Asbestos Violations at Philadelphia School

In August 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it had reached a settlement with a Philadelphia area charter school regarding the school’s violations of the Asbestos Hazards Emergency Response Act (AHERA).

The school was fined $5,525 for four AHERA violations: failure to conduct initial inspections to identify asbestos containing materials located in the school buildings; failure to conduct reinspections of the school building for asbestos; failure to develop and submit an asbestos management plan for the school; and failure to notify parent, teacher and employee organizations of the availability of management plans.

Exposure to asbestos is known to cause serious diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer and asbestosis.

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