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ok, I messed up awhile back, this was the co. B&r insulation,lenexa,ks.

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this was who did the airtesting for mycotoxins.

now I was told the lab was in the same building, so I guess they meant ACT who's

co. name is on the report is in the same building.

maybe owned by the same co. ?

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ACT 14953 w.101 st. terrace,lenexa,ks.

B & R Insulation, Inc. 913-492-1346

15001 W 101st Terrace Lenexa KS 66215

so, if your thinking about haveing testing done, I think I'd look elsewhere.

they do advertize mold removal.

http://cjonline.com/news/state/2010-03-13/asbestos_records_lacking

Asbestos records lacking

EPA investigating work at women's prison in Topeka

| EMAIL | PRINT | COMMENT | SHARE By Tim Carpenter

Created March 13, 2010 at 11:00pm

Updated March 14, 2010 at 1:50am

State regulators could produce no evidence the Kansas Department of Corrections

met a legal requirement to deploy trained professionals to extract

asbestos-contaminated materials during a 2005 dormitory renovation at the Topeka

prison for women, The Topeka Capital-Journal has learned.

Lack of public records at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment

bolster allegations by former Topeka Correctional Facility employees and inmates

that they were forced by corrections agency officials to serve on work crews

removing asbestos flooring with grinders, brooms and shovels without the benefit

of adequate training or protective equipment.

KDHE files released under a Kansas Open Records Act request include documents

related to contracts with professional asbestos abatement at the prison in 2007,

2008 and 2009. Corrections officials produced two abatement contracts for 2001.

But neither agency had documentary evidence the 2005 dormitory project now under

investigation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency complied with state

and federal law.

The Capital-Journal reported in February that former prisoners and corrections

officers feared they were exposed to dust clouds created by demolition of floor

tiles embedded with asbestos. Other renovation work included removal of asbestos

insulation in prison buildings.

Asbestos disposal is heavily regulated because people exposed through inhalation

are at risk of developing life-threatening diseases, including lung cancer.

EPA investigators visited the prison in February and more recently forwarded a

report to federal attorneys responsible for assessing whether the case warranted

additional action.

" They are reviewing it for any kind of enforcement action that should be taken, "

said Whitley, spokesman for the federal agency.

He said there was no timeline for conclusion of the legal analysis by EPA, but

indicated the agency's report would be released to the public.

Bill Miskell, spokesman for the state Department of Corrections, said no

projects involving asbestos abatement were conducted at TCF in 2006. The thrust

of the current federal investigation is the agency's handling of the 2005

renovation, he said.

" The Department of Corrections is waiting for additional information from EPA

before we have any additional comment regarding that renovation project, "

Miskell said.

TCF holds about 550 female inmates and employs more than 200 staff members.

Former employees and inmates say heavy-duty grinding machines were rented to

reduce to powder form asbestos floor tiles that couldn't be broken loose. In at

least one instance at TCF, work generated so much dust that furnace filters were

repeatedly clogged with particles. Some workers wore paper masks and gloves, but

air saturation was so great that asbestos dust penetrated all clothing layers.

Waste allegedly was tossed in wheelbarrows and placed into open-air Dumpsters

before hauled to a landfill. No water containment measures were used.

" Equipment was used to grind the tile and adhesive, " said K.C. Maggert, a former

maintenance worker at the prison. " The dust was horrendous. "

Bangert, a supervisor of asbestos compliance at KDHE, said use of

mechanized grinders could transform otherwise safe asbestos products into a

friable form requiring handling by experienced professionals keenly aware of

safety protocol.

EPA and KDHE officials are jointly responsible for enforcing regulations

designed to limit airborne exposure to asbestos. Protective suits, breathing

devices, vacuum cleaners, air-purifying fans, water spray techniques and plastic

containment bags are common features of professional asbestos remediation

projects.

Corrections department documents show B & R Insulation, of Lenexa, and Kingston

Environmental Services, of Lee's Summit, Mo., were hired to perform asbestos

abatement at TCF in 2001.

The B & R Insulation crew dealt with pipe insulation in a dormitory. It was

sprayed with water at cut points, double-bagged and marked for landfill

disposal. The company's workers wore double protective suits, the records show.

Kingston Environmental was responsible for taking out asbestos-containing

linoleum in a prison dining hall. The records show a water containment system

was used on the job.

KDHE files contain nothing related to asbestos removal in 2005 at TCF. Files do

indicate son Asbestos, of Topeka, handled abatement of dormitory flooring

in 2007. Workers had the benefit of air handlers, water cleaning equipment and

double-bagging of debris.

In 2008, according to KDHE records, B & R Insulation returned to the prison for

an asbestos linoleum removal job. Air handlers exchanged air in the building

every eight minutes, documents say.

Enviro Remediation, of Wichita, was called to the prison in 2009 for disposal of

dormitory linoleum tainted with asbestos. The debris was made moist to limit the

amount sent into the air, and the waste was bagged for placement in a landfill,

the records show.

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http://cjonline.com/news/state/2010-03-13/asbestos_records_lacking

ACT 14953 w.101 st. terrace,lenexa,ks.

B & R Insulation, Inc. 913-492-1346

15001 W 101st Terrace Lenexa KS 66215

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