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The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) is a US federal law enacted by the 99th United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. It required the EPA to create regulations regarding local educational agencies inspection of school buildings for asbestos-containing building material, prepare asbestos management plans, and perform asbestos response actions to prevent or reduce asbestos hazards. AHERA was implemented under the Toxic Substance Control Act of 1986. AHERA demanded the EPA develop a plan for states for accrediting persons conducting asbestos inspection and corrective-action activities at schools. Whistleblowers are protected from retribution by the act.

References

  1. Pub. L. 99–519, 100 Stat. 2970, 15 U.S.C. § 2641
  2. What is the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)? Archived 2021-07-10 at the Wayback Machine Alison Seder, September 19, 2016
  3. EPA Asbestos-Related Laws US Environmental Protection Agency Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) US Department of Labor
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