GOVERNMENTAL & REGULATORY

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published several booklets and other materials on how to safely maintain and remove asbestos in buildings. The EPA web site contains many of these publications and instructions on to how to contact your local EPA asbestos administrator.
www.epa.gov/epahome/search.html

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) of the United States Department of Labor has published numerous regulations concerning safe methods of handling asbestos, including permissible exposure levels and types of protective equipment.
www.osha-slc.gov/html/dbsearch.html

The National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), a division of the Center for Disease Control, has conducted research into the hazards of asbestos and published materials which are very useful.
www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html

The United States Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) is a valuable resource for individuals who have questions about asbestos in the home and hazards associated with other consumer products.
www.cpsc.gov/

The State of Missouri has enacted statutes and regulations which concern asbestos detection, removal and permissible asbestos work practices. The Missouri web site can offer information concerning these regulations and the divisions of the state government responsible for asbestos-related issues.
www.state.mo.us/mo/index.htm

The State of Kansas has charged the Kansas Department of Health and Environment with administering and enforcing the state’s asbestos laws and regulations. For information on Kansas’ asbestos regulations, please consult the following link:
www.kdhe.state.ks.us/air-asbestos/

The State of Illinois has enacted statutes and regulations which concern asbestos detection, removal and permissible asbestos work practices. The Illinois web site can offer information concerning these regulations and the divisions of the state government responsible for asbestos-related issues.
www.epa.state.il.us/


MEDICAL

The National Institute of Health (NIH) has published extensively on the subject of asbestos and health. The NIH web site offers many of the materials and instructions on how to contact NIH.
www.nih.gov/

The United States National Library of Medicine is a division of the National Institute of Health. The Library of Medicine web site is useful in researching asbestos and disease.
www.nlm.nih.gov/

Also available through the U.S. National Library of Medicine is the Toxicology Data Network (Toxnet). This web site provides information concerning the hazards of numerous chemicals, dusts and other agents.
www.nnlm.nlm.nih.gov/nnim/online/toxnet/

The American Industrial Hygiene Association has created a valuable resource on its web site. The site contains a link to dozens of important safety and health web sites.
www.aiha.org/safeweb.html

CancerNet: Malignant Mesothelioma
www.graylab.ac.uk/cancernet/201071.html


OTHER LINKS
The Communications Workers of America represents 630,000 working men and women. The CWA web site offers information about the union and exposure to asbestos among its members.
www.cwa-union.org/