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FILE NAME Newspaper & Magazine Articles NMA DATE 1970 May 7 DOC NMA147 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Engineering News Article - Asbestos Fireproofing Work Halted e 1970 e ter asbestos fireproofing work halted ee . halted Sprayed fireproofing oper ations on framed buildings halted last week in New York City The stop Continued violations could result in departmental hearings leading to the sealing of spraying machinery where asbestos was being sprayed was lightly enclused by tarpaulas and the work arta was sealed off re asbestos page resulted from regulations written by the city from other intenor suctions The joh are one ee after medical research showed that as- The four projects of the two however lacked the vacuum ciraning bestos fibers can cause cancer of the story towers of the World Trade operation as required by the regu- te pulmonary and intestinal tracts Center the story Standard Oil lations according to a Port Authority if ENR 4/2 owe mgested p 11 N.J. building near Rockefeller Center official York New York City's Department of Ar a story building at 2 New York Pymny Inc. New Empire Spray Resource propamd the muiations and Plaza in the financial district and a 37 spray whenmiramar un building put them into effect three weeks ago Rick- Last week inspecions issued summonses alleging that the fireproofing subcontractors on three building projects were in vioianum v^>tire regulations regulations The 2- story structure in midtown Maulmitan Ironically the World Trade Center project was the first and only building in the oty where the spray contractor had taken poeautions lu Drevent scat the New York Flare building was witn moned to a heanng by Kobert N. les commisioner of the Department of Air Resources Althou ithe curipan has stopped work the hearin Ibaib bestos contractor on a fourth work halted voluntarily building City oliumis itumuis wines in TimeWilding are the only jobs in the city where fire proofing perations have been under way tering of dried asbestos The owner the Port of New York Authoniy cooper comb quich the ejus mantlis pun as a to- sult of the medical studies conducted by a team of puyspuysuuwan wpuyasuwnan The building's exterior on the floor cane^"^liti fret kulupules kulupules kartonne antec it would compl fully with the regulations in the future according to department officials The move coura trad to the first court text of the re^ U lation May 1970 ENR 21