More nightmares for Detroit Airport

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The following is an alert from the labor rep to the " workers " about what will be

happening in less than 24 hours at DTW. A little over a year ago we evacuated

the tower during a terrible snow storm -- due to botched remediation.

A year ago May I was not warned nor properly protected during ceiling tile

removal up in the control tower cab during a mid shift -- what I like to call

" their nightime raids " . Two months later I had 55% lung capacity along with

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Enjoy your connection through Detroit. (authors names avialable upon request)

Dave

All,

This Tuesday evening the Agency will begin a cleaning process of the mold in

the elevator shaft. The contractors will be utilizing Palmolive and Dawn dish

detergent, water and a hepa vacuum. Email exchanges with management to voice

NATCA's concerns over the proper manner in which to deal with the mold have

fallen on ignorant and deaf ears.

We have told management that soaps are food for the mold and will only

exacerbate the problem. We told them that industry standards state that the

appropriate response to the presence of visible fungal growth on porous

materials is removal of the material. We told them that wiping the mold down

was not the proper method for gypsum board among other serious problems with the

plan.

We requested that the Agency utilize air scrubbers and if they were not

willing to pay for the use that NATCA would. This was denied. We requested

that the elevator doors be sealed. This was denied with the response that this

would take to long to accomplish. We asked the work to be conducted in a

negative air environment. This would help avoid the spreading of the spores.

This was denied. We were asking for protections that would at least mitigate

the amount of spores we are going to be exposed to due to the improper manner

the Agency has decided to move forth.

The contractor has met all agency requirements necessary to deem them

qualified to do this work and at this point there exist no valid reason to

question their performance. These two statements were received from the Agency

when I provided them with an article that was written by the senior project

manager that is responsible for our situation that is to begin this Tuesday

evening. The article not only states the proper manner in which to deal with

indoor mold issues, it also addresses what not to do with mold found indoors.

When you compare the work order for this Tuesday evening with this article it

makes you wonder why a senior project manager responsible for the remediation

project at the tower write such an article on fungal assessment and remediation

then present a work plan for the tower that contradicts her own article. The

second part of the statement above that there exist no valid reason to question

their performance.................I guess our health

issues do not count.

I have filed ethics charges against the four certified industrial hygienists

for not following the ethics set forth by the American Board of Industrial

Hygiene. CIH's are responsible for the work plans that have been utilized over

the last 18 months at DTW.

The agency states that the mold in the tower shaft is on the surface ... and

is not active. The part about being on the surface is false and misleading.

Not only is it on the surface, but it is on the exterior walls of the elevator

shaft and on the interior walls of the adjoining rooms. The fact that it is not

active is also misleading. The toxins have the same effect whether actively

growing or not. What does it need to grow? Water and food. What are they

doing on Tuesday? Giving it just that.

I could go on for quite a few more pages, but I will not. The people working

the mid starting Tuesday night and ending on Thursday morning need to take heed.

The Agency is not going to protect us. I again highly recommend that everyone,

if you are feeling ill after or during this process, to file a CA1 and CA2 if

you are working the mid or not. This will protect you short term and long term.

I have numbers to specialists that are experts in this field.

Please do not hesitate call me if you have any questions. I will have them

answered.

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