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S.1115: Bill to amend the Toxic Substances
Control Act to reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products
- This bill is supported by the WLA
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Meet Mr. Asbestos
Proceedings of the Asbestos Symposium for
the Asian Countries
Three WTC OSH-related Daily News articles Nov. 20,
2001: Feds, City Ignore Asbestos Cleanup Rules, Says EPA Vet
Australia Bans Asbestos!
S.1115
A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce
the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products.
Sponsor: Sen Murray, Patty [WA] (introduced 5/22/2003)
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2003 Referred to Senate committee.
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2003 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control
Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to: (1) study and describe
the current state of science concerning the human health effects of exposure
to asbestos and other durable fibers; and (2) make recommendations for
uniform systems for asbestos exposure standards and protocols for detecting
and measuring asbestos.
Directs the Administrator to establish an Asbestos Policies Panel to
study asbestos and other durable fibers.
Directs the Administrator to study the status of the manufacture, processing,
distribution, ownership, importation, and disposal of asbestos-containing
products and contaminant-asbestos products.
Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations within one year
which prohibit the manufacturing, processing, or distributing of asbestos-containing
products, subject to limited exemption upon petition.
Requires the disposal of asbestos-containing products within three years,
except as specified.
Requires the Administrator to establish a public awareness program concerning
the dangers posed by these products and vermiculite insulation.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health
and Human Services to expand research programs on diseases caused by asbestos
exposure, particularly mesothelioma, asbestosis, and pleural injuries.
Establishes and funds mesothelioma disease research and treatment centers.
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