The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new Asbestos
Fact Sheet at the urging of Linda Reinstein, President, CEO
and Co-Founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO).
On July 22, 2013 Linda met with Dr. David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA to discuss asbestos hazards and the need
for additional resources to educate and to protect the public from asbestos-related
diseases.
The resulting
Fact Sheet summarizes the hazards involved when asbestos fibers are released
into the air. It highlights where the hazards may occur, including cleanup
after natural disasters, during the manufacturing of asbestos-containing
products, during renovations, construction and shipyard work to name a few.
The
fact sheet also defines OSHA Standards to protect workers from exposure to
asbestos fibers in many types of work places. And what protections exist for
these Standards, including permissible exposure limits, assessment of workplaces,
monitoring exposure levels, hazard communication, training and medical requirements
for each industry.
OSHA
notes that this fact sheet is one in a series of informational fact sheets highlighting
their programs, policies or standards. It does not impose any new compliance
requirements.
We
commend Linda for her tireless efforts to educate the public on the hazards of
asbestos. Linda lost her husband Alan in 2006 to
malignant pleural mesothelioma and fought back by becoming one of the most
influential voices in the ban asbestos movement.
For more important information on asbestos from
OSHA, please visit here.
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