Is it true that all schools are require to comply with the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act s (AHERA) requirements?
A. Yes, AHERA applies to public and not-for-profits schools ranging from elementary to high school. These not-for-profit schools include public, private, charter, and religious schools. AHERA requires that these schools must be able to manage the asbestos building containing material in place by doing the following: assigning a designated person, conducting initial inspections and re-inspections to determine the condition of these building materials, performing response actions, maintaining records, training the maintenance staff, providing annual notification regarding asbestos related activities to the school s occupants, and developing, maintaining, and updating an asbestos management plan. For more information, please visit this website: http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/asbestos_in_schools.html.
