Asbestos Hazard Emergency

Asbestos Hazard Emergency 

Response Act (AHERA)

2024-2025 Notification

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires that each year, district workers and building occupants receive notification about asbestos activities such as response actions and inspections.  The purpose of this correspondence is to meet those requirements and familiarize you with the asbestos-related activities that have been conducted in Warren Woods Public Schools during the past year.

Management Plans

In 1988, Warren Wood Public Schools contracted with an environmental consulting firm to conduct inspections and develop asbestos Management Plans for asbestos containing material (ACM) within all district-owned buildings.   These Management Plans are located in the administrative office of each building and are available to the public for review.    A copy of each building management plan is also located at the Maintenance Building.

Surveillance Activities

The AHERA regulation requires periodic surveillance of the condition of ACM every six months.   Warren Woods Public Schools will conduct the next periodic surveillance in February 2025.  The regulation also requires reinspection conducted every three years by Michigan Accredited Inspectors.  Warren Woods Public Schools contracted an independent consulting firm to conduct the reinspection.  The reinspection was completed in July 2022.  Previous reinspection and six-month periodic inspections are located in the building’s Management Plans.

Asbestos Abatement

Warren Woods Public Schools performed asbestos abatement relating to construction work.  When asbestos abatement is conducted, Warren Woods Public Schools hires a Michigan Licensed Asbestos Abatement Contractor to perform the removal activities and Nova Environmental, Inc. to conduct air sampling during and after the assigned removal in compliance with all applicable regulatory standards.

 Questions regarding asbestos-related issues can be addressed by Mr. Don A. Ball, Director of Facilities and Transportation, at (586) 439-4975.