Find out more
Links and publications
- Auto mechanics risk exposure to hazardous asbestos dust
- Are you exposing your family to deadly asbestos fibres?
- Breakdown of asbestos management program exposes workers to asbestos fibres
- The dangers of exposure to asbestos in vermiculite attic insulation
- Hazards Can Kill You!
- Renovation and restoration projects: Low bid may not meet environmental or workplace safety requirements
- Asbestos Hazards in Demolition, Renovation, and Salvage
- Watch Out for Hazards - They Can Kill You!
- Health Hazards of Asbestos
- Filing a Notice of Project (NOP)
- Ten Steps to Compliance with asbestos abatement requirements of section 20.112 for a pre-1990 house/building demolition
- Asbestos Hazards in Demolition, Renovation and Salvage
- Asbestos Hazards When Renovating Older Homes
- Translated Publications (including Chinese and Punjabi)
- July/Aug 2010 - Handle with care
- May/June 2010 - Special asbestos issue
- Sept/Oct 2009 - Breathing room
- March/April 2009 - Hidden truths
- July/Aug 2006 - Ghost from the past
Associations and other sources of information
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ASTDR) – Toxicological Profile for Asbestos
- BC Association of Restoration Contractors
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) – Vermiculite Insulation and Asbestos
- Canadian Housing and Mortgage Corporation (CHMC) - Asbestos
- Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health (eLCOSH) - Asbestos Documents & Images
- Government of Alberta, Employment and Immigration - Asbestos
- Hazardous Materials Association
- Health Canada – Health Risks of Asbestos
- Health Canada - Vermiculite Insulation Containing Amphibole Asbestos
- OSHA - Asbestos Standard for the Construction Industry
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Asbestos
WorkSafeBC would like to thank the Health and Safety Executive of the United Kingdom for generously sharing their resources to make this site possible.
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WorkSafeBC Prevention Infoline
- Infoline
- To report an unsafe condition or to get additional information, call
- 604 276-3100
in the Lower Mainland - 1 888 621-7233
toll-free within B.C. - 1 866 922-4357
after hours emergencies - Teleclaim
- To file a claim or find out status of a claim call
- 1 888 WORKERS
(1 888 967-5377) - Health Canada – Health Risks of Asbestos
- Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CHMC) - Asbestos
- US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Asbestos
