Course: BLD 168 Strategies for Safe Handling of Hazardous Substances

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Regulations towards Asbestos

Asbestos is considered by OHSA as a health risk because breathing asbestos fibers is proven to cause buildup of scar like tissue in the lungs called asbestosis.  The current regulations by OHSA are presented in the OHSA website, which you can download by the link below.

Click here to download OHSA website on asbestos and asbestos regulation enforced by OHSA.

Click here to download the OHSA document Asbestos Standard for General Industry.