                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 2.2-1162)

As used in this article.
		&#8220;Asbestos&#8221; means any material containing more than one percent of
the asbestiform varieties of:

1. chrysotile (serpentine),

2. crocidolite (riebeckite),

3. amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite),

4. anthophyllite,

5. tremolite, or

6. actinolite.
			&#8220;Director&#8221; means the Director of the Department of General
Services.
			&#8220;Friable&#8221; means material 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 fibers into the air.
			&#8220;Local education agency&#8221; or &#8220;LEA&#8221; means the same as
that term is defined in the United States Environmental Protection Agency
Asbestos Hazard and Emergency Response Act regulations set forth in 40 CFR 763.
			&#8220;Operations and maintenance program&#8221; means work practices to
maintain asbestos-containing material in good condition and to minimize and
control disturbance or damage to such materials.
			&#8220;Response actions&#8221; means any action, including removal,
encapsulation, enclosure, repair, method of operation, maintenance, record
keeping or notification that protects human health from building materials
containing asbestos.
			&#8220;Secretary&#8221; means the Secretary of Administration.

HISTORY: 1986, cc. 288, 560, § 2.1-526.12; 1988, c. 723; 1989, c. 398; 1990, c.
50; 2001, c. 844.