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UC DAVIS: FACILITIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT and ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY

December 1, 2000

DEANS, DIRECTORS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, AND CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS

RE:  Annual Asbestos Notification

   California Health and Safety Code Section 25915 requires that all UC
Davis employees be notified annually of the presence of asbestos in campus
buildings constructed prior to 1979.  Please post this notice in an area
accessible to all employees.  A statement will appear on the December
payroll stubs referring employees to this notification.

   Building occupants should be aware that asbestos might be found in the
following materials:

   Acoustical Panels
   Asphalt Floor Tiles
   Ceiling Tiles
   Chalkboards
   Fire Proofing
   Fume Hood Insulation
   Glazing Compound
   Gypsum Board Joint Compound
   Laboratory Bench Tops
   Linoleum
   Oven Gaskets
   Plaster
   Stucco
   Textured Paints
   Transite Panels
   Transite Shingles
   Vinyl Asbestos Tiles
   Vinyl Asbestos Tile Mastic

   It is important to note that the presence of asbestos does not mean you
have been exposed.  Exposure results when friable asbestos particles are
inhaled or ingested.  Asbestos becomes friable when material containing
asbestos is drilled, sanded or disturbed by remodeling or demolition work.
Intact, bonded, sealed or undisturbed asbestos does not pose a hazard.
Please refer to SafetyNet #84 at http://ehs.ucdavis.edu/ for additional
information.

   A list of buildings constructed before 1979 can be found at
http://www-pplant.ucdavis.edu/docs/fdx-ad.htm.

Julie McNeal
Director
Environmental Health & Safety

Louie J. Slayton
Acting Director
Facilities Services Department

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