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Re: GBlist: Asbestos Containment options



The action you take with this material may be dictated by the
environmental laws of your region or govenment.

Here, if the action is removal then the site enviroment has to be
controlled and workers protected from the material particles.  This can
range from enclosing the entire site with plastic sheet, using
entry/exit washrooms, licensed disposal and space suits for workers.

If the action taken is no action then the material has to be sealed and
protected from damage.

Not nice.



On Thu, 1 May 1997 18:10:45 -0700 (PDT) kadulski@cyberstore.ca (Richard
Kadulski) writes:
>I wonder if anyone can provide an information on the issue of asbestos 
>
>containment in old buildings.
>
>The situation is the renovaion of a heritage building in Vancouver. 
>During 
>renovations, it has been found that there is asbestos in the building. 
> The 
>standard approach is to remove asbestos during renovations. However, 
>the 
>concern with asbestos is airborne particles; so when the asbestos is 
>contained, and does not have the opportunity to flake off, presumably 
>there 
>will no source of fibres, and no problem. There are circumstances 
>where 
>encapsulating the asbestos can offer an alternative to total removal.
>
>As the stock of older buildings ready for renovation increases, this 
>will 
>become an ever bigger issue.
>
>Does anyone have any information on possible alternatives to total 
>removal? 
>
>Thanks
>
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