MA Senate No. 657 Studying the Health Effects of Toxic Mold

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Subj: MA Senate No. 657: An Act Studying the Health Effects of Toxic Mold:  July 16, 2003 at 10am.  Massachusetts State House Room 2A.

SENATE, No. 657

By Mr. O'Leary, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 657) of A. O'Leary, Cheryl A. Jacques, E. Canavan, L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation to authorize the study of the health effects from indoor exposure to toxic mold. Health Care.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the Year Two Thousand and Three.

AN ACT STUDYING THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF TOXIC MOLD

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

 SECTION 1. The Department of Public Health, in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Protection, the Division of Occupational Safety and the State Board of Building Regulations and Standards, shall convene a task force to study the health effects of toxic mold and to recommend methods to protect the public from unsafe indoor exposure to toxic mold.  The task force’s study shall address, but not be limited to, the following areas: (a) current research, studies and findings regarding toxic molds and the health effects thereof, including but not limited to information available from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control; ( current recommendations, based on scientific studies, regarding safe indoor exposure limits to toxic molds, including but not limited the recommendations put forth by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control; © potential alternative safe exposure limits for certain facilities, including but not limited to schools, hospitals, child care facilities and nursing homes; (d) other states efforts to address the health effects of toxic mold, including regulations and pending legislation; and (e) standards for safe indoor exposure limits and draft regulations for the establishment and enforcement of safe indoor exposure limits to toxic mold in public and private buildings in Massachusetts, including private residences.

SECTION 2.  The task force shall consist of up to 2 representatives from each of the following offices:  the Department of Public Health, one of whom shall be from the Bureau of Environmental Health Assessment, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Division of Occupational Safety, and the State Board of Building Regulations and Standards; two members of the legislature; and one community liaison to be appointed by the Governor.  The task force shall also include five representatives to be chosen from among the following groups: health experts, medical experts, mold abatement experts, and affected industries, including but not limited to forest products, real estate agents, and residential, commercial and industrial tenants, proprietors, landlords, insurers and builders.  The task force may consult with other government agencies, both federal and state, as well as members of the scientific community and other consultants.

SECTION 3.  The task force shall submit a report, including any draft standards and regulations or an explanation of why such standards and regulations were not found to be feasible, to the Joint Committee on Health Care and the Joint Committee on Government Regulations within 6 months of the day that this act is passed into law.

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The DEP and Health department has already refused to investigate

claims of Toxic Mold. The Building Standards has willing allowed

illegal construction and has refused to write any reports of their

inspections. They ignored the AG for copies of heir reports when he

was investigating builder and inspector corruption. In other ords hey

all have covered up. Tom is the head inspector who was never

fired even after, I understand, being found guilty of sexuakl

harassment of female staff. I also understand that his nephew or step-

son is oneof his chief inspectors. Both and this " relative "

were found by the state to not be qualified by state law to b

building inspectors. Why trust them NOW

Ken

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> Subj: MA Senate No. 657: An Act Studying the Health Effects of

Toxic Mold: 

> July 16, 2003 at 10am.  Massachusetts State House Room 2A.

>

> SENATE, No. 657

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>

>

> By <A HREF= " http://www.state.ma.us/legis/member/rol.htm " >Mr.

O'Leary</A>, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 657) of

> A. O'Leary, Cheryl A. Jacques, E. Canavan, L.

Hedlund and

> other members of the General Court for legislation to authorize the

study of the

> health effects from indoor exposure to toxic mold. <A

HREF= " http://www.state.ma.us/legis/comm/j24.htm " >Health Care</A>.

>

> The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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>

>

> In the Year Two Thousand and Three.

>

> AN ACT STUDYING THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF TOXIC MOLD

>

> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General

Court

> assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

>

>  SECTION 1. The Department of Public Health, in conjunction with

the

> Department of Environmental Protection, the Division of

Occupational Safety and the

> State Board of Building Regulations and Standards, shall convene a

task force to

> study the health effects of toxic mold and to recommend methods to

protect

> the public from unsafe indoor exposure to toxic mold.  The task

force’s study

> shall address, but not be limited to, the following areas: (a)

current research,

> studies and findings regarding toxic molds and the health effects

thereof,

> including but not limited to information available from the

Environmental

> Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control; ( current

recommendations,

> based on scientific studies, regarding safe indoor exposure limits

to toxic

> molds, including but not limited the recommendations put forth by

the

> Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease

Control; © potential

> alternative safe exposure limits for certain facilities, including

but not limited

> to schools, hospitals, child care facilities and nursing homes; (d)

other

> states efforts to address the health effects of toxic mold,

including regulations

> and pending legislation; and (e) standards for safe indoor exposure

limits and

> draft regulations for the establishment and enforcement of safe

indoor

> exposure limits to toxic mold in public and private buildings in

Massachusetts,

> including private residences.

>

> SECTION 2.  The task force shall consist of up to 2

representatives from each

> of the following offices:  the Department of Public Health, one of

whom shall

> be from the Bureau of Environmental Health Assessment, the

Department of

> Environmental Protection, the Division of Occupational Safety, and

the State Board

> of Building Regulations and Standards; two members of the

legislature; and

> one community liaison to be appointed by the Governor.  The task

force shall

> also include five representatives to be chosen from among the

following groups:

> health experts, medical experts, mold abatement experts, and

affected

> industries, including but not limited to forest products, real

estate agents, and

> residential, commercial and industrial tenants, proprietors,

landlords, insurers

> and builders.  The task force may consult with other government

agencies, both

> federal and state, as well as members of the scientific community

and other

> consultants.

>

> SECTION 3.  The task force shall submit a report, including any

draft

> standards and regulations or an explanation of why such standards

and regulations

> were not found to be feasible, to the Joint Committee on Health

Care and the

> Joint Committee on Government Regulations within 6 months of the

day that this act

> is passed into law.