| Document ID (ISN) | 25596 |
| CIS number |
76-1260 |
| Year |
1974 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Department of Employment, London. |
| Title |
Precautions in the use of asbestos in the construction industry. |
| Bibliographic information |
H.M. Stationery Office, P.O. Box 569, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom. 10p. 3 ref. Price: £0.17. |
| Abstract |
This report by the subcommittee of the Joint Advisory Committee on Safety and Health in the Construction Industries, established by the Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974, makes the following recommendations: demolition (asbestos lagging should be removed by properly equipped specialist contractors before actual demolition is allowed to start); information (worker information on medical aspects of asbestos and on typical dust concentrations encountered in construction work; positive identification of lagging by X-ray diffraction analysis before removal; routine monitoring of airborne dust); portable power driven tools (dust control equipment); training; use of less toxic substitute materials instead of asbestos. Addresses of organisations able to provide air monitoring and analytical services, a technical data note (No.42) on probable use of asbestos-cement sheets, pipes and insulation board (information given in tabular form), addresses of suppliers of vacuum cleaning and exhaust equipment for portable power tools are appended. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; asbestos; construction industry; insulating work; respirable dust |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
local exhaust; report; demolition; information of personnel; dust measurement; safe working methods; dust analysis; substitution |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Surface treatment
Asbestos
Construction industry and civil engineering
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