CSLB now accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express credit/debit cards at the headquarters office for the following types of payments:

• Contractor license renewal
• HIS registration renewal
• Contractor license reactivation
• Re-examination
• Original exam/exam waiver application
• Initial license
• Additional classification application
• Asbestos certification application
• Hazardous certification application
• Application to replace qualifying individual
• Home improvement salesperson

A recent advisory from the National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOSH) calls for measures on jobsites to protect workers from erionite. Erionite is a cancer-causing mineral similar to asbestos, present in the western United States.

Like asbestos, it has been shown to cause mesothelioma in road construction workers. NIOSH recommends that precautions be taken to protect workers in areas where erionite might be present. These measures would be similar to those taken to prevent asbestos exposure.

The revised and updated Asbestos: A Contractor's Guide and Open Book Examination is now available on CSLB's website. All applicants for an original contractor license are required to complete the exam, per section 7058.5(b) of the Business and Professions Code, and submit it to CSLB
by mail.