Posts tagged asbestos

• Asbestos removal contractor cited for workers without proper respiratory protection and training

  Paul Napoli | May 28, 2012 12:57 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  An asbestos removal contractor is facing $56K in fines after government safety inspectors found workers exposed to asbestos and fall hazards during asbestos remediation at a Buffalo, NY...

• Brooklyn’s Flatbush Gardens Cited for Worker Hazards, Including Raw Sewage, Lead and Asbestos

  Paul Napoli | April 25, 2011 11:51 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  April 25, 2011 The apartment complex of Flatbush Gardens in Brooklyn, NY exposed its maintenance workers to raw sewage, asbestos, lead paint and electrical hazards, says OSHA. The U.S. Department...

• Feds Capture Fugitive Woman who Falsified Hundreds of Asbestos Training Certificates

  Paul Napoli | November 08, 2010 1:06 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  November 7, 2010 Federal officials captured Fugitive Albania Deleon, who endangered the public by falsifying asbestos certification documents in Massachusetts, in the Dominican Republic after she...

• $13 Million Settlement to Cleanup Asbestos, Metals and Toxins at Mass. Superfund Site

  Paul Napoli | July 29, 2010 11:35 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  July 28, 2010 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Department announced today that they reached a $13 million settlement with four parties to clean up the...