The Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined the
Kentucky Department of Transportation US$6,000 for asbestos-
related violations, Local 6 WPSD reports.
The DOT district one headquarters in Reidland, Ky., was installing
new light fixtures but employees noticed a white dust in…
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