| Document ID (ISN) | 37570 |
| CIS number |
82-857 |
| Year |
1980 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Title |
Asbestos abatement guidance and control manual |
| Bibliographic information |
New York City Board of Education, Division of School Buildings, New York, USA, May 1980. 21p. Illus. |
| Abstract |
This brief illustrated manual is designed to increase the awareness of school staff to the possible hazards of asbestos dust in buildings containing asbestos insulation and to act as a guide to designers, specification writers, mechanics and inspectors working on asbestos projects. Contents include: identification and location of asbestos-containing materials; methods for asbestos abatement and control; procedures for work and inspection; instructions to custodians; protection isolation, safety masks, disposable clothing and safety precautions for various materials; mechanics working with tools on asbestos-containing materials; check list of work required on asbestos-containing material projects; reporting procedure; some do's and don'ts. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
asbestos; educational institutions; respirable dust; insulating materials |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
protective clothing; cleaning; respirators; sealing of dust sources; manuals |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Asbestos
Teaching and educational institutions
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