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Asbestos exposure in the demolition and renovation industries : OHS information for employers and workers

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Asbestos is a group of naturally occurring fibrous minerals with unique physical characteristics including extraordinary tensile strength, poor heat conduction and resistance to chemical attack.... More ≫

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Asbestos is a group of naturally occurring fibrous minerals with unique physical characteristics including extraordinary tensile strength, poor heat conduction and resistance to chemical attack. For these reasons, asbestos was often used as an ingredient in a wide range of building products. Unprotected workers can be exposed to asbestos mainly by breathing in the fibres which are released when these asbestos-containing building products are disturbed.

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Guidelines for the safe clean-up of structurally compromised structures

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Provides guidance on dealing with the hazards that may result in buildings compromised as a result of fire damage, with particular attention paid to hazards caused by the possible presence of... More ≫

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Provides guidance on dealing with the hazards that may result in buildings compromised as a result of fire damage, with particular attention paid to hazards caused by the possible presence of asbestos in structures constructed prior to 2000.

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Asbestos containing materials in buildings to be demolished [2011]

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During previous revisions to the occupational health and safety legislation, asbestos requirements from the Alberta Building Code 1997 were transferred to the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)... More ≫

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During previous revisions to the occupational health and safety legislation, asbestos requirements from the Alberta Building Code 1997 were transferred to the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code. Consolidation of the asbestos provisions into one piece of legislation under the jurisdiction of one department was done at the request of stakeholders to simplify the requirements for users.

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