Asbestos

Introduction

Asbestos is a of course occurring mineral, very strong and heat resistant, which was made into nearly three thousand products ranging from pipe insulation to plaster wallboard. Asbestos has been proven to cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis, and needs to be present treated in the company of value and handled through professionals under controlled conditions.

Currently no state or federal laws require removal or repair on ACM except inside schools, but it is most important to maintain asbestos-containing materials (ACM) inside good condition to prevent bad health problems that effect from breathing asbestos fibers. Some materials inside good condition, similar to flooring and siding, can be present left-hand alone until they will be present impacted through renovation or knocking down activities or they can be present covered over. Be careful to document the locations on covered ACM, because real estate laws require disclosure on everything ACM at the time on sale.

Once a decision has been made to effect asbestos-containing materials (ACM), such while pipe insulation, boiler breeching, vinyl asbestos tile, transite (cement board), siding or roofing, inside amounts greater than 3 linear or square feet, it must be present removed or repaired through professionals unless peculiarly exempted from the DEP regulations. For example, floor tile inside good condition may be present removed through a non-licensed company using an infrared tile pick up machine or a heat gun provided the tiles near up whole, and owner occupied single-family homeowners can remove their personal asbestos siding next DEP guidelines. To see photos on asbestos, please visit our photo gallery.

Contacts

Sandy Moody, General questions and assistance - (207) 287-7751

Asbestos, Waste Management, Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Laws

Title 38, Chapter 12-A: Asbestos §1271 - §1284

Rules

Chapter 425 - Asbestos Management Regulations, effective April 3, 2011

Asbestos inside Schools (AHERA) Regulation and Information



OSHA Asbestos Regulations (Off Site)

Licensed Asbestos Businesses

Asbestos Abatement Contractors

Asbestos Consultants

Asbestos Laboratories

Asbestos and Lead Training Providers (In-State and Out-of-State)

Additional Information

Asbestos inside Vermiculite and Zonolite Insulation - Asbestos contamination inside vermiculite and vermiculite products has become a concern to many citizens throughout the country. Vermiculite contaminated in the company of asbestos was used inside the history while a poured-in insulation inside attics. On its web site, EPA has updated details about Vermiculite and its uses, factsheets, Question and Answer documents, reports and links to EPA Regional vermiculite pages. EPA"s Current Best Practices appropriate to Vermiculite Attic Insulation.(Off-Site)

Asbestos, Waste Management, Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Alternative Analytical Protocol appropriate to Non-friable Organically Bound Materials

Asbestos Inspection Required Prior to Demolition and Renovation

Asbestos Siding Removals

Hiring an Asbestos Abatement Contractor

Information appropriate to Realtors

Code Enforcement Officers Information

Transportation and Disposal on Asbestos-Containing Materials

Transportation and dumping on ACM waste are regulated through the DEP while well.  Once a job is complete, the waste must be present transported through a DEP-licensed "non-hazardous waste transporter" to a landfill received to take friable asbestos.  Intact non-friable asbestos waste, similar to roofing, plaster pipe, siding, and flooring, which is removed whole can be present inclined on at local landfills inside accordance in the company of the landfill's license requirements. 

Non-Hazardous Waste Transporters

Asbestos, Waste Management, Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Related Programs (Off Site)

American Academy on Pediatrics – Information on keeping you child safe from asbestos.

Agency appropriate to Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) Asbestos information (Off Site)

EPA-New England Asbestos Information

National Institutes on Health - More details on the health effects on asbestos.