According to recent reports an Indiana asbestos consultant for the Muncie Community School district has been fined for allegedly violating the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Act. It is alleged that ACM & Environmental Services improperly removed asbestos materials from Central High School in 2007.
The company has been accused of eight separate violations. The violations include but are not limited to, not having available the proper training records for employees, performing spot abatement procedures without the use of respirator deices, and having untrained employees scrape asbestos without necessary protective equipment.
The contractor handling the mechanical and electrical work purportedly admitted to violating eight guidelines. Among those were failure to reduce the omissions from dust created by the removal, not using safety glasses during removal, and not providing protective clothing for employees removing asbestos.
ACM & Environmental Services is facing a possible penalty stemming from the violations of the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Act of up to $1,500.
Asbestos removal contractors are required to provide protective clothing, safety glasses, and showering set ups for all of their employees. Violations of these guidelines may result in serious penalties or fines.
