Asbestos Safety

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration's 1910.1001 and 1926.1101 regulations seek to bring attention to the hazards of working with asbestos.    These regulations requires that all employees who could come into contact with materials that might contain asbestos be given appropriate training on working safely in these situations. Employees are divided into four classes. Classes I - III are employees whose work involves installing or disturbing materials that might contain asbestos. However, the largest group of employees covered by this regulation fall into the Class IV group, which involves employees that get involved in maintenance and custodial activities to clean up waste and debris containing asbestos.

Since many materials commonly used in buildings for many years (including ceiling tiles, vinyl flooring, and wall and pipe insulation) contain asbestos, the need for asbestos training applies to virtually every custodial, janitorial and maintenance worker in the country.

Our asbestos training videos were created specifically to educate employees about the dangers of working with materials that may contain asbestos. Some of the many topics covered in these videos include:

• Hazards of asbestos.
• OSHA's Asbestos Standard.
• Composition and nature of asbestos.
• Types of materials that may contain asbestos, and where they are encountered.
• How to protect yourself when disturbing a material that may contain asbestos.
• Air monitoring and decontamination.

Insure your asbestos training program is up to date and your employees properly trained in asbestos safety.