388.861 Definitions. Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) 'Asbestos' means a group of naturally occurring minerals that separate into fibers, including chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, asbestiform anthophyllite, asbestiform tremolite, and asbestiform actinolite. (b) 'Asbestos-containing material' means any material or product containing more than 1% asbestos. (c) 'Cost' means the discounted present value of all anticipated future expenditures associated with a course of action in an area where asbestos removal is being considered. (d) 'Educational facility' means a building owned, leased, or under the control of a public or nonpublic school or school system containing any of grades K-12. (e) 'Friable', when referring to asbestos-containing material, means material that can, by hand pressure, be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder when dry. (f) 'Operations and maintenance plan' means a program of work practices designed to maintain asbestos or friable asbestos-containing material in good condition to ensure the cleanup of asbestos or friable asbestos-containing material previously released and to prevent the further release of asbestos or asbestos-containing material by erial in good condition to ensure the cleanup of asbestos or friable asbestos-containing material previously released and to prevent the further release of asbestos or asbestos-containing material by minimizing and controlling the damage or disturbance of asbestos or asbestos-containing material. (g) 'Removal' means the taking out or stripping of asbestos or asbestos-containing material from an existing structure. History: 1993, Act 51, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1993
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