Re: New York State Toxic Mold Task Force

[Guest guest]

Thank you for posting that!

What I wonder is if submissions to this task force are part of the

public record?

Will they be available online so that people can see the information

that they have been given? That has both good and bad aspects, but

all and all it would be good if there was some transparency to this

process. In other words, if people go to a lot of trouble writing

things to submit to them, they jolly well ought to be under some

pressure to read the documents that they receive.

Often I have found that I went to a great length to put together

resources for people and then heard later that they had not actually

read them.

It would be great if people in New York could make contact with the

members somehow and tell them their stories.

Harriet Amman's essay at

http://www.biotoxin.info/docs/Ammann_Johanning_Frye.pdf

should also be printed out and sent to them, along with the

Wall Street Journal article and the ACOEM scandal

> When I read a previous posting about my state, New York, establishing a " Toxic

Mold Task Force " , I felt proud to be a New Yorker. As we New Yorkers have come

to learn, our pride lasts only as long as it takes us to Google up the facts.

Fact #1- The law (below) was passed in 2005. Fact #2- The first meeting of the

task force took place a year and a month AFTER the task force was supposed to

have put its findings into a finished report and delivered it to the State

Legislature. I LOVE NEW YORK! Fact #3- The N.Y. State Dept. of Health maintains

a 45 day archive, online, of webcasts of all of its committee meetings. Its easy

to get paranoid, but there is NO archived wecast of the Toxic Mold meeting. So,

all I know for sure, is that they write one hell of a good press release. Its

your guess whether or not the task force meeting ever really took place on

December 4th, as the press release said it did. So far, I can't locate any

mailing address, email address, or phone number,

> for the task force.

>

> Here is a list of the members of the task force. They are all serving WITHOUT

PAY. Thats really going to help [sarcasm]. It would be a good idea if all our

New York State moldies (myself included) inundate these people with info, data,

lobbying, and all-around pushiness, until they get the message. Their day job

locations are next to their names. If any New York moldies want to coordinate

our lobbying efforts, email me at josephsalowitz@... .

>

> If any of our medical, scientific, and mold professionals want to offer their

professional testimony and submit data, please contact these task force members.

New York State leads the way for the nation. If we can get recognition of our

problem, and legislation to help us, in N.Y. State, it will go a long way

towards getting help from the Federal Government. Go Team!!!!!!!!!!

>

> The 2005 Law:

> § 1384. New York state toxic mold task force. 1. The New York state

> toxic mold task force is hereby established. The task force shall:

> (a) assess, based on scientific evidence, the nature, scope and

> magnitude of the adverse environmental and health impacts caused by

> toxic mold in the state;

> ( measure, based on scientific evidence, the adverse health effects

> of exposure to molds on the general population, including specific

> effects on subgroups identifiable as being at greater risk of adverse

> health effects when exposed to molds;

> © identify actions taken by state, and local governments, and other

> entities;

> (d) assess the latest scientific data on exposure limits to mold in

> indoor environments;

> (e) determine methods for the control of mold in a cost-effective and

> environmentally sound manner and identify measures to mitigate mold; and

> (f) prepare a report to the governor and the legislature that assesses

> the current body of knowledge on toxic mold, provides the status of

> toxic mold in the state, and assesses the feasibility of any further

> actions to be taken by the legislature or state agencies as recommended

> by the task force.

> 2. For purpose of this title, the term " mold " shall mean any form of

> multicellular fungi that live on plant or animal matter and in indoor

> environments. Types of mold shall include, but not be limited to,

> cladosporium, alternaria, aspergillus, trichoderma, memnoniella, mucor,

> and stachybotrys chartarum, often found in water damaged building

> materials.

> 3. The task force shall issue its findings, in the form of a report,

> no later than November thirtieth, two thousand six.

> 4. The task force shall consist of a total of fourteen members and

> shall include the commissioner and the secretary of state or their

> designees. The commissioner and the secretary of state shall select the

> task force's twelve at-large members from each of the following: SUNY

> college of environmental science and forestry, New York Indoor

> Environmental Quality Center, Inc., New York city department of health

> and mental hygiene, NY STAR Center for Environmental Quality Systems,

> public health officer, environmental health officer, certified public

> health engineer, pediatric environmental health specialist, a person

> with an expertise in toxicology, a person with an expertise in mycology,

> a person with expertise in mold abatement from a labor organization that

> represents workers performing mold abatement and a person with expertise

> in real estate management, including building repair, renovation or

> rehabilitation of multi-family and single family residences.

> 5. The commissioner and the secretary of state or their designees

> shall serve as joint chairs of the task force.

> 6. The task force may consult with any organization, educational

> institution, governmental agency, or person including, but not limited

> to, the United States department of health and human services, the

> United States environmental protection agency, and the occupational

> safety and health administration.

> 7. The commissioner and the secretary of state may reconvene the task

> force, with the same or different members, after issuance of the report,

> to address any toxic mold issues.

