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Asbestos: The analysts' guide for sampling, analysis and clearance procedures

Asbestos: The analysts' guide for sampling, analysis and clearance procedures
Date of publication:
2005
ISBN:
9780717628759
Series code:
hsg248
Price:
£16.50
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Guidance covering licensed asbestos removal and the sampling of asbestos-containing materials. Addressed to asbestos analysts and consultants, occupational hygienists, safety officers and other technicians. Also useful to asbestos removal contractors and supervisors, plus employers, building owners and property and estate management.

With details of the revised analytical method for evaluation of fibres in air, (amendments to the European Worker Protection Directive, implemented in 2006, replaced the European Reference Method MDHS39/4 with the World Health Organisation standard). In addition to general issues, such as training needs and protective equipment, there are detailed considerations of precision matters such as sampling/analysis and decontamination procedures. Glossary of industry acronyms included.


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