(a)  On any building accessible to the public where there is friable asbestos either in violation of the air sample exposure standard or action criteria standard as determined by the director or where there is demolition or repair of asbestos material taking place or abatement process underway a warning sign issued in conformance to standards issued by the director shall be posted at all entrances and conspicuous places.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-24.5-8

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9

(b)  The director is further authorized to issue regulations requiring the posting of warnings in public buildings where there may be a public health danger of exposure to friable asbestos and for the marking of asbestos material in public buildings.

(c)  The director shall file in the land evidence records of the city or town in which a nonconforming building is located a notice of violation of any structure that is not in compliance with an order of the director regarding asbestos abatement in the same manner as is provided for housing code violations in the general laws.

History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 366, § 1.