The CD includes a single user license for use of the search software. The OSHA CD-ROM is updated quarterly by OSHA and is made available to the public through the Government Printing Office as a subscription or single issue. All information is indexed and fully text searchable. For those users with an Internet connection, the CD contains links to additonal material on the OSHA Web Site. The second of the two disks contains large files, including PDF, PowerPoint and video formatted files.
Large files are typically slow to download from the Internet.
All OSHA CD-ROM information and material can also be accessed on the OSHA Web Site. The OSHA Web Site includes more extensive information than is available on the OSHA CD-ROM set. The OSHA web site provides access to over 2 million records of inspection history. The intent of the OSHA CD-ROM is to provide a tool for agency staff to use at remote work sites. It is further intended to provide the public access to an extensive collection of OSHA information, at a reasonable cost.