The Environmental Protection Agency has recently awarded the city of Gary, Indiana an environmental grant that will be used, among other things, to train individuals in the safe removal of asbestos-containing materials. The amount of the grant totals $200,000 and will help the city to train up to seventy-five individuals who wish to train for ‘green jobs.” Training is set to begin in either the summer or fall of this year.

Asbestos must be removed safely by trained contractors in order to prevent the risk of exposure to asbestos fibers. Exposure to asbestos fibers has been known to result in the development of a number of asbestos-related diseases which include asbestosis, mesothelioma, and lung cancer.

Because such diseases tend to have such an extended latency period finding effective treatment options for those diagnosed is often very difficult. In most cases such diseases are already in their advanced stages of development by the time they are discovered.

Asbestos was used in the construction of many buildings throughout the early twentieth century. As these buildings age and the asbestos in them becomes damaged, asbestos abatement is required in order to protect the health of the individuals who live, work, or attend school in them.

So far seventy local individuals have signed up for the Environmental Protection Agency funded training.

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