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Credit Pacific Service Union A day after the U.S. Attorney's Office indicted five current and former bosses at Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Co., the state confirmed it is investigating if the company also violated state environmental laws.

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Credit First Service Union New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice spokesman John Hagerty said state Department of Environmental Protection officials are working with their federal counterparts to investigate if the pipe manufacturer violated state laws protecting air and water.

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Center Credit Service Union *former human resources manager Scott Faubert, 40, of Easton;

Card Credit Service Wireless *maintenance supervisor Jeffrey Maury, 36, of Phillipsburg;

Credit Security Service Union *environmental manager and past engineering manager Daniel Yadzinski, 60, of Easton; and

Credit Report Service *finishing superintendent Craig Davidson, 39, of Nazareth.

Blogspot Com Christian Faubert was responsible for worker safety and was fired in September 2000. Federal authorities arrested the other four defendants at the plant Monday.

Christian Counseling Credit The federal Environmental Protection Agency has provided the state DEP with its information, Hagerty said. He did not give a timetable on the state's investigation and would not speculate about if or when charges would be filed.

Credit Federal Service Union The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is not investigating Atlantic States' alleged safety violations.

Credit Monitoring Service Despite the charges and investigations, the Sitgreaves Street plant was operating as usual Tuesday.

Credit Division Service Robert Kulick, OSHA's Avenel Area director, said no investigations of the plant are currently open. As per OSHA policy, he could not discuss future inspections at Atlantic States. OSHA conducts surprise inspections and never gives advance notice, he said.

Card Credit Online Service OSHA inspections occur after fatal or major workplace accidents, Kulick said. Inspections also take place after employee complaints or they can be based on referrals from other agencies. Inspections also may be called if a company has more accidents than what is considered normal for companies of its type, Kulick said.

Consumer Counseling Credit Inc OSHA can only shut down a facility if there is an "eminent danger" to worker safety. If such a danger exists, OSHA must first notify the employer and direct it to fix the problem, Kulick said. If the employer refuses to eliminate the danger, OSHA can ask an administrative law judge for a temporary restraining order to close the facility until the problem is fixed, Kulick said.

Card Credit Fleet Service OSHA has never identified an "eminent danger" at the Phillipsburg plant, Kulick said.

Card Consolidation Credit Stephen Wayda, an official with Atlantic States' union, defended the company's safety standards. In the three years he has worked at the foundry, Wayda said, the company has spent millions on safety upgrades.

Credit Free Online Report "From the time I started to now, it's like night and day," said the vice president of Local 9404 of the United Steelworkers of America. "And it wasn't bad to begin with."

Credit Federal First Service Wayda said the union has safety directors who forward workers' concerns to management.

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Center Credit Family Service Lately, Wayda said, no safety issues have been raised.

Credit Reporting Service "I wouldn't work there if I thought it was unsafe. My life is too important," Wayda said. "I'm much better to my family alive than dead.

Cca Credit Division Service Manuel Mirailh, a sub-district director of the United Steelworkers of America, said workers can also forward complaints to his office. He said none has been filed recently.

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Card Credit Customer Discover "Workers were coming and going. Everything seemed to be running smoothly," he said.

Credit Repair Report Service But one former Atlantic States worker tells a much different story.

Credit Legal Repair Service A Warren County resident who worked at Atlantic States for more than a decade said he quit after a work-related accident and a heart attack brought on by stress.

Cic Credit Monitoring Service The former employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he received more than 100 stitches after being hit in the face by heated metal.

Ccs Credit Division Service Iron foundries are inherently dangerous, the former employee said, but management at Atlantic States also threatened retaliation against those who either spoke out or refused to work because of unsafe conditions. The former employee supported U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie's accusations.

Credit Service Union Worker "It's a dangerous job, no doubt about it. But you wouldn't believe what goes on there," the former employee said. "It wouldn't have to be that dangerous if they would leave the men alone and treat them like a man. You're not thinking straight when you're doing that job."

1st Credit Service Union He said he drove forklifts with faulty brakes and saw injured men driven to the hospital by fellow workers. Calling an ambulance would have meant an OSHA report had to be filed by emergency crews, he said.

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Card Chase Credit Service What he and roughly 200 other workers are more concerned about is whether the plant may be shut down, he said.

Citi Credit Monitoring Service Although Atlantic States officials have issued a memo saying the foundry will remain open, Wayda said this could easily change.

Credit Plus Service Union "We don't know if one day McWane is going to say there's too much trouble at that plant in Phillipsburg. Shut it down," he said.

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Credit Paychex Service Tax G. Ruffner Page Jr., president of McWane Inc., Atlantic States' parent company, was unavailable for comment Tuesday.

Credit Service Tax In a July interview, Page acknowledged a criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and said company officials were cooperating. He described McWane as "a changed company" in terms of workplace safety and environmental issues.

Aeon Credit Service McWane spokesman Larry Sneed said the indictment does not represent current workplace conditions. Since 1997, McWane has spent $7 million on safety and environmental improvements at the plant.

Credit One Service Union Sneed said accident rates at the plant so far in 2003 are 12 percent lower than the previous year and 45 percent lower since 1995.

Bad Cell Credit Phone Service The indictment also alleges Atlantic States ordered an employee not to see a doctor after an accident and pressured others to lie to investigators or forego workmen's compensation. Sneed denied these allegations and stood by his company's improving safety record.

Counseling Credit Debt Service Lisa Jackson, assistant commissioner of enforcement at the DEP, said the state was successful in reaching a $1.4 million settlement with Atlantic States over water pollution violations. Atlantic States installed a storm basin to catch rainwater runoff before it left its site. The company also agreed to switch from solvent-based to water-based paint for its pipes to reduce water pollution, Jackson said.

Card Credit Payment Service By Bill Bray and Linda Lisanti
The Express-Times - 12/17/2003

Topic: Anti-Environment

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