Asbestos, Lead and Mold Abatement Workers, Laborers International Union, Local 67
Organized Labor
Margarito Ponce, Supervisor
The job has really changed a lot with the new technology since I started 28 years ago. We are using a water blasting machine on the third floor of this job. The machine cleans the floor adhesives containing asbestos and then sucks the water directly into a tank that we have below. The asbestos is captured and separated from the water and properly disposed, so it doesn't affect anyone. The machine is very fast and safe. Before we would use chemicals to remove the asbestos containing adhesives. Now we don't have to use chemicals, and it is a lot safer for the environment.
It makes me proud to know that when the kids come back here to school everything will be clean and safe.