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newsrel -- Cement company fined $10,875 for emissions violations

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 13:26:30
Owners of diesel powered fleets are required to inspect engines
regularly. 

Release 09-30
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 2, 2009
	  	  	
Dimitri Stanich
(916)322-2825
(916) 716-8047 cell
www.arb.ca.gov

Cement company fined $10,875 for emissions violations

SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board last week fined
an Antioch, Calif. cement company $10,875 for failing to inspect
its diesel trucks for compliance with the state's smoke emissions
standards.

ARB investigators found that Wayne E. Swisher Cement failed to
conduct diesel truck smoke tests in 2007, as required by state
law.

"Shrewd business owners carry out regular inspections and ensure
employees are up-to-speed on clean air requirements," ARB
Chairman Mary Nichols declared. "The penalties for doing anything
else can cost a business money and its reputation."

Under the penalty, Swisher Cement must:

    * Ensure that staff responsible for compliance with the
diesel truck emission inspection program attend diesel education
courses and provide certificates of completion within one year;
    * Instruct vehicle operators to comply with the state's
idling regulations;
    * Complete heavy-duty diesel engine software and control
technology upgrades in compliance with regulations;
    * Supply all smoke inspection records to ARB for the next
four years; and,
    * Properly label engines to ensure compliance with the
engine emissions certification program regulations. 

The California Air Pollution Control Fund, established to
mitigate various sources of pollution through education and the
advancement and use of cleaner technology, will receive $8,156;
$1,359 will go to the Peralta Community College District to fund
diesel education classes; and, the remaining $1,359 to the
California Air Pollution Control Financing Authority.

Failure to inspect diesel vehicles can lead to an increase in
harmful airborne particles that Californians breathe. A decade
ago, the ARB listed diesel particulate matter as a toxic air
contaminant in order to protect public health. Exposure to unsafe
levels of diesel emissions can increase the risk of asthma,
bronchitis and other respiratory diseases.

The Air Resources Board is a department of the California
Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and
protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through
effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and
considering effects on the economy. The ARB works with local air
pollution control officers throughout California in order to
attain and maintain health based air quality standards.

The energy challenge facing California is real. Every
Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy
consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and
cut your energy cost, see our web site at http://www.arb.ca.gov.

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