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HI SR95
Resolution
Status
3/6/2020
Primary Sponsor
Donovan Cruz
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AI Summary
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Urges the Department of Health to amend administrative rules to include single-family residences in work practice standards and notification requirements for demolition and renovation of asbestos-containing facilities
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Identifies asbestos as a naturally occurring mineral historically used in building construction for fire- and sound-proofing properties until a national ban was implemented in the 1970s due to health risks
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Notes that asbestos exposure causes mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, and other life-threatening conditions when microscopic fragments are inhaled during handling or disturbance
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States that asbestos was used in Hawaii single-family residences until at least the mid-1980s, but current Department of Health regulations do not apply to these residences
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Directs transmission of a certified copy of the resolution to the Director of Health
Legislative Description
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.
DOH
Last Action
The hearing on this measure has been cancelled until further notice.
3/16/2020