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This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 288 and 560 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1988, chapter 723; in 1989, chapter 398; in 1990, chapter 50; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86948,"section_number":"22.1-289.052","catch_line":"Asbestos inspection required for child day centers","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-289.052\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":172757,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81216,"identifier":"2.2-1162","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/5\/2.2-1162","url":"\/2.2-1162\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-1162\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/5\/2.2-1162","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-1162","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article.\n\t\t“Asbestos<\/span>” means any material<\/span> containing more than one percent of the asbestiform varieties of:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> chrysotile (serpentine), <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> crocidolite (riebeckite), <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite), <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> anthophyllite, <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> tremolite, or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> actinolite.\n\t\t\t“Director<\/span>” means the Director<\/span> of the Department of General Services.\n\t\t\t“Friable<\/span>” means material<\/span> that is capable of being crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder by hand pressure or which under normal use or maintenance emits or can be expected to emit asbestos<\/span> fibers into the air.\n\t\t\t“Local education agency<\/span>” or “LEA<\/span>” means the same as that term is defined in the United States Environmental Protection Agency Asbestos<\/span> Hazard and Emergency Response Act regulations set forth in 40 CFR 763.\n\t\t\t“Operations and maintenance program<\/span>” means work practices to maintain asbestos<\/span>-containing material<\/span> in good condition and to minimize and control disturbance or damage to such materials<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Response actions<\/span>” means any action, including removal, encapsulation, enclosure, repair, method of operation, maintenance, record keeping or notification that protects human health from building materials<\/span> containing asbestos<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Secretary<\/span>” means the Secretary<\/span> of Administration. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 2.2-1162)\n\nAs used in this article.\n\t\t“Asbestos” means any material containing more than one percent of\nthe asbestiform varieties of:\n\n1. chrysotile (serpentine),\n\n2. crocidolite (riebeckite),\n\n3. amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite),\n\n4. anthophyllite,\n\n5. tremolite, or\n\n6. actinolite.\n\t\t\t“Director” means the Director of the Department of General\nServices.\n\t\t\t“Friable” means material that is capable of being crumbled,\npulverized or reduced to powder by hand pressure or which under normal use or\nmaintenance emits or can be expected to emit asbestos fibers into the air.\n\t\t\t“Local education agency” or “LEA” means the same as\nthat term is defined in the United States Environmental Protection Agency\nAsbestos Hazard and Emergency Response Act regulations set forth in 40 CFR 763.\n\t\t\t“Operations and maintenance program” means work practices to\nmaintain asbestos-containing material in good condition and to minimize and\ncontrol disturbance or damage to such materials.\n\t\t\t“Response actions” means any action, including removal,\nencapsulation, enclosure, repair, method of operation, maintenance, record\nkeeping or notification that protects human health from building materials\ncontaining asbestos.\n\t\t\t“Secretary” means the Secretary of Administration.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, cc. 288, 560, \u00a7 2.1-526.12; 1988, c. 723; 1989, c. 398; 1990, c.\n50; 2001, c. 844.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}