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Asbestos in your home

Asbestos in your home

What Is Asbestos?

Asbestos is a mineral fiber. It can be positively identified only with a special type of microscope. There are several types of asbestos fibers. In the past, asbestos was added to a variety of products to strengthen them and to provide heat insulation and fire resistance.

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OSHA & EPA Compliance Audits
Saturday, 24 September 2011 03:04

Audit your program using OSHA’s checklist

 April 21, 2000

 In August, OSHA compliance officers in six field offices – Harrisburg, Pa.; Austin, Tex.; Billings, Mont.; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Atlanta East and West – began conducting general industry inspections using the Program Evaluation Profile (PEP) Form OSHA-195 in a pilot study that runs until November 15. The safety ratings derived from the evaluation will be factored into a new formula for adjusting penalties, also to be given a tryout.
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Indoor Air Quality
Saturday, 24 September 2011 02:58

Indoor Air Pollution Increases Asthma Symptoms, Study Suggests

ScienceDaily (Feb. 27, 2009) — A study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University found an association between increasing levels of indoor particulate matter pollution and the severity of asthma symptoms among children.

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Chinese Drywall
Saturday, 24 September 2011 02:52

CPSC Completes Final Studies to Help Affected Homeowners Remediate Problem Drywall                      September 15, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today released updated remediation (pdf) guidance for homeowners with problem drywall.

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