asbestos removal industry News
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HSE `wake up call` for asbestos removal industry
Asbestos-related disease accounts for over 3,500 deaths each year, creating what is the UK’s biggest single cause of work related deaths. Nationally approximately 600 of these deaths each year arise from work with asbestos in the construction industry and allied trades. To help tackle this problem, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has called its eleventh special leadership summit to ask ...
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Rising cost of asbestos disposal causes industry concern
The asbestos removal industry is concerned about the rising cost associated with asbestos disposal according to a recent survey carried out by sister company Windsor Waste Management (WWM). The industry-wide survey carried out in conjunction with ACAD last summer and reported at the end of 2016 looked at the challenges facing the asbestos removal industry and in particular those around training ...
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Rising Cost of Asbestos Disposal Causes Industry Concern
The asbestos removal industry is concerned about the rising cost associated with asbestos disposal according to a recent survey carried out by sister company Windsor Waste Management (WWM). The industry-wide survey carried out in conjunction with ACAD last summer and reported at the end of 2016 looked at the challenges facing the asbestos removal industry and in particular those around training ...
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UK Health & Safety Executive calls for improvements from asbestos removal industry
Asbestos-related disease accounts for over 3,500 deaths each year, creating what is the UK’s biggest single cause of work-related deaths. Nationally, approximately 600 of these deaths each year arise from work with asbestos in the construction industry and allied trades. To help tackle this problem, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has called its eleventh special leadership summit to ...
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New fugitive added to EPA fugitives web site
EPA has added Albania Deleon, former president of Massachusetts’ largest asbestos removal training school, to its fugitives Web site. Deleon failed to appear for her sentencing on March 23 at the Federal District Court, District of Massachusetts, and a warrant has been issued for her arrest. Last November, a federal jury convicted Deleon, a resident of Andover, Mass., of selling certificates ...
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Owner of Massachusetts` Largest Asbestos Training School Indicted
The owner of Environmental Compliance Training was charged in federal court on Aug. 22 with falsely reporting the school had trained dozens of individuals to conduct asbestos removal work. One employee of the company was also charged, in a case jointly investigated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Albania DeLeon, of ...
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FAAM and BOHS welcome updated HSE Guidance on Asbestos-it will contribute to better management of asbestos risks
The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), a scientific charity and the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection has joined the Faculty of Asbestos Assessment and Management (FAAM), a leading professional body for those who identify and manage asbestos risk, in welcoming the Health and Safety Executive’s publication of a new updated version of HSG248 Asbestos: The ...
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ARI Technologies, Inc. signs deal with major UK asbestos removal firm
ARI Technologies, Inc., a leading waste management technology developer has signed an agreement granting exclusive licensing rights for its patented thermochemical conversion technology to Pectel Group, a leader in the asbestos removal industry in the UK and Ireland. This innovative technology was developed, patented and commercialized by ARI. It destroys asbestos fibers through a thermal and ...
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EPA fugitive arrested in the Dominican Republic / Albania Deleon fled U.S. prior to sentencing related to asbestos training scam (HQ)
Nineteen months after she fled her federal sentencing hearing, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fugitive Albania Deleon was captured on Saturday in the Dominican Republic. Dominican law enforcement authorities with the assistance of the United States Marshals Service, arrested Deleon, who had disguised her appearance and assumed a false identity, following a vehicle stop. Deleon was ...
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Former EPA fugitive sentenced to more than seven years in prison for asbestos training scam
The former owner of the country’s largest asbestos abatement training school was sentenced to prison today, after having fled the United States after her trial in November 2008. U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton sentenced Albania Deleon, 41, formerly of Andover, Mass., to 87 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay more than ...
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Rochester, NY asbestos abatement contractor sentenced to six years in prison for environmental crimes and making false statements
After a two day hearing in federal court in Rochester, U.S. District Court Judge Charles J. Siragusa sentenced Keith Gordon-Smith, 54, of Rochester, N.Y., to six years in prison late yesterday for knowingly violating the Clean Air Act and making false statements to a federal inspector. Gordon-Smith was also sentenced to serve a three year term of supervised release to follow his prison term and ...
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BOHS issues guidance on fake Respiratory Protective Equipment
British Occupational Hygiene Society, the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection is issuing guidance to its members, following concerns about the increasing amount of fake Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) in circulation. Thousands of new respirators are flooding the market and criminals are taking advantage of the decision to allow the use of respirators that would not normally be ...
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The Mack Group, LLC reports impressive safety record for 2008
The MACK Group is Pleased to Announce 2008 to be a Year of Non-Recordable Incidents and Continued EMR of Below 1.0. The MACK Group is proud to announce that the 2008 year was a year of non-recordable OSHA incidents. Due to this impressive safety record, The Mack Group has been able to maintain an EMR rating of below 1.0. This safety record was accomplished through the dedication to safety and ...
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The MACK Group, LLC completes large asbestos abatement project
The MACK Group, LLC completed a large asbestos abatement removal project at the former GAF Plant located in South Bound Brook, New Jersey. The asbestos removal project consisted of asbestos abatement of 300,000 sf of asbestos transite roof & siding panels, 100,000 sf of asbestos built-up roofing, 11,000 ft of asbestos piping, 15,000 sf of asbestos tile & mastic, three 5 story high ...
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EnviroVantage shines as 2009 Business of the Year...twice!
Recently winning 2009 Business of the Year from the Exeter Chamber of Commerce, EnviroVantage is honored to have been presented with New Hampshire’s most prestigious business award, 2009 Business of the Year, from Business NH Magazine in the category of Construction.The judges selected the winners based on their significant involvement and generous contributions made to both their industry and ...
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U.S. Indoor Air Quality Market
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: U.S. Indoor Air Quality Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p0958093/US-Indoor-Air-Quality-Market.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=HVAC INTRODUCTION STUDY BACKGROUND This BCC Research market research report is an update of a report published in 2009. Since then, continuing ...
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Hazardous waste specialist prepares for £1m revenue boost with new shredder
Hazardous waste specialist Wastege has invested in an UNTHA S25 shredder as the team gears up to take on an additional £1m of business. The Hull headquartered firm has more than 30 years’ waste management and recycling experience, supporting clients throughout the UK. But with an ever-growing reputation for tackling particularly complex materials, Wastege is increasingly being tasked ...
By Untha UK Ltd
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Restoration Environmental Contractors announce 20th Anniversary of being GREEN LEED Contractors
'Restoration Environmental Contractors REC Demolition are announcing our 20th Anniversary this year of being Green, now LEED qualified specialty contractors' states; Don Bremner President CEO, ' We have had great success, REC achieved 94.7% per cent LEED certification, at the Regent Park, the Toronto Revitalization environmental remediation and demolition project, by enforcing the three R's: ...
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Restoration Environmental Contractors-REC Demolition-REC Disaster successfully completes 9,000 asbestos, demolition, lead, mould/mold and environmental remediation projects
Since 1989, Restoration Consultants - Restoration Environmental Contractors - REC Demolition has successfully completed over 9,000 environmental remediation, Asbestos, Lead, Mold and Demolition projects throughout Canada, specializing in GREEN - LEED demolition and environmental remediation projects. We provide remediation options tailor-made for each project from the start, whether they are ...
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