Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 1331

  • Asbestos: means the asbestiform varieties of chrysotile (serpentine); crocidolite (riebeckite); amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite); anthophyllite; tremolite; and actinolite. See
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Health or the Commissioner's designee. See

§ 1331. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Asbestos” means the asbestiform varieties of chrysotile (serpentine); crocidolite (riebeckite); amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite); anthophyllite; tremolite; and actinolite.

(2) “Asbestos abatement” means the repair, enclosure, removal, encapsulation, or any other activity for the evaluation or control of any material which contains more than one percent asbestos by weight.

(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Health or the Commissioner’s designee. (Added 1985, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), eff. June 3, 1986.)