Asbestos. Any material that contains more than one percent asbestos and is friable or is releasing asbestos fibers into the air above current action levels established by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Asbestos. All employees who work with or around asbestos shall have the proper required training and personal protective equipment where necessary. When an asbestos hazard is discovered, employees shall be promptly notified of the existence and location of the hazard.
Asbestos. No inspection for asbestos will be carried out at the property and no report on the presence or absence of asbestos will be provided. If during the course of the Inspection asbestos or materials containing asbestos happened to be noticed then this may be noted in the general remarks section of the report. If asbestos is noted as present within the property then you agree to seek advice from a qualified asbestos removal expert as to the amount and importance of the asbestos present and the cost sealing or of removal.
Asbestos. Mortgagor shall not install nor permit to be installed in the Mortgaged Property asbestos or any asbestos-containing material (collectively, "ACM") except in compliance with any and all applicable present and future Environmental Laws respecting ACM. With respect to any ACM (including friable or non-friable asbestos or asbestos-containing materials regulated under any Environmental Law) discovered to be present in the Mortgaged Property at any time during the operation of this Mortgage, Mortgagor shall comply in all material respects with any and all applicable present and future Environmental Laws, all at Mortgagor's sole cost and expense Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Mortgagee may, but shall not be obligated to, in addition to any other remedies set forth herein, take, in substantial compliance with any applicable present and future Environmental Laws, whatever steps it deems reasonably necessary or appropriate to comply with any and all applicable present and future Environmental Laws. Any costs or expenses reasonably incurred by Mortgagee for such purpose shall be due within ten (10) days after demand and payable by Mortgagor and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. Mortgagor shall provide to Mortgagee and its agents and employees reasonable access to the Mortgaged Property and hereby specifically grants to Mortgagee a license to remove or encapsulate such ACM in substantial compliance with any applicable present and future Environmental Law if Mortgagor fails to do so and removal or encapsulation is required under any applicable present and future Environmental Law; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall obligate Mortgagee to exercise any rights under such license. Mortgagor shall indemnify and hold Mortgagee harmless from and against all loss, cost, damage and expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' and consultants' fees) that Mortgagee may sustain as a result of the presence of any ACM and any removal or encapsulation thereof or compliance with any and all applicable present and future Environmental Laws other than such loss, cost, damage or expense, if any, to the extent it is caused solely by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Mortgagee or its agents, contractors and subcontractors in performing any act or exercising its remedies under this Mortgage.
Asbestos. Whenever and wherever during the course of performing any work under this Contract, the Contractor discovers the presence of asbestos or suspects that asbestos is present, Contractor shall stop the work immediately, secure the area, notify the Building Owner and await positive identification of the suspect material. During the downtime in such a case, the Contractor shall not disturb any surrounding surfaces but shall protect the area with suitable dust covers. In the event the Contractor is delayed due to the discovery of asbestos or suspected asbestos, then a mutually agreed extension of time to perform the work shall be allowed the Contractor but without additional compensation due to the time extension.
Asbestos any loss, liability or costs and expenses arising out of or from or caused by any work involving the manufacture, mining, processing, use, installation, storage, removal, stripping out, demolition, disposal, distribution, inspection or testing of or exposure to asbestos, asbestos fibres, asbestos dust, or asbestos containing materials.
Asbestos. If an employee from an agency not housed in a state-owned facility has reason to suspect that there may be friable asbestos in that building, he/she may request an asbestos inspection by the Public Employees Risk Reduction Program (PERRP). XXXXX will investigate the complaint and issue a report to the appropriate agency, to the employee, and to the appropriate Health and Safety Committee if such committee participated in the filing of the complaint. If asbestos is found in sufficient quantities to require abatement, the Employer will inform the building owner of the need to comply with the abatement order as required under the terms of State leases. An employee who works in a state owned building who suspects the presence of friable asbestos should report the condition to his/her supervisor and to PERRP. XXXXX will investigate the complaint and issue a report to the appropriate agency, to the employee, and to the appropriate Health and Safety Committee if such committee participated in the filing of the complaint. Any friable asbestos will be abated by the Employer. The appropriate Health and Safety Committee will be provided with a copy of the Employer's asbestos abatement plan and only licensed asbestos abatement firms will be used to perform necessary asbestos removal or abatement work. Any employee engaged in maintenance, plumbing, electrical work, renovation or repair who may disturb or damage, or work with asbestos-containing materials, will be trained as to the proper procedures to follow. No employee shall be required to work around friable asbestos without proper training and equipment.
Asbestos. Employees required to use materials containing asbestos or to work in close proximity to employees using such materials shall be provided with and shall use all necessary safeguards as required by the appropriate occupational health authority and where such safeguards include the mandatory wearing of protective equipment (i.e. combination overalls and breathing equipment or similar apparatus) shall be paid 58 cents per hour extra whilst so engaged.
Asbestos. The Employer shall inform all employees about all known materials that contain asbestos in their work areas. The Employer shall notify all employees of asbestos removal in work areas where asbestos removal is scheduled to take place; supply copies of asbestos air monitoring for that area; and ensure the strongest feasible protection is provided to employees in the area where removal procedures are being performed. The Employer shall provide a contact person and phone number for questions regarding asbestos-containing materials and to report any damage to asbestos-containing materials. The Employer must post the name and number of the contact person throughout the hospital.
Asbestos. Where an inspection by the Workers' Compensation Board, the British Columbia Buildings Corporation or agents acting on either of their behalf, results in a finding that friable asbestos exceeds the prescribed limits of the Workers' Compensation Board Regulations at a worksite, each employee at that worksite will be provided with a document confirming that finding.
