[20050207]RS21042_石棉：联邦使用法规.pdf

1 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute for Occupational Safety andHealth, Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report (Cincinnati: NIOSH, 1999), Tables 1-1and 7-1.2 See CRS Report RL32286, Asbestos Litigation: Prospects for Legislative Resolution, byEdward Rappaport.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21042Updated February 7, 2005Asbestos: Federal Regulation of UsesEdward RappaportAnalyst in Industry EconomicsDomestic Social Policy DivisionSummaryAsbestos poses substantial risks for those who work with it and for the generalpublic, but it continues to be used because of its unique properties. This report describesthe federal laws and regulations that seek to assure an adequate level of safety in the useof asbestos. These involve the control of workplace exposures in general industry,construction, and mining; and protection of the public health and general environmentunder such laws as the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Clean Air Act. This reportwill be updated only as major changes are proposed in the regulatory framework.For almost a century it has been known that