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FILE NAME Newspaper & Magazine Articles NMA DATE 1970 Apr 20 DOC NMA046 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION NYT - Builders Warned on Asbestos Rules BUILDERS WARNED ON ASBESTOS RULES New York Times Currentfile Apr 20 1970 ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York York Times 1851 - 2002 . Pg 39 BUILDERS WARNED | - ON ASBESTOS RULES The City's Environmental Protection Administration said yesterday that contractors at many construction sites were not obeying the new regula- tions requiring the contain ment of asbestos dust and that it would order work halted on projects that did not comply on Speaking on the WABC program Eyewitness News Conference Commissioner Je- rome Kretchmer said his agency had the power to shut down violators of the regulations which went into effect last The new Monday head of the agency's Air Resources Depart- ment Robert Rickles said later that at least one company had been ordered to a hearing in his office next Fridatyo deter- mine whether it is violator If so Mr. Rickles said equip- ment at the construction site will be sealed Earlier on the WNBC prRoigckrleasm Man In Office said equipment Mr. of companies violated other air pollution rules would be shut down if they did not sub- mit a compliance schedule after receiving three or more summonses He also announced plans to concentrate the department's . inspectors in specific areas for several weeks at a time beginning Wednes- day Earth Day citys Declaring the citys air disgusting and unfit for human consumption he called for regulations stiffer prosecution much prosecution 10,000 altiesbeter to . speedier higher pen- a - day and better power utilization a of man- Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner Further reproduction prohibited without permission