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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... 2
INTERPRETING ASBESTOS REGULATIONS ............................................................................................ 3
CHAPTER 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS ...................................................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER 2 - HEALTH EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH ASBESTOS EXPOSURE ................................. 5
THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ..................................................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER 2 REVIEW QUESTIONS ...................................................................................................................... 8
CHAPTER 3 - CHARACTERISTICS AND TYPES OF ASBESTOS ........................................................... 9
USES OF ASBESTOS .................................................................................................................................. 9
CATEGORIES OF ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIALS ...................................................................... 10
SURFACING MATERIALS ................................................................................................................................. 10
THERMAL SYSTEM INSULATION....................................................................................................................... 10
MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS ......................................................................................................................... 10
CLASSES OF ASBESTOS WORK ............................................................................................................. 11
SUSPECT MATERIALS .................................................................................................................................... 11
CHAPTER 3 REVIEW EXERCISES ..................................................................................................................... 12
CHAPTER 4 - WORK PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES ........................................................................ 13
ACCEPTABLE WORK PRACTICES .................................................................................................................... 13
UNACCEPTABLE WORK PRACTICES FOR ASBESTOS-CEMENT PIPE .................................................................. 15
HOUSEKEEPING AND WASTE DISPOSAL .......................................................................................................... 16
CHAPTER 4 REVIEW EXERCISES ..................................................................................................................... 17

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