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close this bookAsbestos Overview and Handling Recommendations (GTZ; 1996)
View the documentAcknowledgments
View the documentPreface
Open this folder and view contentsPart I. Introduction
close this folderPart II. Asbestos
Open this folder and view contents1. Introductory part: Asbestos - Deposits, uses, types, characteristics
close this folder2. Legal regulations for the production, introduction to the market and use of Asbestos containing materials and Asbestos products
View the document2.1 Federal Republic of Germany
View the document2.2 Directives of the European Community
View the document2.3 United States of America
View the document2.4 Standards in other countries (incl. developing countries)
View the document2. 5 International standards: International Labor Organization
Open this folder and view contents3. Environmental aspects and health hazards due to Asbestos
Open this folder and view contents4. Application areas of Asbestos materials and Asbestos products
Open this folder and view contents5. Occupational safety measures in handling Asbestos
Open this folder and view contents6 Aspects of Asbestos abatement and disposal of Asbestos containing materials
Open this folder and view contentsPart III. Asbestos substitutes
Open this folder and view contentsPart IV Country analysis
Open this folder and view contentsPart V Development of handling recommendations
View the documentPart Vl Literature
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2. Legal regulations for the production, introduction to the market and use of Asbestos containing materials and Asbestos products

For the hazardous substance Asbestos there are many legal regulations covering the different steps of production, introduction to the market and use of Asbestos containing products. Additionally, there are occupational safety regulations and legal specifications in context with the necessity of abatement of Asbestos containing areas and the disposal of Asbestos containing materials.

In this chapter the relevant laws, administrative rules, occupational safety requirements, operational safety requirements and other legal regulations are presented and discussed. Different industrial nations (Germany, USA), developing countries (DC) and supra-national agreements (KU, UNO [WHO and ILO]) are analyzed.

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