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within the New Jersey Department of Health: |
Indoor
Environments Program
Information on asbestos Quality Assurance Program, asbestos in schools, ten-day asbestos abatement notices, non-friable asbestos abatement, NESHAPS, TSCA, indoor environmental health issues, children’s environmental health, lead and asbestos training, lead permitting, lead abatement inspections, general information on lead and asbestos etc.
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Phone: |
609-826-4950 |
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Fax: |
609-826-4975 |
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e-mail: |
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Child Care Center
and Educational
Facility
Information: |
Phone: 609-826-4923
Fax: 609-826-4981
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Adolescent
Health Program
Information
on childhood health and lead poisoning in children.
Occupational Health Service
Information
on occupational exposure to lead and asbestos.
Office of Local Public Health
Information
on local health departments, including a list and telephone numbers of all local health offices.
New
Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Licensing of lead abatement and evaluation contractors. Licensing of Asbestos Safety Control Monitoring Firms for performing oversight of asbestos abatement projects.
New
Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Licensing of asbestos abatement contractors. Issues worker and supervisor permits to individuals who perform asbestos abatement work.
New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Asbestos
Waste Enforcement and Disposal
Bureau of Environmental Radiation, Radioactive Materials Section
Office
of Quality Assurance/Laboratory Certification
Certifies laboratories who analyze
drinking water in the home.
Federal
Agencies:
Consumer
Product Safety Commission
Has
jurisdiction over more than 15,000 kinds of consumer products used
in and around the home, in sports, recreation and schools.
National
Lead Information Center
The
National Lead Information Center (NLIC) provides the general public
and professionals with information about lead hazards and their prevention.
NLIC operates under a contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), with funding from EPA, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency - Region II Office
Federal
information on lead and asbestos issues and regulations.
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