Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY |
Subtitle B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY |
Chapter 1954. ASBESTOS HEALTH PROTECTION |
Subchapter B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD AND DEPARTMENT |
Sec. 1954.052. RULES REGARDING ASBESTOS CONCENTRATION LEVELS
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(a) The board may adopt rules defining the maximum airborne asbestos concentrations that are:
(1) permissible outside of a regulated containment area during an abatement activity; and
(2) acceptable for final clearance.
(b) The board may not identify any level of asbestos concentration as a safe exposure level because any exposure to airborne asbestos is considered to involve some risk.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.