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Asbestos medical recordkeeping standards are 30 years
The employer must keep an accurate record of all exposure measurements taken to monitor employee exposure to asbestos. This record must be kept for 30 years. The employer also must maintain an accurate record for each employee subject to medical surveillance. This record must be maintained for the duration of employment plus 30 years.

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Pleural effusion

Definition:
A pleural effusion is an accumulation of fluid between the layers of the membrane that lines the lungs and chest cavity.

Asbestos

Definition:
A general term applied to certain polysilicate fibrous minerals displaying similar physical characteristics although differing in composition. The most common asbestos mineral (over 95% of U.S. production) is chrysotile, a variety of serpentine, a metamorphic mineral.

RACM

Definition:
Regulated Asbestos-Containing Material is (a) friable asbestos material, (b) Category I non-friable ACM that has become friable, (c) Category I non-friable ACM that will be or has been subjected to sanding, grinding, cutting or abrading, or (d) Category II non-friable ACM that has a high probability of becoming or has become crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by the forces expected to act on the material in the course of demolition or renovation operations.

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Washington Asbestos Attorney

If you live in the following cities and need an Asbestos attorney you should contact our Asbestos Attorney as soon as possible:

Arlington
Auburn
Bellevue
Bellingham
Bothell
Bremerton
Edmonds
Everett
Federal Way
Kennewick
Kent
Kirkland
Lacey
Longview
Lynnwood
Marysville
Moses Lake
Oak Harbor

Olympia
Pasco
Port Orchard
Redmond
Renton
Richland
Seattle
Shelton
Snohomish
Spanaway
Spokane
Sumner
Tacoma
Vancouver
Walla Walla
Wenatchee
Woodinville
Yakima

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