News Tagged ‘Massachusetts

Massachusetts contractor fined for asbestos violation

asbestos removal 2 100x100 Massachusetts contractor fined for asbestos violationThe Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has cited Massachusetts-based contractor William A. Berry & Son Inc. for 18 alleged violations of workplace health and safety standards related to asbestos removal. The citation comes in conjunction with an -removal project at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, which occurred last September, according to a report in the OH&S magazine.

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Historic courthouse needs more than $600k for asbestos abatement

plymouth county courthouse 100x100 Historic courthouse needs more than $600k for asbestos abatementThe results of a recent inspection of the historic 1820 Courthouse and the adjacent Plymouth County Commissioner’s building in Plymouth, Massachusetts, has resulted in an estimate topping $600,000 for recommended and required renovations and repairs to meet environmental standards. According to a report in the Wicked Local Plymouth, the assessment was completed by Atlantic Environmental Technologies, Inc., of New Bedford, and includes plans for removal of asbestos, lead and three underground storage tanks.

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Navy sailor wins $35M asbestos suit

A Superior Court in Los Angeles awarded former Navy sailor John R. “Jack” Davis $35.1 million in compensatory damages for his diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma, an aggressive linked to asbestos. Davis was diagnosed in January 2007.

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