Information about asbestos:

More information about asbestos is available on the OSHA Asbestos Web page. This page give more infomationhttp://www.osha.gov/SLTC/asbestos/index.html

OSHA’s national office can be contacted at:

Organization: Office of Public Affairs
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
U.S. Department of Labor
Address: Room N–3649
200 Constitution Avenue, NW.
Washington, DC 20210
Telephone: 202–693–1999
1–800–321–6742 (1–800–321–OSHA)
TTY (for deaf or hard of hearing callers): 1–877–889–5627
Internet Web site: http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/worker/index.html (workers’ page)

Mine workers can contact MSHA at:

Organization: Office of Public Affairs
Mine Safety and Health Administration
U.S. Department of Labor
Address: 21st Floor
1100 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22209
Telephone: 202–693–9400
1–800–746–1553
Internet Web site: http://www.msha.gov http://www.msha.gov/codeaphone/codeaphonenew.htm
(National Hazard Reporting Page)

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH):

The part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is another Federal agency that is concerned with asbestos exposure in the workplace. NIOSH conducts asbestos-related research, evaluates work sites for possible health hazards, and makes exposure control recommendations.

NIOSH can be contacted at:

Organization: Education and Information Division
Information Resources Branch
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Address: 4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45226
Telephone: 1–800–CDC–INFO (1–800–232–7636)
E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Internet Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh

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