# BENITO JOACHIN
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `31024`
- **Case Number:** 05-1998-0428
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $250
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BENITO JOACHIN (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

RESPONDENT REMOVED FRIABLE ASBESTOS WITHOUT PROPER           ACCREDITATION.                                               TSCA 206(A) REQUIRES THAT ASBESTOS WORKERS MUST BE ACCREDIT- ED TO CONDUCT RESPONSE ACTIONS INVOLVING FRIABLE ASBESTOS-   CONTAINING MATERIALS.  THE COMPLAINT ALLEGED THAT MR.        JOACHIN FAILED TO ATTEND AN ACCREDITED TRAINING COURSE       PROVIDER, INSTEAD PURCHASED A FRAUDULENT CERTIFICATE.  THE   COMPLAINT FURTHER ALLEGED THAT MR. JOACHIN PARTICIPATED IN   A RESPONSE ACTION INVOLVING FRIABLE ASBESTOS DURING THE TIME PERIOD COVERED BY THIS CERTIFICATE.

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