Workers in Oneida County, NY returned this morning to work at the Oneida County Office Building after the building was shut down following the discovery of a small amount of asbestos in the buildings basement during a routine cleanup while the building was closed on Tuesday. The building is used by over seven-hundred employees who were not allowed in the building while asbestos testing was being conducted.

The heads of the various Oneida County departments were allowed to re-enter the building at approximately three o’clock yesterday afternoon after it was determined that no asbestos was found in the air samples taken throughout the building.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Engineering of the Public Works Department Mark Laramie, “They were unable to detect even a single fiber on any of the samples they took throughout the building.” Laramie also stated that, “We’re well below any of the established clearance levels through the EPA or the New York State Department of Labor.”

According to reports the asbestos that was found was located near the building’s ventilation system which is why the county executive closed the building down for approximately 48 hours. All the filters in the system were replaced before the building was reopened. Employees will receive a memo regarding the testing results as well as other activities that took place while the building was shut down.

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