                                 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.