In 1986, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), which covers all K-12 grade schools and regulates the inspection, abatement, and management of ACM.
In 1988, the Consumer, Environmental and Occupational Health Service (CEOHS) of the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH), and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -National Risk Management Research Laboratory began assessing the success of these programs. This bulletin contains information that is a direct result of the studies conducted under this program and provides information regarding asbestos management programs in schools. It will assist schools who have conducted asbestos abatement, plan to perform asbestos abatement, or who continue asbestos operations and maintenance (O&M) activities. You should retain this information with your asbestos management plan (AMP) for future reference.