Asbestos

From: Professional Safety | Date: August 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

"Second wind" brings contaminant back into public eye

SH&E PROFESSIONALS MAY BE OPERATING with a false sense of security on asbestos issues. Once a topic every SH&E professional feared, asbestos has been pushed to the back burner in recent years by emerging issues such as mold, terrorism and emergency preparedness. What many SH&E professionals do not realize is that asbestos has been quietly reemerging as a front-burner issue.

Asbestos can still be a concern even if building inspections state that none is present. These inspections are typically plagued by a series of ...

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