MSHA: INTRODUCTION TO OPERATOR AIR SAMPLING PROGRAMS …
Asbestos is a generic term for a number of hydrated silicates that, when crushed or processed, separate into flexible fibers made up of fibrils. The term asbestos, as used in 30 CFR 56/57.5001(b) refers to the following mineral fibers: chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, anthophyllite asbestos, tremolite asbestos, and actinolite asbestos.
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