The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has issued a $1,350 penalty to Asbestos Control Group Inc. and Douglas Scott Winslow, doing business as Asbestos Control Group, Tualatin, Ore., for conducting an emergency asbestos abatement project at a private residence without proper prior notification to the DEQ.
On Jan. 11, 2011, the penalized parties removed about 400 square feet of asbestos-containing vinyl floor tiling from a resident. According to state law, DEQ is to be notified of any such project within three days after the project begins. DEQ did not receive notification of the project and an accompanying notification fee until more than a week after the project took place.
All licensed asbestos-abatement contractors are responsible for ensuring the state receives all required notifications about asbestos projects.
Douglas Scott Winslow and Asbestos Control Group Inc. did not appeal the penalty by the April 11 deadline.
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