Asbestos siding removal can be done safely and cost effectively if precautions and guidelines are followed.
Iowa disposal fee of asbestos siding.
The air quality bureau of iowa department of natural resources dnr controls the release of asbestos to the environment a contractor must notify the division of labor at least 10 working days in advance of any asbestos abatement or removal project.
Any business or individual compensated to remove asbestos containing materials is required by the iowa division of labor to obtain a certified asbestos contractor permit for asbestos osha questions.
Two companies were involved in the project and they face fines from 1 900 to 31 000.
For ahera asbestos hazard emergency response act questions.
Asbestos remediation contractors are available to handle the safe removal of asbestos material.
In february 2019 an experienced contractor and housing inspector from iowa was sentenced to two years of probation and fined 10 000 for improper removal of asbestos in a home he purchased with the intention of renovating it into an apartment building.
Finding asbestos within the home is a dreaded event for most homeowners.
Iowa code chapter 88b administrative rules chapter 155 asbestos removal and encapsulation.
Since the dnr also has a notice requirement we recommend submitting the dnr s 10 day notice.
If you own an older home built prior to the 1960s the odds are good that you may be wrestling with the issue of asbestos siding removal.
When removing asbestos siding or roofing from your home you must be properly covered head to toe with respirators properly worn to make sure no exposure is possible.
Asbestosis irritates and scars the lung tissues while the more dangerous mesothelioma causes a type of cancer that is often fatal.
Neshap prohibits the release of asbestos fibers to.
The asbestos survey must be conducted by a state of iowa licensed asbestos building inspector in accordance with environmental protection agency epa regulations under 40 code of federal regulations cfr 61 subpart m national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants neshap.
Asbestos has been linked to asbestosis and mesothelioma lung diseases caused by breathing asbestos fibers.
Call don peddy iowa division of labor at 515 281 5666.
