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Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)
We protect students and faculty from asbestos exposure in schools. We make sure that K-12 public and private, nonprofit schools are inspected for asbestos and have an asbestos management plan to prevent asbestos disturbance.
To ensure schools are compliant, we also inspect schools and evaluate complaints.
In 1989, we joined a collaborative agreement with the EPA to promote AHERA compliance in Texas.
What we do
Inspections & Reporting
Outreach & Compliance
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Get In Touch
AHERA Program
Texas Department of State Health Services
Environmental Operations Branch - MC 2835
P.O. Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
United States
Contact person
Ken Ofunrein, Manager