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Repeated Asbestos Violations & Citations by Washington Apartment Owner

CPSM — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:39:00 +0000

Stanley Xu, owner and CEO of a Washington based real estate firm, Longwell Company, has been cited and fined for violating asbestos regulations by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. The latest violation involves the removal of asbestos containing ceiling material from an apartment complex in Renton and Kent, Washington, near Seattle. The [...]

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Asbestos in Schools: Renovate or Tear Down

CPSM — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:10:18 +0000

Sometimes the cost of renovating an older building is more prohibitive than tearing it down and starting over due to the high cost of bringing the building up to code. Many older buildings were constructed with toxic materials, such as asbestos and lead. Exposure to asbestos has been clearly linked with diseases such as mesothelioma, [...]

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Asbestos Use in China Causes Occupational Disease

CPSM — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:53:05 +0000

The rapid industrialization and economic growth in China have produced a persistent demand for asbestos, making China one of the world’s leading users of asbestos. For the past several years, China has been among the top five producers of asbestos. However, China’s domestic production cannot keep pace with its needs and China’s import of asbestos [...]

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Delay in Asbestos Removal at School Granted

CPSM — Sun, 23 May 2010 01:50:36 +0000

Asbestos abatement work scheduled to begin this week at Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wisconsin has been postponed until students are released on summer recess. Parents were expressing concern that construction involving the removal of asbestos could cause a potential threat of exposure which could later lead to students developing mesothelioma and other asbestos related [...]

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Arizona DEQ to update Asbestos Regulations

CPSM — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:32:12 +0000

All states are regulated by NESHAP, National Emission Standard for Asbestos as part of the Clean Air Act, which is a federal law requiring adherence to certain practices when it comes to renovation and demolition activities where asbestos is present. Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is proposing revisions to their regulations when it comes [...]

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NY City Misses Ten Years of Asbestos Fraud

CPSM — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:01:35 +0000

New York residents are shocked at the lack of city oversight in regards to an asbestos inspector who reported false testing and documents for over a decade without being detected or stopped. Saverio Todaro, now 68 years old, admits that in some cases he never even visiting sites for which he signed documents saying that [...]

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Penalties for Asbestos Violations A Joke

CPSM — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:11:44 +0000

What penalties and consequences will it take to prevent asbestos violations from happening during renovations or demolitions? This is a question many are asking because of concern about being exposed to asbestos and later running the risk of developing mesothelioma. It seems the penalties, whether jail time or fines, are not sufficient to keep some from [...]

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OSHA Fines NY Contractor $50,000 over Asbestos Violations

CPSM — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:32:49 +0000

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating allegations of serious workplace violations by Superior General Contracting during a residential remodeling project. The company is being accused of putting the health of workers at serious risk of exposure to asbestos by not following federally required health standards. Exposure to asbestos can cause serious diseases, including incurable [...]

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EPA Asbestos Regulations for Schools

CPSM — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:02:12 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created regulations in accordance with Asbestos Hazardous Emergency Response Act (AHERA) for maintenance, repair, demolition or renovation in any building that may contain asbestos containing materials (ACMs). Schools, public and private elementary and high, have their own set of environmental and federal regulations they are expected to comply with, including [...]

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Asbestos Lawsuit against St. Louis and Airport Denied

CPSM — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:36:25 +0000

Last fall, Federal Judge Carol Jackson ruled that the city of St. Louis and Lambert-St. Louis International Airport had violated the Clean Air Act by performing improper asbestos removal during demolition. The city had been clearing homes which contained asbestos materials in order to construct a new runway. To perform the demolition of about 250 [...]

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