Bill Text: HI SCR135 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Urging The Department Of Health To Amend Its Administrative Rules To Include Single-family Residences In The Department's Work Practice Standards And Notification Requirements For The Demolition And Renovation Of Facilities Containing Asbestos.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-16 - The hearing on this measure has been cancelled until further notice. [SCR135 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SCR135-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
S.C.R. NO. |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
urging the department of health to amend its administrative rules to include single-family residences in the department's work practice standards and notification requirements for the demolition and RENOVATION of facilities containing asbestos.
WHEREAS, asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral historically used in building construction for its fire- and sound-proofing properties; and
WHEREAS, in the 1970s, the United States implemented a national ban on the use of asbestos in the construction of buildings and residences due to health risks associated with the material; and
WHEREAS, when asbestos is handled or moved, its microscopic fragments can be inhaled and become lodged in the lungs and cause mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, and other life-threatening conditions; and
WHEREAS, despite the known health risks and the implementation of a national ban, it is believed that asbestos was used in the construction of single-family residences in Hawaii until at least the mid-1980s; and
WHEREAS, although the Department of Health has developed work practice standards and notification requirements for the demolition and renovation of facilities, these standards and requirements do not apply to single-family residences; and
WHEREAS, the lack of regulation surrounding the demolition and renovation of single-family residences containing asbestos leaves families and workers exposed to serious health risks; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2020, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Health is urged to amend its administrative rules to include single-family residences in the department's work practice standards and notification requirements for the demolition and renovation of facilities containing asbestos; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Health.
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DOH; Asbestos; Administrative Rules
