Rhode Island § 23-24.5-4 § 23-24.5-4. Legislative findings.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-24.5-4 — § 23-24.5-4. Legislative findings.

Rhode Island § 23-24.5-4

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-24.5Asbestos Abatement

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-24.5-4 (2026).

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§ 23-24.5-4. Legislative findings.
The general assembly finds, upon the reports, hearings, and records of its legislative
            commission to study asbestos exposure, and of its own committees, and those of other
            states, and of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, that asbestos materials
            and asbestiform materials are hazardous substances in a friable condition, and that
            they are a danger to the public health, a respiratory hazard, a potential carcinogenic,
            and a known cause of lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis. It further finds that
            asbestos materials in buildings and products within the state in a friable condition
            are a

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§ 23-24.5-4. Legislative findings.

The general assembly finds, upon the reports, hearings, and records of its legislative commission to study asbestos exposure, and of its own committees, and those of other states, and of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, that asbestos materials and asbestiform materials are hazardous substances in a friable condition, and that they are a danger to the public health, a respiratory hazard, a potential carcinogenic, and a known cause of lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis. It further finds that asbestos materials in buildings and products within the state in a friable condition are a potential health hazard and that there is no known minimal level of exposure to friable asbestos which will guarantee the full protection of the public health.