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CYTEC INDUSTRIES

Judicial · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 30357

$226K
Penalty
Cost recovery
$0
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1997-0430
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (5)

Summary

CYTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. (CYTEC), DECIDED THAT A SIGNIFICANT PART, IF NOT ALL, OF ITS MARIETTA, OHIO, FACILITY SHOULD BE DEMOLISHED. CYTEC HIRED MAR-PAR, INC. (MAR-PAR) TO CONDUCT THE NON-STRUCTURAL ASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORK PRIOR TO DEMOLITION. CYTEC HIRED R. BAKER AND SON ALL INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC. (BAKER) TO CONDUCT THE DEMOLITION AND ADDITIONAL ASBESTOS ABATEMENT; BAKER'S ASBESTOS ABATE- MENT CONTRACTORS WERE FARLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMPANY , INC. (FARLEY) AND MOUNTAIN STATES CENTRAL,INC. (MOUNTAIN STATES). ALL OF THESE COMPANIES ARE PROPOSED DEFENDANTS TO THIS AC- TION. THE ASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY FARLEY AND MOUNTAIN STATES INCLUDED THE REMOVAL OF TRANSITE PANELS FROM 2 BUILDINGS AT THE CYTEC FACILITY. ONE OF THE WORKERS CONDUCTING ASBESTOS ABATEMENT TASKS (BUT NOT DIRECTLY IN- VOLVED WITH REMOVAL OF THE PANELS) BECAME CONCERNED OVER THE METHODS EMPLOYED BY 2 OF HIS FELLOW WORKERS TO REMOVE THE TRANSITE, AND CONTACTED THE USEPA, WHOSE INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED THAT THE METHODS EMPLOYED VIOLATED THE WORK PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ASBESTOS NATIONAL EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT (NESHAP) PROMULGATED UNDER THE CAA. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED VIOLATIONS OF THE INSPECTION AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. IN 1995 CYTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. ( CYTEC ), DECIDED THAT A SIGNIFICANT PART, IF NOT ALL, OF ITS

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