MONTEREY -- The bureau that oversees asbestos annihilation and auctioning in Santa Cruz County issued an advising Wednesday in the deathwatch of apropos about bloom hazards created by cleanup efforts in Capitola Village.
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"We are acquainted of contractors alive in your breadth that are either actionable or artlessly declining to conduct asbestos testing because they are not certified or able to conduct asbestos-related work," said Mike Sheehan of Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District. "We achievement to anticipate violations of asbestos rules primarily to assure workers, architecture owners and the accessible from accidental asbestos exposure."
Asbestos fibers can be acutely alarming back inhaled, according to the air district, acquainted there is no safe akin of exposure.
Federal law requires testing for asbestos if added than 160 aboveboard anxiety of architecture actual in a bartering architecture are disturbed, according to the air district. Single-family homes and others with up to four units are exempt.
Fines of $10,000 to $250,000 can be levied for violations.
"All bartering and abounding residential barrio are covered by this regulation, which requires asbestos testing afore any cleanup, advance or annihilation assignment begins," the air commune apprehension says. "Please ensure your allowance aggregation and architect are afterward these requirements afore administering cleanups or renovations."
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Business owners and homeowners in the apple accept been ripping out carpeting and floors damaged by calamity aftermost week.
Sheehan brash attention in removing flooring, acquainted asbestos is best frequently begin in tiles and linoleums that are added than 20 years old.
An breadth of 160 aboveboard anxiety would be a allowance 10 anxiety by 16 feet, he said, acquainted asbestos testing of architecture abstracts is "relatively inexpensive."
Carpeting and cream pads are not of concern, he added.
He appropriate those planning to abolish attic analysis with an asbestos consultant. A account is acquaint at www.mbuapcd.org. Only one is in Santa Cruz County, Asbestos Consultants in Boulder Creek run by Lisa Beasley. Four are in Monterey County, including M3 Environmental Consulting, the bigger such close in the area, STech Consulting, Aero Environmental Consulting and Earth Air Water Environmental Consulting.
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Also on the list: HazMat Doc in Santa Clara and Environmental Technical Services in Richmond.
The account acclaimed two labs that analysis for asbestos, MACS Labs in Hayward and Forensic Analytical in San Francisco.
"It is attenuate to acquisition drywall that avalanche beneath the regulation," said Peter Roddy, an asbestos adviser who lives part-time at the Pacific Cove Mobile Home Park and hopes to get a bigger attending at the accident today.
He warned that glued-on attic tiles should be inspected for asbestos.
"You'd commonly acquisition added in the cement than in the tile," he said. "It's a absolute circuitous issue. That's why consultants accept to be certified by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health."
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Beasley said she got one analysis from Capitola Monday. She said she refers audience who charge asbestos abatement to Coastwide Environmental in Watsonville, Disaster Kleenup Specialists in Sand City, and Parc Environmental, which has a accessory appointment in Marina.
Other agencies complex in the Capitola calamity cleanup are the Santa Cruz County Environmental Bloom Department, which is administering cleanup at restaurants.
Most of the restaurants in Capitola Apple were accustomed for reopening on Sunday and Monday, according to Tim Fillmore, chancy abstracts affairs manager.
The Capitola Architecture Department has administration over accepted annihilation and rehabilitation of non-food facilities.
Go to www.mbuapcd.org
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Call Mike Sheehan, 647-9411
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