Debated Building Undergoes Abatement
Article Added April 15th, 2007 - Print This Story - Bookmark This Story
The Cayuga County building, the stage for so much recent debate, has officially been cleared of all asbestos remaining. An abatement crew removed and disposed of the hazardous material this week.
President’s Day weekend allowed the Cayuga County Office Building enough time to remove asbestos that was part of so much controversy. The building is on the same site where a county worker had allegedly forced prison inmates to removes asbestos without any safety gear, telling them that it was fiberglass and posed no health threat. The employee then had the workers dispose of the material in a local landfill, putting the public at risk of asbestos exposure. Though the Office Building Closet abatement had not started at the time, all asbestos work was halted while charges were brought against the county employee.
The county employed a licensed abatement contractor to remove the dangerous material, and made sure that the substance was properly disposed of. The abatement was part of renovations being done to the entire county seat area. Mishandling and dumping asbestos in a public place exposes people to asbestos fibers, which can be breathed in. Asbestos exposure can lead to emphysema, asbestosis and mesothelioma, a highly deadly form of aggressive lung cancer.
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