Are you worried your workplace might have mold? You’re not alone. “Concern about indoor exposure to mold has increased along with public awareness that exposure to mold can cause a variety of health effects and symptoms, including allergic reactions,” OSHA states. Mold Facts For mold to grow indoors, it needs moisture or water, oxygen, and […]
by Kurt Bresswein for lehighvalleylive.com The Phillipsburg Police Department in March took delivery of a $10,000 trailer for officers to work out of, two years after every other department began vacating town hall because of a black mold infestation. Some officers take advantage of desk space in the temporary municipal building in the former Freeman […]
By Wanda Moore, WPTC 5 RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — Several Riviera Beach firefighters reported flu-like symptoms. When they went to their doctors earlier this year they learned it wasn’t the flu. The wheezing, coughing and in some cases fever were a result of mold exposure. “We have upwards of 8 or 9 people that are […]
11/12/03 Honolulu, HI – Employees of Hilton Hawaiian Village propose that the hotelier suspend plans for a new condo tower until it has figured out how mold took hold in its Kalia Tower just one year after it opened. Eric Gill, head of Local 5 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union, told a […]
To All Local Enforcement Agencies: Composting is a widely accepted process for converting yard waste and municipal solid waste into stable, agriculturally or horticulturally useful organic material. Recently, potential adverse health effects associated with airborne fungal spores, specifically Aspergillus fumigatus, have been raised as issues by some Californians during the siting or operation of composting facilities. […]
by Anne T. Denogean, Tucson Citizen Wearing a respirator and a disposable anti-contamination suit, Juan Antonio Maldonado, an abatement specialist with Environmental Strategies Inc., loads material from the fifth floor of Kino Community Hospital. The county is spending $4 million to rip out mold-contaminated drywall and make related renovations at Kino Community Hospital following the […]
2/12/02 Warren, OH – A torrential downpour Tuesday morning flooded the basement of the county Health Department, delaying the start of work to clean up toxic mold. Crews managed to scrub down equipment in the basement before quitting Tuesday. ”Today, we are just going to set up because we can’t run our sweepers in all this […]
by Jennifer L. Daunders – Staff Writer, The Democrat KITTERY, Maine – A longtime Portsmouth Naval Shipyard employee who suffers from acute respiratory problems believes mold growing in the basement of her workplace is responsible for her illness. Janet Stevens is asking why the government is taking so long to clean up the various types […]
Hilton Hawaiian Village and Local 5 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union, currently facing off on contract talks, are working together on the problem of mold discovered this month in the Kalia Tower. Jason Ward, research analyst for Local 5, told Pacific Business News late Thursday that the union had submitted an informational […]
Niagara Falls NY – A Niagara Falls firehouse is closed indefinitely Thursday – not because of budget cuts, but because of black mold. It was moving day at Firehouse #9 in Niagara Falls. Firefighters spent the day covering cups, dishes and other equipment. Battalion Chief Dennis Long said, “We’ve had mold develop in the fire […]
October 23, 2002 (Honolulu-AP) — Hilton Hotels Corporation says that the cost of cleaning up the mold at its Kalia Tower in Waikiki will be twice what it previously estimated. Hilton also says the 453 guest rooms at the Hilton Hawaiian Village tower will remain closed until next spring. Hotel officials say it’s going to […]
by Raphael Lewis, Globe Staff 10/18/2002 The Big Dig’s schedule took another small hit yesterday, after high levels of airborne toxic mold at a job site forced the evacuation of laborers finishing a vent building, project and union officials said. The work at Vent Building Number 4 near Haymarket Square in downtown Boston is critical […]
Detroit City Council hears residents’ tales of roaches and mold by Erik Lords, Free Press staff writer October 16, 2002 Perralene Madison, 62, says she never had to live with roaches, until now. Myldred Wray, another senior citizen, says she never lived with black mold growing on her walls, until now. Madison and Wray were […]
by Michelle Conlin Everything was running perfectly that spring afternoon at the courtyard-style Best Western Springdale in the suburbs of Cincinnati. Room service was humming along at a reliable clip. The floral-patterned comforters were getting fluffed. Kids were splashing in the pool. Then, suddenly, General Manager Jim Crane got an emergency call about a leak […]
by John Booth, Tribune Chronicle YOUNGSTOWN – The presence of black mold spores has forced the closure of nine Youngstown State University classrooms, affecting several hundred students, university officials said Thursday. Test results received Wednesday identified spores of Stachybotrys chartarum in samples taken from three classrooms and a hallway in Beeghly Center, YSU spokesman Walt Ulbricht said. […]
by Marc Chase, Quad-City Times Jim Wayne pushed up on a bathroom ceiling tile to inspect an air-ventilation unit and water splashed down into the bathtub below. Condensation from that unit and 98 others throughout the building at 605 Main St. in Davenport has seeped inside the ceiling for several years, helping cause what a toxicologist and […]
