Asbestos maintained in almost 50 CSULB buildings Published:
Sunday, September 30, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, October 3, 2012
01:10 Nearly 50 of Cal State Long Beach’s buildings contain the
cancer-causing mineral, asbestos, but the environmental health
and safety department (EHS) said students and faculty should not
be concerned. When it comes to dealing with the asbestos on
campus, the EHS often resorts to a practice known as “manage in
place.” “You have actually a far lower chance of exposing people
to asbestos by leaving it alone and keeping it in good shape,”
David Beadle, director of the EHS and certified asbestos
consultant, said. The Residential Learning College and
University Student Union are included among the nearly 50
buildings that are fitted with asbestos containing materials
(ACM), according to an asbestos survey performed by the
department. But that number is not unusual, Beadle said, mainly
due to the age of the buildings. “At the time they were making
some of our buildings, which was around the