The joke known as OSHA

[Guest guest]

Hello,

If you have a problem in your building with mold and broken HVAC

systems, don't contact OSHA. First, unless you work in a hospital,

there are no government regulations on mold spores and OSHA is legally

not allowed to air test buildings for mold. Second, because of either

a lack of interest or funding, OSHA does not inspect large HVAC

systems. In addition, if the building temperature is out of the legal

range and people complain, they don't do anything.

I was told explicitly by the inspector that if these problems needed

to " really " be checked, outside contractors and professional inpectors

would need to visit the premises because OSHA's funding and their

inspections are very limited.

I guess all you need to do is look at what took place with some of the

people at the World Trade Center to get a glimpse of how they operate.

What is it they do or than being an bloated underfunded government

agency? Good question. They look at copies of maintenance records and

do a visual inspection of the premises. I think their purpose is to

protect the building owners.

All I can tell you is that if you have these problems in your building

and they're making you sick, get out.

June

[Guest guest]

SAME HERE, JANET.....OSHA WAS A JOKE.

V.

Re: [] The joke known as OSHA

OSHA was no help when I got sick at work. He waved this little wand thing and

said moisture level is ok and laughed. The basement had six feet of mold up

the walls.

Janet

[Guest guest]

are there regulations about mold in hospitals? where might i find that info,

please?

v.

[] The joke known as OSHA

Hello,

If you have a problem in your building with mold and broken HVAC

systems, don't contact OSHA. First, unless you work in a hospital,

there are no government regulations on mold spores and OSHA is legally

not allowed to air test buildings for mold. Second, because of either

a lack of interest or funding, OSHA does not inspect large HVAC

systems. In addition, if the building temperature is out of the legal

range and people complain, they don't do anything.

I was told explicitly by the inspector that if these problems needed

to " really " be checked, outside contractors and professional inpectors

would need to visit the premises because OSHA's funding and their

inspections are very limited.

I guess all you need to do is look at what took place with some of the

people at the World Trade Center to get a glimpse of how they operate.

What is it they do or than being an bloated underfunded government

agency? Good question. They look at copies of maintenance records and

do a visual inspection of the premises. I think their purpose is to

protect the building owners.

All I can tell you is that if you have these problems in your building

and they're making you sick, get out.

June