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Isn't it the job of property inspectors to make those kinds of determinations? Why would the EPA be evaluating existing individual homes? Isn't the EPA suppos
by bcheung 8y ago
Isn't it the job of property inspectors to make those kinds of determinations?
Why would the EPA be evaluating existing individual homes? Isn't the EPA supposed to be responsible for more general and global environmental concerns?
Asbestos hasn't been used in new homes for quite some time. Everyone already knows the risks and how special care is needed for removal and renovations. What's to research? Seems like the status quo of don't do it going forward and be careful with older properties is fine.
None of that is going away. Seems like this is being blown out of proportion. What new danger is going to happen because of this?
They aren't relaxing the existing ban on asbestos in new homes.
- trav4225 8y agoI'm not taking a wider position here but, in my personal experience, the statement "everyone already knows the risks" doesn't seem to be very true at all. A number of people I've come across have attempted highly hazardous removal projects on their own. When I ask them why they did it, they just sort of shrug it off claiming either (1) getting mesothelioma in 15-30 years is "too far in the future" to care about, or (2) the "whole asbestos thing" is a scam. It seems to me that these incidents can only rise with the growing popularity of do-it-yourself home renovation (and the countless TV shows on the topic), not to mention the terribly incorrect advice I find on the web about how to do this safely... It's sad to see people cause long-term contamination of their homes during renovation, only to raise their children in them or sell them off to some unsuspecting buyer. I can't really see how this won't end up costing lives... (just my 2¢)