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the various trade associations in the asbestos industry, have over the years produced a number of safety px'actices manuals and book lets dealing with various sections of the industry. The Asbestos Information Association would therefore recommend for your con sideration as instructional material for use under Section 201, Sub-section B, the safety practices booklets which I have sub mitted to the Board with my presentation. The four booklets are: 1. Recommended Safety Practices for Handling Asbestos Fiber 2. Recommended Health Safety Practices for.Handling and Fab ricating. Asbestos Textile Products. 3. Recommended Practices for Fabricating, Handling and Apply ing Asbestos-Cement Products in the Building and Construc tion Industries...and .. 4. Recommended Health Safety Practices for Handling and Apply ing Thermal Insulation Products Containing Asbestos. Under Part V, Section 501, it is our opinion, that Subsection B, which' requires the enclosure of wallsobefore toppling during demolition, is both impractical and unnecessary. We know of ho suitable method for enclosing the walls of a structure during demolition. Even more important is the fact "that there is, in reality, very little asbestos'used in the construction of a modern, medium-sized or high-rise structure. In addition, dust counts taken during the demolition of a building in -14- i & 'T l HFM - 001235 80 01 0563.-