Asbestos containing material can be a potential health hazard if the fibers are airborne.
Asbestos fibers can become airborne when moving ceiling tiles, knocking holes in walls or floor tiles, or disturbing other asbestos containing materials. Unfortunately, the damaging health effects of excessive and long term exposure to airborne asbestos fibers have only recently been made known. Because there is no thorough inventory of asbestos on campus, the University's policy is to assume that buildings contain asbestos in one form or another. All remodeling, construction and installation projects are coordinated by project managers from Campus Design and Construction, who are responsible for recognizing possible asbestos hazards, and dealing with them appropriately. See our Asbestos management program .