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Asbestos Removal in the Construction Industry
The purpose of this report is to examine the impact of asbestos abatement on the construction industry. It is estimated that the cleanup effort may cost $100 billion over the next twenty five years. More than 733,000 structures, or twenty percent of U. S. commercial and public properties are believed to contain asbestos. Some of the material is in a friable state. This asbestos is crumbling into microscopic fibers that can float in through the air. The use of asbestos was restricted after high doses of its fibers were found to scar lungs, causing cancer and other diseases. Construction businesses use 50 percent of the U. S. supply of asbestos in asbestos cement pipes, sheets, siding shingles, floor tiles, coatings, and sealants. Some 29,000 workers install asbestos insulation during building construction. Other estimates of exposed workers include 20,400 in demolition, 67,800 in abatement, 82,500 in general building renovation, 135,700 doing routine maintenance in buildings, and 183,200 in routine maintenance in general industry. The demand for asbestos removal services exceeds the ability of the industry to supply it safely. Asbestos management and removal are major issues for the construction industry world wide.
Asbestos Removal in the Construction Industry
The purpose of this report is to examine the impact of asbestos abatement on the construction industry. It is estimated that the cleanup effort may cost $100 billion over the next twenty five years. More than 733,000 structures, or twenty percent of U. S. commercial and public properties are believed to contain asbestos. Some of the material is in a friable state. This asbestos is crumbling into microscopic fibers that can float in through the air. The use of asbestos was restricted after high doses of its fibers were found to scar lungs, causing cancer and other diseases. Construction businesses use 50 percent of the U. S. supply of asbestos in asbestos cement pipes, sheets, siding shingles, floor tiles, coatings, and sealants. Some 29,000 workers install asbestos insulation during building construction. Other estimates of exposed workers include 20,400 in demolition, 67,800 in abatement, 82,500 in general building renovation, 135,700 doing routine maintenance in buildings, and 183,200 in routine maintenance in general industry. The demand for asbestos removal services exceeds the ability of the industry to supply it safely. Asbestos management and removal are major issues for the construction industry world wide.
Asbestos Removal in the Construction Industry
A. J. Banks (author)
1991
76 pages
Report
No indication
English
Air Pollution & Control , Environmental Health & Safety , Construction Materials, Components, & Equipment , Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Asbestos , Buildings , Cancer , Cements , Coatings , Commerce , Construction , Demolition , Diseases , Dosage , Estimates , Exposure(General) , Fibers , Floors , Global , Industries , Insulation , Lung , Maintenance , Management , Microscopy , Personnel , Pipes , Removal , Scars , Sealing compounds , Supplies , Tiles , Exposure(Physiology) , Environmental protection , Air pollution abatement , Air pollution effects(Human) , Hazardous materials , Contractors , Air pollution , Theses , Toxic hazards , Materials handling , Cost estimates , Pollution sources
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