The city of Chattanooga, Tennessee has recently received a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency totaling $200,000 to be used for asbestos-related training. The city will use the money to train individuals in asbestos cleanup of contaminated properties that will be redeveloped into community assets.

Asbestos-containing materials must be safely removed and properly disposed of in order to prevent incidences of exposure to dangerous asbestos fibers. Exposure to such fibers has been known to result in the development of a number of often fatal diseases which include mesothelioma, asbestosis, and lung cancer. Because such diseases typically have a significantly long latency period finding effective treatment options is very difficult and in many cases highly unlikely.

The grant received by the city of Chattanooga is one of many that the Environmental Protection Agency has awarded. The city plans to train thirty individuals in the safe removal of asbestos-containing materials with a total of eighteen of them being trained as environmental technicians.

Asbestos is often present in older buildings as use of the dangerous substance did not begin to become regulated until the 1970’s following congresses formation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Today there are strict regulations surrounding any work involving asbestos.

The city intends to track the progress of the trainees for a year following completion of the training.

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