2020 Volume 31 Issue 5 Pages 324-332
Asbestos has been called the “worst industrial killer” due to the fact that its “classical” carcinogenic composition has caused serious occupational damages over the last 100 years. Asbestos is not only the biggest threat to occupational health, but also causes a major threat to the environment in general and to the interior environments of buildings. Two important asbestos regulations, the Air Pollution Control Act and the Ordinance on Prevention of Health Impairment due to Asbestos, have been revised in 2020. Although the regulations have basically been tightened, by establishing requirements for anyone conducting building surveys or asbestos analyses, there are still many inadequate points that need to be addressed when comparing regulations put in place in other countries. This paper focuses on the characteristics of asbestos damage, summarizes past and present regulations, and finally takes into consideration future measures for how asbestos can best be controlled.
