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workers or the public must be removed. <br />Materials containing asbestos must be wet down until they are collected and disposed of <br />properly to prevent fibers and dust from becoming airborne during renovations and <br />demolitions. Asbestos -containing materials must be disposed of at facilities licensed to <br />receive the waste. <br />On November 4 and 5, 2013, EPA inspectors, in coordination with inspectors from the <br />New York State Department of Labor and the United States Department of Labor, <br />Occupational Safety and Health Administration, inspected the site after being refused <br />access three days earlier. The inspectors examined six buildings and the surrounding <br />areas, sampled materials appearing to contain asbestos and observed numerous <br />potential violations of the asbestos requirements. Many of the buildings contained <br />significant amounts of asbestos. <br />The EPA legal order alleges that Olivet Management violated the federal Clean Air Act <br />asbestos regulations by failing to provide adequate notice to EPA of construction <br />projects involving asbestos, adequately wet all regulated asbestos -containing material <br />that had been removed or stripped from the site and ensure that all of these materials <br />remained adequately wet until collected and contained in preparation for proper <br />disposal. <br />In addition to halting work at the site, the EPA order requires Olivet Management to <br />prepare a comprehensive site cleanup work plan, submit the plan to EPA for review and <br />approval to ensure it conforms with asbestos requirements and ensure that future <br />demolition and activities at the site comply with EPA's order. The EPA's investigation is <br />ongoing. <br />For more information, please visit our website at: http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/ <br />Follow EPA Region 2 on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/eparegion2 and visit our <br />Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/eparegion2 <br />14-001 <br />2 <br />