asbestos
Association of Federal, State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)*
Website: AFSCME Asbestos information
Construction Hygiene and Ergonomics Program (CHEP)*
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)*
Asbestos and Lead Programs Hotline PH: 800-462-6706
National Asbestos Registry System (NARS), ans online database that may be used
to determine the compliance history of asbestos contractors. The user can "look
up " specific contractors, based upon a variety of criteria, and to view simple
summary data, as well as specific data concerning owners and operators
Website:
EPA Asbestos information
Maine Department of Environmental Protection - Remediation and Waste Management
17 State House Station,
Augusta, ME 04333-0017
PH: 800-452-1942 or 207-287-7688
FX: 207-287-7826
New York Committee For Occupational Safety & Health (NYCOSH)*
Information on asbestos at the NYCOSH Website is located at: NYCOSH Asbestos information
Occupational Safety & Health Association (OSHA)*
publisher of Asbestos Standard for General Industry and Asbestos Standard for Construction Website: OSHA Asbestos information
White Lung Asbestos Information Center
70A Greenwich Ave.,
#111, New York NY 10011
PH: 212-561-0793