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HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Administrative - Formal · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 37733

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Case

Case Number
06-1998-0036
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
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Self-disclosure
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Defendants (1)

Summary

1. SECTION 16(A) OF THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT ( TSCA ), 15 U.S.C. SECTION 2615(A). 2. HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FACILITY: AUSTIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BUILDINGS C AND D 1700 DUMBLE STREET HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77023 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 15(1)(C) OF TSCA BY 1) FAILING TO PERFORM INITIAL MONITORING TO DETERMINE ACCURATELY THE AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS OF ASBESTOS TO WHICH EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED AND FAILING TO KEEP AN AC- CURATE RECORD OF ALL MEASUREMENT TAKEN TO MONITOR EMPLOY- EE EXPOSURE, 2) FAILING TO ESTABLISH A REGULATED AREA, INCLUDING THE USE OF NEGATIVE PRESSURE ENCLOSURES, AND FAILING TO HAVE A TRAINED COMPETENT PERSON SUPERVISE THE REMOVAL ACTIVITIES, 3) FAILING TO PROVIDE PERSONAL PRO- TECTION TO EMPLOYEES WHO CONDUCTED THE ASBESTOS ABATEMENT PROJECT INCLUDING RESPIRATORY PROTECTION, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, LAUNDERING OF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, CLEAN CHANGE AND DECONTAMINATION AREA, 4) FAILING TO FOLLOW EN- GINEERING CONTROLS AND WORK PRACTICES, INCLUDING THE USE OF WET METHODS OR WETTING AGENTS, FAILING TO COLLECT AND DISPOSE OF ASBESTOS WASTE, SCRAP, DEBRIS, BAGS, CONTAIN- ERS, EQUIPMENT, AND CONTAMINATED CLOTHING CONSIGNED FOR DISPOSAL INSEALED, LABELED, IMPER

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