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asbestos

  1. B

    Asbestos and PPE

    just curious if anyone is issued (by their employer) appropriate respirators/masks to use upon entering older buildings that may contain asbestos? or is it generally accepted that the owner or contractor has done due diligence prior to commencing and demo or renovation work?
  2. jar546

    Say Hello To Asbestos Use in the US....AGAIN

    This I am having a hard time believing: One of the most dangerous construction-related carcinogens is now legally allowed back into U.S. manufacturing under a new rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Fast Company recently reported that on June 1, the EPA authorized a “SNUR”...
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