A Timely Warning: Not All Asbestos Workers are Legitimate
Don McCarty, Northeast District manager for the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, has revealed that during a routine check by the EPA at a site in Florida, only one third of the asbestos workers carried authentic certification.
Out of the 89 workers on the site, one third had authentic certification, one third had bogus certificates or bogus Social Security numbers, and the final third had certificates issued to people who were no longer alive.
Apparently, it is not unknown for fake certificates to be made for illegal aliens and some workers have multiple fake certificates from different states.
McCarty also reminded his audience that there are some 3,500 building products on the US market that still contain asbestos.
To ensure that your contractor has received the correct asbestos training, contact your local EPA office