Cheshire aerospace supplier Consolidated Industries Inc. agreed to pay a settlement of $105,240 to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failure to file chemical reporting forms.
EPA alleges Consolidated Industries violated the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act by not filing reports for chromium and nickel in 2007 and 2008. The failure to file these forms deprives the community of its right to know about potential hazardous chemicals in the neighborhood.
The agency also claimed the company failed to put a risk management plan in place for to storage of hydrofluoric acid. An accidental release of this chemical has severe consequences, as it can travel significant distances as vapor.
EPA noted Consolidated Industries cooperated throughout the investigation, and the company has since certified its compliance with the agency requirements.
