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Two California Men Face Heavy Fines for Asbestos Violations
A general contractor and the owner of an apartment complex in Ventura, California, each face serious fines for allegedly violating laws dealing with the handling and removal of asbestos. Residents at the Ventura Village Green apartments asked the building’s owner, Tony Biedul, and the contractor, Bill Bigler, if the popcorn ceilings in the units contained [...]
Leonia Elementary Parents Outraged over Announced Asbestos Removal during School
Methods for dealing with the issue of asbestos in U.S. schools are addressed in the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), a provision of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) passed in 1986. The Act, which operates under the auspices of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), provides that all U.S. schools at any educational [...]
Texas State Technical College Trains for Asbestos
At Texas State Technical College (TSTC) in Harlingen, a handful of employees have been ordered to undergo special training in asbestos and lead removal, or remediation. These procedures, outlined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under its National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, or NESHAP, regulations, as well as Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response [...]
Two Schools Closed After Asbestos Discoveries
Construction workers at Niwot High School near Boulder, Colorado, found traces of asbestos in a girls’ gymnasium locker room. The discovery forced the school to close for several days in order to allow state environmental and safety inspectors to examine the locker room and other parts of the school for traces of the dangerous mineral. [...]
Arkansas Officials Consider Changing Asbestos Regulations
Officials with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) are talking about some proposed modifications to state asbestos disposal laws. If the changes are approved, the new regulations could carry a severe effect on how construction, remodeling and demolition firms in the state handle construction materials from older structures that contain asbestos. The potential new [...]
NIOSH Releases New Asbestos Bulletin
Last month, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) sent out a draft of their Current Intelligence Bulletin titled, “Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongate Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research Version 4″. While officials do not consider the document ready for full release and does constitute any shift in [...]
New Hampshire College Professor Pleads Guilty to Illegal Asbestos Disposal
A Keene, New Hampshire college professor recently pled guilty in Cheshire County Superior Court to two counts of reckless conduct, a misdemeanor offense, in the illegal disposal of asbestos debris taken from her home during a remodeling project. Violating asbestos control and management laws is a class B felony in New Hampshire. Lourdes Ramirez-Crusellas, 63, [...]
Building Superintendent Pleads Guilty in Asbestos Scheme
A former building inspector for the city of Brockton, Massachusetts, entered a guilty plea to charges that he took payoffs from a contractor involved in asbestos removal projects. Joseph L. Vasapollo, Jr., 67, entered his plea in federal court last week. The charges sought by the federal prosecutors include one count of accepting a bribe [...]
Oak Cliff Church Looses Historic Preservation Battle, Faces Asbestos Axe
Oak Cliff Church Looses Historic Preservation Battle, Faces Asbestos Axe In Dallas, Texas, an historic building which preservationists hoped to save has missed obtaining historic designation, allowing asbestos remediation workers to begin demolition before the building is officially torn down. Oak Cliff Christian Church was built in 1916 on the site of a former house [...]
California Slated to Receive Asbestos Cleanup Funds
Last month, President Obama signed a defense-funding bill that would allot $3.2 million to clean up and reclaim land around California’s Mount Umunhum near San Francisco. The area previously hosted Almaden Air Force Station from 1957 to 1980, a site that was home to many operations that left toxic wastes in the water and soil, [...]
