Asbestos Penalty Policy addresses wetting requirement

Accordingly, it would be inappropriate to treat a violation of the wetting requirement as less than serious even where, as here, the inspectors found a relatively small amount of dry RACM at the time of the inspection.

In our view, a $5,000 penalty for the first day of the wetting violation, as the Asbestos Penalty Policy recommends, is appropriate for the seriousness of the violation and will provide an appropriate incentive for full compliance in the future.

We adjust this amount upwards by 10%, or $500, to take into account inflation.