EPA v. BENITO JOACHIN
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$250
Case 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.
Defendants (1)
- BENITO JOACHINNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BENITO JOACHIN
3700 SUN WOOD ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60609
Registry ID: 110010593866
Statutes cited
- TSCA 206 — Contractor Laboratory Accreditation
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BENITO JOACHINentered 1999-09-02
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $250
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-08-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-08-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-09-02Final Order Issued
- 1999-09-17Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 31024
- Case number
- 05-1998-0428
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- MMBII
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Contractor Laboratory Accreditation
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1998-0428 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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