The new edition represents the collective expertise of asbestos control professionals over the past 25 years. It provides a complete and detailed explanation of the significance and use of the latest ASTM standards on asbestos control, including: • E 1368 Standard Practice for Visual Inspection of Asbestos Abatement Projects • E 2356 Standard Practice for Comprehensive Building Asbestos Surveys • E 2394 Standard Practice for Maintenance, Renovation and Repair of Installed Asbestos Cement Products Manual 23 also briefly discusses aspects of: • E 736 Standard Test Method for Cohesion/Adhesion of Sprayed Fire-Resistive Materials Applied to Structural Members • E 1494 Standard Practice for Encapsulants for Spray-or-Trowel-Applied Friable Asbestos-Containing Building Materials Seven chapters cover: • Holistic Approach to Asbestos Control • Comprehensive Building Asbestos Surveys • Assessment of Asbestos-Containing Materials • Abatement Projects—Removal of Asbestos-Containing Materials • Abatement Projects—Beyond The Basic Ceiling Scrape • Operations and Maintenance—Living with Asbestos • Respiratory Protection and Other Precautions