by Susan Parrott, Associated Press Sept. 14, 2002, 8:45PM ATHENS — An insatiable green menace lurks in State District Judge Jack Holland’s courtroom. It creeps from behind the wooden benches, across the attorneys’ tables, and into the judge’s very seat. But this heinous offender can’t be locked behind bars or issued costly citations. Aspergillus, a […]
Friday, September 13, 2002 Inouye’s and judge’s offices moved for mold The Honolulu office of U.S. Sen. Dan Inouye will be relocated within the Prince Kuhio Federal Building at the end of the month to allow for mold-eradication efforts. The mold was reported in early August. Mold was also found in the chambers of Magistrate […]
Dick Pacific is hired to cart off furnishings and room appliances By Tim Ruel, Star Bulletin Thursday, September 12, 2002 Hilton Hawaiian Village said it has hired general contractor Dick Pacific Construction to remove furniture, wallpaper, carpeting, drapes and other items from rooms in the mold-infested Kalia Tower in Waikiki. The move is part of […]
Associated Press August 23, 2002 MADISON, Ind. — The technology building on the Madison campus of Ivy Tech State College has been closed because of mold contamination and is not expected to reopen. The report by Environmental Safety Technologies Inc. of Louisville said the indoor air quality throughout most of the building was hazardous because […]
by Tim Ruel, Star Bulletin Saturday, August 17, 2002 Fourteen workers at Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Kalia Tower have reported health symptoms caused by exposure to mold in the tower, according to a health expert hired by Hilton. Ten of the employees said they had irritation of the eye, throat and nose, two employees said they […]
by Curtis Lum, Advertiser Staff Writer, Honolulu Advertiser Posted on: Friday, August 16, 2002 Federal officials are dealing with a mold problem in the Prince Kuhio Federal Building that has prompted the move of a judge to other offices and an extensive check of the complex’s pipes. There have been no reports of mold-related illnesses, […]
Lingering concerns about health risks prompt move; dangerous toxins could be present by April Simun and Mike Ramsey – Staff Writers, The State Posted on Sat, Aug. 10, 2002 LEXINGTON COUNTY – Lexington County’s courthouse was shut down at 5 p.m. Friday for the second time in less than nine months so health workers can […]
by Art Lawler, Athens Daily Review Aug 6, 2002 Henderson County Courthouse employees are concerned about recent lab reports that show traces of stachybotrys, also known as black mold, and large amounts of aspergillus mold in their workplace. A few were reluctant to talk about it Friday morning, fearing repercussions. “I need my job,” one […]
by Jerry Bellune 08/04/02 Six months after Lexington County cleaned up courthouse mold, 48 employees say they have severe health problems. “Several have cancer, others had to have hysterectomies,” said Lexington attorney Richard Breibart, who is representing them. “Do you know what the odds are of that many people having those kinds of problems?” he […]
MOSH says 3 are fixed; 2 face Aug. 21 deadline By Lisa Goldberg, Sun Staff Originally published August 1, 2002 Employees in the Howard County Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office are not getting enough fresh air to breathe, state occupational health inspectors have concluded. A report from Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), which […]
by Stephanie Armour, USA TODAY After moving into a new office building in New Orleans, Sherry Watters and her co-workers began complaining of odd ailments. Rashes. Runny noses. Breathing problems so severe that some employees carted oxygen to meetings. Watters never thought leaking water from roofs, pipes and other sources was to blame for her […]
July 27, 2002 The 173rd Judicial District Courtroom is closed because of the worsening mold problem that has been infecting the Henderson County Courthouse for some time. ATHENS – The 173rd Judicial District Courtroom is closed because of the worsening mold problem that has been infecting the Henderson County Courthouse for some time. Judge Jack […]
by Jason Felch Bee and Debbie Noda – Staff Writers, The Sacramento Bee July 24, 2002 Posted: 05:55:07 AM PDT MANTECA — Mary Finn is your typical busy doctor, except her patients have doors, windows and ventilation shafts instead of mouths, ears and lungs. Finn, the 48-year-old owner of Chart Services, probes deep into walls […]
by Angela Lee – Reporter, The Statesboro (Ga.) Herald July 24, 2002 At least one Georgia Southern faculty member is convinced mold creeping through the building where he worked nearly killed him recently. It all began back in April, says the assistant professor who wishes to remain anonymous. As usual, he was spending his work […]
by Angela Lee – Reporter, Statesboro (Ga.) Herald July 24, 2002 Georgia Southern officials are in full battle against an enemy they admit is hard to control – mold that some fear can make people sick. “The problem has been identified. We’ve done a fairly extensive cleanup. We’re doing further testing. And air testing” could […]
Special to The Monett Times Published July 16, 2002 4:00 PM CDT Critical violations listed for top 10 places handling food; not all corrective follow-ups yet reported by Christopher Vore July 18, 2002 The Lawrence County Health Department has recently made available a list of food service inspection report results for several facilities in the […]
Imlay City – Black mold found in the walls at the Imlay City school administration building on Borland Road is forcing the seven-member staff to move into the middle-school library. The staff will remain at the middle school until every surface that mold could cling to is cleaned, Superintendent Timothy Edwards said. “The good news […]
 
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