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Asbestos: Federal Regulation of Uses (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Feb. 7, 2005
Report Number RS21042
Report Type Report
Authors Edward Rappaport, Domestic Social Policy Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Asbestos poses substantial risks for those who work with it and for the general public, but it continues to be used because of its unique properties. This report describes the federal laws and regulations that seek to assure an adequate level of safety in the use of asbestos. These involve the control of workplace exposures in general industry, construction, and mining; and protection of the public health and general environment under such laws as the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Clean Air Act.