Asbestos in Federal Buildings: Federal Efforts to Protect Employees from Potential Exposure : Report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate

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Page 8 - Guard and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the Department of Labor, and the Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of the Interior.
Page 10 - Basic program elements for Federal employee occupational safety and health programs...
Page 10 - to assure, so far as possible, every working man and woman in the Nation has safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources.
Page 36 - We recommend that the Secretary of Labor direct the Assistant Secretary for Veterans...
Page 2 - Advisers for this purpose, and establish a Presidential Advisory Committee on Natural Resources under the Council of Economic Advisers. (6) Present divisions have no logical justification. With respect to the land resource agencies now in the Department of Agriculture, the Forest Service and the Soil Conservation Service, the supposed justification for the former agency is that "trees are crops," and for the latter that farm lands suffer the most from erosion.
Page 8 - ... there is an increasing concern for the health and safety of construction, renovation, and building maintenance personnel, because of possible periodic exposure to elevated levels of asbestos fibers while performing their jobs (1). Intact and undisturbed asbestos materials do not pose a health risk. The mere presence of asbestos in a building does not mean that the health of building occupants is endangered. ACM which is in good condition, and is not somehow damaged or disturbed, is not likely...
Page 3 - Friable asbestos" includes any materials that contain greater than 1 % asbestos, and that can be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure. This asbestos may also include previously nonfriable material that becomes broken or damaged by mechanical force. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) asbestos construction standard in Section K, "Communication of Hazards to Employees...
Page 8 - ... cancer of the lining of the chest or abdominal cavity)— have been linked to asbestos exposure. These diseases do not develop immediately after inhalation of asbestos fibers; it may be 20 years or more before symptoms appear. In general, as with cigarette smoking and the inhalation of tobacco smoke, the more asbestos fibers a person inhales, the greater the risk of developing an asbestosrelated disease. Most of the cases of severe health problems resulting from asbestos exposure have been experienced...
Page 9 - ... and safety legislation enacted since 1970 — is appropriate. The substantial experience gained under these legislative provisions supports the broader thesis on what we can and should expect of the law in relation to scientific and technical dissent. WHISTLE-BLOWER PROTECTION IN FEDERAL LEGISLATION The Occupational Safety and Health Act was enacted in 1970 with the laudable goal of ensuring a safe and healthful workplace for all Americans. Section ll(c) of the Act prohibits an employer from...

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