January 10, 2003—New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Antonia Novello and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Jane Kenny have announced that the owner of an Oneida County asbestos monitoring company pleaded guilty to filing falsified records with the state.
A nine-month state and federal investigation determined that Steven Majka, part-owner of Alternative Environmental Services, Inc. of Clayville, NY falsely reported to the State Health Department that he personally conducted air monitoring in two places at the same time on July 21, 2001. The investigation also determined that in July 2001, Majka’s company conducted an asbestos monitoring training course and filed documents with the State Health Department certifying that eight asbestos workers had attended and completed the training when in fact only two trainees had actually attended.
Alternative Environmental Services, Inc. is licensed by the NY State Health Department to provide training to workers in the asbestos removal and air quality monitoring industry. The company must file periodic reports of its operations and training services with the Health Department.
