Mesothelioma and Asbestos

Newton North High School students will return to a brand recent building in the fall, but the aged school building won’t be completely torn down until next March. The aged 445,000-square-foot building is loaded with asbestos materials as well as located in a densely populated area, so demolition will be tricky as well as expensive. The plan is to work from the inside out, during the fall as well as winter when workers can keep the doors as well as windows closed to minimize escaping dust as they tear out the walls, flooring, ceiling as well as insulation where asbestos materials are most likely to be found. Only after the building is gutted as well as the asbestos debris is removed will the walls come down.

The project is expected to cost $10 million as well as will begin in July. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as well as the Massachusetts State Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will oversee the asbestos abatement as well as disposal to ensure that proper procedures are followed. The city will as well as hire an independent industrial hygienist to monitor the abatement. Bids are being accepted now.

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