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NATURALLY OCCURRING ASBESTOS
IN FAIRFAX COUNTY
Naturally occurring asbestos has been mapped in approximately 11 square
miles of Fairfax County, which includes a part of Fairfax City. Asbestos
bearing rock is interspersed in the Green Stone Rock Formations that
underlie the surface soils in the Orange Soils Group. Surface exposure of
these rock formations are not usually seen.
County Map location of asbestos in
Orange soils.
Orange Soils Group map of Asbestos by
Taxmap number. Tax Map numbers that describe areas in the county
that contain naturally occurring asbestos soils.
Before beginning any construction activities, a compliance plan must be
submitted and reviewed by the Fairfax County Health Department. The
purpose of a compliance plan is to maintain safe working conditions on
the construction site and prevent migration of asbestos laden dust off
the site. The compliance plan must contain elements from DIRECTIVE 1 and
2.
Directive 1 - Standards of performance
for Actinolite/tremolite soil sources - Fairfax Va - HTML format page.
(PDF File)
Directive 2 - Monitoring and Reporting
Requirements - Fairfax Va - HTML format page. (PDF File)
Compliance Plan Elements - Compliance
Plan Elements - Fairfax Va (PDF
File)
PPE Program - Requirements for
personal protection equipment (PDF
File)
Photo Galley - Naturally Occurring Asbestos, Dust Control, Micrographs, Personal Monitoring and PPE. NOTE: These pictures are large graphic files. The index page will indicate the size of the file.
Asbestos Documents - Available for download in Adobe Acrobat Format.
OSHA asbestos Web site
EPA's asbestos Web site
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