# CYTEC INDUSTRIES
> **Judicial** · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `30357`
- **Case Number:** 05-1997-0430
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $226K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $0
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CYTEC INDUSTRIES (settlement)
- FARLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMPANY (settlement)
- MAR-PAR (settlement)
- MOUNTAIN STATES CENTRAL (settlement)
- R. BAKER AND SON (settlement)
## 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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