ARCON Inc; 99-1707; 07/01/04

Arcon, Inc. (€œArcon€) is an asbestos abatement contractor based in Norfolk, Virginia. From March 9 to 11, 1999, Arcon was engaged in an asbestos abatement project on the MVCape Lobos in Wilmington, North Carolina.1 As a result of an inspection of Arcon€s work site, the Secretary of Labor (€œSecretary€) issued 2 citations alleging four serious and eight willful violations of provisions in the asbestos standard for shipyard employment, 29 C.F.R. §1915.1001. She proposed penalties totaling $108,500.