EPA approves alternative asbestos disposal method

EPA has approved an alternative disposal method for asbestos-containing pipe under the agency’s air toxics rules for asbestos, despite a labor group’s concerns that the new practice might not comply with requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In a Federal Register notice scheduled for publication June 10 , EPA gives final approval for close tolerance pipe slurrification (CTPS) as an alternative work practice (AWP) for disposal of asbestos cement (A/C) pipe under the asbestos national emissions...