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Asbestos definition

Asbestos means the asbestiform varieties of serpentinite (chrysotile), riebeckite (crocidolite), cummingtonite-grunerite, anthophyllite, and actinolite-tremolite.
Asbestos means the asbestiform varieties of serpentine (chrysotile), riebeckite (crocidolite), cummingtonite-grunerite (amosite), anthophyllite, and actinolite-tremolite.
Asbestos means the asbestiform varieties of actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite, and tremolite.

Examples of Asbestos in a sentence

  • The University of Waterloo maintains an Asbestos Management Program, conforming to Ontario Regulation 278/02 – Designated Substance – Asbestos on Construction Projects and in Buildings and Repair Operations.

  • Asbestos poses a health risk only when fibers are present in the air that people breathe.

  • Materials not immediately accessible including, but not limited to, roof systems, floor systems, and underground concrete partitions can be difficult or impossible to sample prior to demolition; therefore, CESA cannot state that all Asbestos Containing Materials (“ACM”) or other hazardous materials have been identified/sampled/tested due to materials that may be hidden.

  • Should potentially asbestos-containing materials or other hazardous materials be uncovered, all disturbance activities must cease pending further investigation by a Wisconsin State Certified Asbestos Inspector, Wisconsin State Certified Lead Inspector or other qualified individual.

  • Federal National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS) regulations require that an Asbestos Competent Person be onsite during any renovation or demolition activities to identify ACMs that may be uncovered.


More Definitions of Asbestos

Asbestos means the asbestiform variety of mineral silicates belonging to the serpentine or amphibole groups of rock-forming minerals and includes actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysolite, crocidolite, tremolite and any mixture containing 2 or more of those;
Asbestos means the asbestiform varieties of actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite,
Asbestos means a group of naturally occurring minerals that separate into fibers, including chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, anthophyllite, tremolite, and actinolite.
Asbestos means chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite asbestos, anthophyllite asbestos, actinolite asbestos, and any of these minerals that have been chemically treated or altered.
Asbestos means a group of naturally occurring minerals that separate into fibers, including chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, anthophyllite asbestos, tremolite asbestos, and actinolite asbestos.
Asbestos means asbestiforms of the following minerals: chrysotile (fibrous serpentine), crocidolite (fibrous riebeckite), amosite (fibrous cummingtonite--grunerite), fibrous tremolite, fibrous actinolite, and fibrous anthophyllite.
Asbestos means the asbestiform varieties of chrysotile (serpentine), crocidolite (riebeckite), amosite (cummingtonitegrunerite), anthophyllite, tremolite, and actinolite; and