Lebanon man fined $13,933 for unlicensed asbestos work

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued a $13,933 penalty to Richard H. Ramsey, of Lebanon, for allowing an unlicensed person to perform an asbestos abatement project at a residence he owns at 410 Walker Rd. in Lebanon.

He has until Aug. 19 to appeal or pay the penalty.

Ramsey has contacted the DEQ and he is being represented, said Steve Seigel, of the DEQ Office of Compliance and Enforcement.

Our discussion hasnt gone any further than that, Siegel said.

The length of the appeal process varies case to case and depends on the complexities and issues that are raised, Siegel said.

The informal meeting could happen very quickly, Seigel said. Then after that, there is a large variance. It could be a couple of months to have a prehearing. It could easily be six months.

Ramsey has also been cited, but not penalized, for openly accumulating asbestos-containing waste which must be sealed in approved packaging and disposed of at a waste facility permitted to accept asbestos waste, according to a press release from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.

Ramsey hired contractor John Powell to demolish the house on the property in July 2013.

A DEQ inspector visited the property in May based on a complaint the department had received and noted that Powell had left vinyl floor tile and sheet vinyl flooring on the concrete foundation pad.

Portions of the flooring were crushed, broken and in friable condition as a result of the demolition activities.

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