Download or read book Good Practice Guidance for the Management and Control of Asbestos written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All forms of asbestos are considered carcinogenic to humans. However, around 125 million people globally are exposed to asbestos in the workplace, with an estimated 233,000 deaths every year attributed to the inhalation of airborne asbestos fibers. This publication aims to increase awareness of the health risks associated with asbestos in the workplace and provides recommendations and checklists on avoiding and managing the risks of exposure. It covers the duties of employers and contractors; training requirements; and the identification, containment, safe removal, and management of asbestos waste.
Download or read book Guidance for Controlling Asbestos Containing Materials in Buildings written by Dale Keyes and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-05 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides guidance on controlling asbestos-containing materials (ACM) found in buildings. Provides a current summary of data on exposure to airborne asbestos; gives survey procedures for determining if ACM is present in buildings; explains how to establish a special operations and maintenance program in a building found to contain asbestos; reviews technical issues confronted when assessing the potential for exposure to airborne asbestos, in particular indoor settings; suggests a structured process for selecting a particular course of action, and much more. Commonly referred to as the Blue Book.
Download or read book Managing and Working with Asbestos written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, with the various sections of the Health and Safety Executive's Approved code of practice (ACOP) and associated guidance notes inserted at the relevant points.
Download or read book The Management of Asbestos in Non domestic Premises written by and published by . This book was released on 2006-01 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides practical guidance on regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006, in effect from Autumn 2006. This title is suitable for those who have responsibilities for the maintenance and repair of non-domestic premises where asbestos-containing materials are or are likely to be present in those premises.
Download or read book Asbestos Control written by Wayne K. R. Johnson and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1987 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this dissertation the issues associated with asbestos hazards, forms, uses associated diseases and the types of exposure to airbourne asbestos fibres, drawing together material from a number of sources. The managerial requirements are reviewed and summarised as an initial consideration in the establishment of a control programme. From this the principle of risk management develops and the management and control strategy for asbestos hazards forms, it includes elemenets such as removal, substitution, encapsulation and enclosure. Additionally, the peripheral areas of contractor selection, tendering control and education are discussed. The programme draws upon the latest Worksafe Australia Draft of Practice and Guidance notes." -- Abstract.
Download or read book How to Manage and Control Asbestos in the Workplace written by WorkCover New South Wales and published by . This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Asbestos and Man made Mineral Fibres in Buildings written by Medical Research Council (Great Britain). Institute for Environment and Health and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 1999 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Key points - Introduction - What are asbestos and man-made mineral fibres? - Where are these materials used? - What are the risks to health? - How to identify and assess materials containing mineral fibres - How to manage fibrous materials in buildings - Advice on problems involving asbestos - Disposal of asbestos waste - Common questions and answers
Download or read book Asbestos Removal Management and Control written by John Delaine and published by Gower Publishing Company, Limited. This book was released on 1988 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Work with Materials Containing Asbestos written by Great Britain. Health and Safety Commission and published by Health and Safety Executive (Hse). This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This approved code of practice (ACOP) applied to all work with asbestos and explains the requirements of the control of asbestos regulations 2006. The book applies in particuliar to work on, or which disturbs or is liable to disturb, materials containing asbestos, asbestos sampling and laboratory analysis. It is particularly relevant ot those who are responsible for the maintenance and repair of non-domestic premises where asbestos-containing materials are or are likely to be present. [ed.]
Download or read book Asbestos written by Great Britain, Health and Safety Executive Staff and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book replaces most earlier HSE guidance on liscensed asbestos removal work. It is aimed at businesses holding a alicence to work with asbestos, either repairing or removing asbestos-containing materials (ACMs), supervising such work, holding an ancillary license or providing training on asbestos. Employers who carry out work with asbestos insulation, aasbestos insulating board using their own employees on their premises, who are exempted from the requirement to hold a licence, also need this guidance. The guidance is split into eight chapters, covering different aspects of licensed work with ACM's. It provides an overview of asbestos and its health effects, the law and how to work safely with asbestos.
Download or read book Guidance for Controlling Asbestos Containing Materials in Buildings written by D.L. Keyes and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Asbestos Operations and Maintenance Work Practices written by and published by . This book was released on 1993-06-01 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A technical procedures manual which provides detailed guidance to owners, asbestos program managers, and to asbestos O&M workers for managing asbestos-containing materials in buildings. Includes detailed descriptions of 26 general O&M procedures and 57 specific work practice activities.
Download or read book Occupational and Environmental Health written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Asbestos Guide to the Control of Asbestos Hazards in Buildings and Structures Draft Code of Practice for the Safe Removal of Asbestos Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Dust written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Asbestos in Buildings written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Asbestos written by Great Britain. Health and Safety Executive and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This heavily illustrated publication is aimed at people carrying out asbestos surveys and people with specific responsibilities for managing asbestos in non-domestic premises under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. The book covers competence and quality assurance and surveys, including: survey planning, carrying out surveys, the survey report and the dutyholder's use of the survey information. It includes extensive appendices and references.
Download or read book Asbestos Abatement Guideline Detail Sheets written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
