Lincoln City, OR (9/26/2018) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined Abate Right Inc. of Salem $1,300 for failing to submit timely notification to DEQ of an emergency residential asbestos abatement.

The notification involved an abatement project that took place in June in Lincoln City.

DEQ also cited the company, without penalty, for failing to submit an accurate notification. As a licensed contractor, the company is responsible for submitting timely, complete and accurate notifications to DEQ for every project. DEQ relies on these notifications to perform its oversight role, including compliance inspections.

Asbestos fibers are a respiratory hazard that can cause lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis.

When calculating the penalty, DEQ took into account previous violations. In 2017, DEQ fined the company $2,380 for numerous asbestos project notification violations and for failing to submit final air clearance reports within 30 days of completing an asbestos abatement project.

The company has until Oct. 11 to appeal the penalty.

View the current enforcement letter: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/nr/092618lincolnc.pdf

Contact: Katherine Benenati, Public Affairs Specialist, Eugene, 541-686-7997, benenati.katherine@deq.state.or.us