EPA v. MANUEL ESPARROGOZA
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$400
Case summary
RESPONDENT REMOVED FRIABLE ASBESTOS WITHOUT PROPER ACCREDITATION. TSCA 206(A) REQUIRES THAT ASBESTOS WORKERS MUST BE ACCREDITED TO CONDUCT RESPONSE ACTIONS INVOLVING FRIABLE ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS. THE COMPLAINT ALLEGED THAT MR. ESPARROGOZA HAD RECEIVED CERTIFICATION OF ANNUAL WORKER REFRESHER TRAINING IN COMPLIANCE WITH TSCA, BUT HAD NOT IN FACT ATTENDED SUCH TRAINING. THE COMPLAINT FURTHER ALLEGED THAT MR. ESPARROGOZA HAD PARTICIPATED IN A RESPONSE ACTION INVOLVING FRIABLE ASBESTOS DURING THE TIME PERIOD COVERED BY THIS CERTIFICATE.
Defendants (1)
- MANUEL ESPARROGOZANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MANUEL ESPARROGOZA
5029 S. SACRAMENTO, CHICAGO, IL, 60629
Registry ID: 110010741812
Statutes cited
- TSCA 206 — Contractor Laboratory Accreditation
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MANUEL ESPARROGOZAentered 1998-12-15
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $400
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-08-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-08-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-12-15Final Order Issued
- 1999-06-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 31057
- Case number
- 05-1998-0463
- 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 05-1998-0463 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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