Vermont demolition company faces EPA asbestos violations

2009-08-14 04:06:57 (GMT) (JusticeNewsFlash.com - Justice News Flash, Mesothelioma Asbestos)

Essex Junction demolition project brings EPA asbestos violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency claims a Vermont demolition and real estate company violated federal laws after failure to inspect for asbestos. Trust and CRC Evacuating, both Vermont companies charged with Clean Air Act and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos violations.

Vermont mesothelioma cancer attorney alert-EPA cites two Vermont companies with asbestos regulations violations for demolition projects in Essex Junction.

Boston, MA–Federal regulators with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) http://www.epa.gov filed a complaint citing asbestos violations against two Vermont companies in August 2009. JIDDU/SIDDU Trust of Colchester, Vermont and CRC Excavation, LLC of Middlesex, Vermont, are accused of failing to thoroughly inspect for asbestos before demolishing two buildings at 231 and 235 Pearl Street. The building demolition in Essex Junction of two residential lots is part of a commercial project. The combined project will result in the construction of a three-story, 35-unit apartment building.

The EPA claims the two Vermont companies not only failed to inspect for asbestos, which is a known human carcinogen and can cause chronic respiratory illnesses and fatal mesothelioma lung cancer, but did not follow Federal asbestos demolition standards. The companies failed to notify the EPA of its demolition and construction project. Both federal acts, Clean Air Act and National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos (Asbestos NESHAP), require owners and operators of renovation and demolition projects to follow specific guidelines, standards and laws mandated by the federal government. Violations of the Asbestos NESHAP places residents, workers, and local consumers at risk of direct and secondary exposure to asbestos.

According to the EPA’s website, close to 75,106 pounds of demolition debris was removed from the Essex Junction construction site and disposed of as non-asbestos containing waste at a waste transfer station without proper inspection. EPA asbestos regulations helps protect workers, consumers, and residents from breathing toxic asbestos fibers which can cause lung cancer, asbestosis, and mesothelioma cancers. The EPA has not received reports of any injuries relating to the Essex Junction demolition and construction project at 231 and 235 Pearl Street.

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