OSHA Offers Free Download of Asbestos Advisor 2.0: Interactive Tool for Contractors

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) offers an interactive compliance assistance tool for contractors called “Asbestos Advisor.” Once this free program is downloaded and launched, it will ask the user interactive questions about buildings, worksites and the kinds of jobs workers will perform at a site where asbestos materials are present.

After the user provides answers to the questions, the program will generate information on OSHA asbestos standards applicable for the job.

The program has five main sections:

General guidance

Individual project guidance

Glossary

Answers to frequently asked questions about asbestos

Detailed text of regulations

More information on the OSHA Asbestos Advisor, as well as the link to download the program, is available at the OSHA Web site.

Exposure to asbestos is known to cause serious diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer and asbestosis.

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