Ministry of Government Services
Realty Group

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DIVISION
North Bay District
1353 German Street
North Bay. Ontario
P1B 2Y3

1988 07 20

Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
T.T.L.
Presley Street
Cobalt, Ontario
POJ 1CO

RE: Friable Material Containing Asbestos as Defined in Ontario Regulation 654/85 made under the
Occupational Health and Safety Act 
Report Dated: 1988 02 01
Building No. B10324
T.T.L., Cobalt

Pursuant to Ontario Regulation 654/85, Section 5, this is to inform you that friable material containing asbestos is present in the premises you are occupying at:

Building No, - B10324
T.T.L., Cobalt

in the following locatlon(s):

Fipefitting in boiler room - 50-75% Chrysocile

The locatlon(s) of this material and the type(s) of asbestos involved is described in the enclosed report dated Nov. 23, 1987 prepared by the Ontario Research Foundation. A copy of this report is also maintained on the premises in building files.

Section 5(2) of 0, Reg. 654/85 provides as follows:

(2) Where a tenant or lessee has received a notice under clause (l)(b), the tenant or lessee shall be responsible for performing the duties set out in clauses (l)(c) and (d) with respect to the workers of the tenant or lessee.

Clauses (l)(c) and (d) referred to above provide as follows:

(c) advise workers of the owner, and workers of whose presence the owner is aware, who may work in close proximity to the friable material and who may disturb the material of its presence;

(d) institute and maintain a program for the training and instruction of every worker employed in the building by the owner who is likely to work in close proximity to and may disturb the friable material in,

(i) the hazards of asbestos exposure,

(ii) the use, care and disposal of protective equipment and clothing to be used and worn, and personal hygiene, and

(iii) the work practices and procedures to be used in doing the work as prescribed by this Regulation;.

In the context of the above, "owner" shall be taken to mean "the Ministry of Government Services of Ontario" and the terms "tenant" and "lessee" shall be taken as "client ministry".

Friable construction materials containing asbestos are not hazardous if they remain undisturbed or if proper control procedures described in 0. Reg. 65A/85 are followed in the event of alteration, repair, maintenance, or demolition work.

I will be pleased to provide any guidance you may require with respect to fulfilling your obligations under the regulation.