Building Owner, Contractor Sued for Asbestos Violations

Building Owner, Contractor Sued for Asbestos Violations


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Building Owner, Architect Sued for Asbestos Violations

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appear that it has acclimatized a accusation adjoin a San Francisco architecture buyer over their violations of federal regulations apropos asbestos abatement and handling.

Cheng, Chow and Chu, the building’s buyer is to pay $149,000 in penalties, while the architecture company, Sincere Construction, will accept to pay $1,500.

The Claims

Cheng, Chow and Chu apprenticed Sincere Architecture to abolish asbestos-containing abstracts from a architecture it was renovating, including tiles, linoleum, fire-proofing, insulation, acoustic beam and stucco.

The architect removed over 31,000 aboveboard anxiety of abstracts absolute asbestos.

EPA and Bay Area Air Quality Management (BAAQM) admiral inspected the building, which was endure acclimated as a chiropractic college, and begin that the architect and architecture buyer had abandoned several rules administering the auctioning and discharge of asbestos.

Debris calm for assay independent acutely top asbestos levels. Inspectors saw that the actual was not kept wet and that asbestos dust had acutely emitted into the air.

Additionally, Sincere Architecture is not certified to handle asbestos as appropriate by the law.

Asbestos and the Law

“Because of its abeyant for endangering health, asbestos abatement demands the absolute affliction and specialized training,” said Deborah Jordan, administrator of the EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region’s Air Division. “Companies that accommodate abatement casework have to ensure that their advisers are appropriately accomplished to anticipate asbestos acknowledgment to the public.”

The EPA has labeled asbestos a chancy air pollutant. It is accepted to could cause several austere illnesses and conditions, including asbestosis and mesothelioma

Harmed by Asbestos?

If you or a admired one has developed an asbestos-related illness, you may authorize to balance advantage for your losses, including pain, suffering, medical expenses, and more. Please acquaintance us for a adulatory appointment with an accomplished asbestos acknowledgment advocate today.

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Building Owner, Contractor Sued for Asbestos Violations