City Monitoring Asbestos Removal At Former Beverly Auto Parts Store

CHICAGO, IL -- The Chicago Department of Public Health is monitoring asbestos removal at a former auto parts store after the company was found to have had past citations and fines in the past.

Ald. Matt O’Shea’s staff said they received a call from a resident who was concerned that asbestos removal was being done without a permit at a building located at 9255 S. Western Ave.

The Cicero-based ASAP Environmental is currently performing asbestos removal from what had been an auto parts store that had recently relocated. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited ASAP in December 2014 with two serious citations for “failure to ensure a competent person conducted exposure monitoring and supervised asbestos removal.” (Read OSHA’s news release.)

According to O’Shea’s office, a city permit was not needed to do the work, however, the company did file a plan as required with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

An inspection conducted Friday found no violations or problems. O’Shea’s office further added there was no exposure or danger to residents caused by the removal.

“Moving forward, I will continue to work with CDPH to ensure all appropriate safety precautions are in place,” O’Shea said in an email to constituents.