Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.402
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.402, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 161.402. MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET REQUIRED; ASBESTOS INSTALLATION OR REINSTALLATION PROHIBITED.
Official statutory text
The executive commissioner shall adopt rules designating the materials or replacement parts for which a person must obtain a material safety data sheet before installing the materials or parts in a public building. A person may not install materials or replacement parts in a public building if:
(1) the person does not obtain a required material safety data sheet; or
(2) the materials or parts, according to the material safety data sheet, contain more than one percent asbestos and there is an alternative material or part.
(1) the person does not obtain a required material safety data sheet; or
(2) the materials or parts, according to the material safety data sheet, contain more than one percent asbestos and there is an alternative material or part.
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