U.S. EPA Declares Libby Asbestos Site a 'Public Health Emergency'
Environmental Assessments to Facilitate Property Acquisitions for a Transportation Corridor Realignment: Case Study in the Port of Los Angeles
Asbestos Melting, Reuse Could Ease Landfill Demand
More Bad News About Asbestos
A High-Rise Asbestos Processing Mill Building
Challenges Posed by Large-Scale Asbestos Abatement Projects in Occupied High-Rise Buildings
The challenges posed by a large-scale asbestos abatement project are great: providing a safe indoor environment for building tenants and property that is liability-free for the building...
The Asbestos Agenda
Asbestos abatement business has been booming for years. The industry, though, is not restricted only to firms which do the removal. Companies who provide training, sell supplies and develop...
McNary Powerhouse Generating Unit 14 Stator Core and Winding Replacement
The powerhouse contains 14 main generating Kaplan-blade units, each rated at 73,684 kVA at 0. 95 power factor. In early 1985 the decision to rewind and uprate Unit 14 was being finalized....
Evaluation of Air Quality Methods in the Asbestos Work Area
Air monitoring is a technique that is routinely used to measure the level of asbestos in a given airspace. This technique has changed significantly since its first use in the asbestos...
Professional Liability on Asbestos Abatement Projects
When the engineer is retained on an asbestos abatement project, he or she must bring to the job and employ that degree of skill and learning ordinarily exercised in the profession in similar...
Health Hazards Associated with Asbestos Exposure: Implication for the Construction Industry
The paper presents some asbestos diseases: lung cancer, mesothelioma; gastrointestinal cancers; asbestosis. A historical perspective of asbestos-related diseases is given. The occupational...
Training Requirements for Asbestos Workers and Supervisors
Although the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has stipulated that minimum training to be provided to asbestos abatement workers and their supervisors, some...
Current Issues in Asbestos Removal
Asbestos is responsible for more worker deaths than any other substance used in the construction industry. This fact has prompted major regulatory changes during the past fifteen years....
Doe Nuke Plant Fights Asbestos
Construction Considerations and Temporary Works for Asbestos Removal
Asbestos Removal With Occupancy and Operating HVAC
Asbestos Specs Now Available
Panel Considers Asbestos Cleanups
Asbestos Removal Costs Too High?
The Asbestos Impasse
Removing asbestos from the nation's buildings is a major task . Consulting engineers can play an important part in the process, locating and quantifying the carcinogenic material,...
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