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11. Fundamental material safety

Intent: 

To reduce or eliminate occupant exposure to lead, asbestos, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from building materials.

Post Date: 07 Apr, 2017
Status: Approved

NUCOR has been deemed an acceptable standard to meet the requirements of Feature 11, Part 1. It should be noted that allowable lead content in NUCOR exceed the WELL Part 1b requirement. However, NUCOR is currently deemed best in class for sheet steel at this time.
Post Date: 17 Jan, 2017
Status: Approved

The New York Department of Environmental Protection Asbestos Control Program and Asbestos Rules and Regulations has been approved as an equivalent to AHERA for Feature 11, Part 3.Note that projects must maintain a copy of the records produced by the asbestos investigator/abatement contractor, which should be made available to the building occupants.
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