ASBESTOS MATERIAL MITIGATION LAW

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July 26, 2010 – When asbestos-tainted construction material needs to be removed from a home or a public building, asbestos abatement contractors versed in mitigation law need to be consulted.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Labor – through the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) – enforce and regulate asbestos material mitigation law and how abatement procedures are to be conducted. State and local agencies may specify even stricter policies.

Asbestos material mitigation is a last resort

According to the EPA and the American Lung Association, removing asbestos-based construction material from your home should be a homeowner’s last resort, and always done professionally.

Asbestos is only a health threat when it is physically disturbed, or when it is in a damaged state of condition. Leaving it alone for professional evaluation is the recommended approach.

When choosing among abatement companies and evaluating their professional standing as it pertains to federal and local asbestos material mitigation law, seek guidance from your state’s Department of Environmental Protection.

According to the latest asbestos information, untrained asbestos material mitigation poses the greatest risk of asbestos exposure, and the development of fatal asbestos-related diseases that include lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma.

EPA oversees asbestos material mitigation law

In 1986, Congress passed the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), in conjunction with other federal laws, to protect workers from occupational asbestos exposure. The EPA oversees enforcement of AHERA.

The EPA says that asbestos material mitigation by anyone other than an asbestos abatement contractor is unlawful because improper handling can create a hazard where none existed before.

Asbestos exposure occurs when workers or homeowners accidentally inhale microscopic airborne asbestos fibers while working with, or removing, asbestos-based construction products.

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