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Saturday 20, November, 2004 17:00 - 19:30, International Conference Hall Plenary Session 6 Identification, Management and Removal of Existing Asbestos Chairs: Shigeharu Nakachi and Anders Englund Asbestos Control Programs in Schools, Industry and the Environment in Maryland, USA Mardel Knight Maryland Department of the Environment, the U.S.A. ABSTRACT The State of Maryland in the United States has a long history of asbestos us. Asbestos was mined in Maryland until 40 years ago, mine tailings were used as road cover. More intense exposure was provided by the use of thousands of tons of asbestos in building materials and in its use in steel mills and shipyards located in Baltimore, Maryland. Thousands of Marylanders have died and become diseased from asbestos exposure.The State of Maryland has regulated asbestos for three decades, but instituted a licensing, training, inspection and waste control regulations which were very stringent in the mid 1980's. The MDE (MD Dept. Env) program also oversees the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act which strictly identifies and regulates all asbestos building products in schools. Now this program has been expanded to all buildings.This presentation will detail the administrative controls the state places on all those who work with, identify, remove or own asbestos containing materialsPlenary Session 6: Identification, Management and Removal of Existing Asbestos |