What workplace safety standards govern asbestos?
It has long been known that asbestos exposure causes serious health problems, and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has established workplace safety standards to protect asbestos workers from unsafe exposure. These standards establish a permissible exposure limit (PEL), and require employers in various industries to provide training, education, and safety equipment for workers to keep them from being exposed to unsafe levels of asbestos.
