estate transactions with environmental problems often founder on attempts to shift the liabilities from one party to the other. In transactions with other types of problems, insurance is a popular risk transfer mechanism, and is regularly used for that purpose, but it is used far less often when there are environmental risks. This so-called 'environmental insurance ...

Feb. 1, 1998

By Environmental Insurance Agency, Inc.

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How to deal with asbestos exposure in your workplace: advice for industrial workers

Asbestos and Man-made Mineral Fibres in Buildings: Practical Guidance

The Trouble with Asbestos Disposal

The New Environmental Insurance Products: When Does it Make Sense to Buy Them?

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