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Description
This book provides advice on the identification and handling of materials containing mineral fibres, and on any risk they may pose to people at home and in other settings.
Environmental health professionals, particularly local authority staff with responsibility for public buildings and housing, building owners and managers, maintenance engineers, fire officers, surveyors and consultants will also find this document extremely valuable. Contents
- Key points
- Introduction
- What are asbestos and man-made mineral fibres?
- Where are these materials used?
- What are the risks to health?
- How to identify and assess materials containing mineral fibres
- How to manage fibrous materials in buildings
- Advice on problems involving asbestos
- Disposal of asbestos waste
- Common questions and answers
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