> 8. The members of the task force shall serve without compensation,

> except that at-large members shall be allowed their necessary and actual

> expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this title.

>

> November 2007 Press Release:

> Toxic Mold Task Force Established

>

> The Department of Health and the Department of State are pleased to announce

that the New York State Toxic Mold Task Force has now been established and will

be having its first meeting. We have designated Dr. Kim of the Health

Department and Mr. Mahar of the Department of State to lead the Task

Force. The Task Force members are:

>

> Dr. Kim, Interim Director, Center for Environmental Health, New York

State Department of Health

> Mr. Mahar, Assistant Director, Division of Code Enforcement and

Administration, New York State Department of State

> Dr. Anagnost, Associate Professor, DCMWPE, SUNY College of Environmental

Science and Forestry

> Mr. Terry Brennan, President, Camroden Associates, Inc.

> Dr. Ginger Chew, Assistant Professor, Mailman School of Public Health,

Columbia University

> Mr. D', Research Scientist, New York City Department of

Health and Mental Hygiene

> Mr. Denz, Director of Environmental Health Services, Broome County

Health Department

> Ms. Desiderio, Assistant Director of Environmental Health, Erie County

Department of Health

> Mr. Faisst, Public Health Director, Madison County Health Department

> Dr. Haines, Emeritus Scientist, New York State Museum

> Dr. Meyer Kattan, Professor of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center

> Dr. ph Laquatra, Hazel E Human Ecology Extension, Professor in Family

Policy, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University

> Dr. Melius, Administrator, NYS Laborers' Health and Safety Trust Fund.

> Dr. Jianshun Zhang, Professor and Director, Energy and Indoor Environmental

Systems, Syracuse University

>

> The first meeting of the Task Force will be on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 from

8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in the Boardroom of the New York State Nurse's

Association Headquarters office, 11 Cornell Rd, Latham.

>

> The Toxic Mold Task Force was created in 2005 under Title 11-A of Public

Health Law, Section 1384. The Task Force will be preparing a report to the

governor and the legislature that assesses the current body of knowledge on

toxic mold, provides the status of toxic mold in the state, and assesses the

feasibility of any further actions to be taken by the legislature or state

agencies, as required by the law.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Interesting that I had never heard about the original law or that the

recent media press on this makes it appear as though this task force

is new. I think that we should take them to " task " on this and catch

up on what has been accomplished (ha!) and what the results of the

first meeting (which was public) produced.

Barth

---

JS> When I read a previous posting about my state, New York, establishing a

" Toxic Mold Task Force " , I felt proud to be a New Yorker. As we New Yorkers have

come to learn, our pride lasts only as

JS> long as it takes us to Google up the facts. Fact #1- The law (below) was

passed in 2005. Fact #2- The first meeting of the task force took place a year

and a month AFTER the task force was

JS> supposed to have put its findings into a finished report and delivered it to

the State Legislature. I LOVE NEW YORK! Fact #3- The N.Y. State Dept. of Health

maintains a 45 day archive, online, of

JS> webcasts of all of its committee meetings. Its easy to get paranoid, but

there is NO archived wecast of the Toxic Mold meeting. So, all I know for sure,

is that they write one hell of a good

JS> press release. Its your guess whether or not the task force meeting ever

really took place on December 4th, as the press release said it did. So far, I

can't locate any mailing address, email

JS> address, or phone number,

JS> for the task force.

JS> Here is a list of the members of the task force. They are all serving

WITHOUT PAY. Thats really going to help [sarcasm]. It would be a good idea if

all our New York State moldies (myself

JS> included) inundate these people with info, data, lobbying, and all-around

pushiness, until they get the message. Their day job locations are next to their

names. If any New York moldies want to

JS> coordinate our lobbying efforts, email me at josephsalowitz@... .

JS> If any of our medical, scientific, and mold professionals want to offer

their professional testimony and submit data, please contact these task force

members. New York State leads the way for

JS> the nation. If we can get recognition of our problem, and legislation to

help us, in N.Y. State, it will go a long way towards getting help from the

Federal Government. Go Team!!!!!!!!!!

JS> The 2005 Law:

JS> § 1384. New York state toxic mold task force. 1. The New York state

JS> toxic mold task force is hereby established. The task force shall:

JS> (a) assess, based on scientific evidence, the nature, scope and

JS> magnitude of the adverse environmental and health impacts caused by

JS> toxic mold in the state;

JS> ( measure, based on scientific evidence, the adverse health effects

JS> of exposure to molds on the general population, including specific

JS> effects on subgroups identifiable as being at greater risk of adverse

JS> health effects when exposed to molds;

JS> © identify actions taken by state, and local governments, and other

JS> entities;

JS> (d) assess the latest scientific data on exposure limits to mold in

JS> indoor environments;

JS> (e) determine methods for the control of mold in a cost-effective and

JS> environmentally sound manner and identify measures to mitigate mold; and

JS> (f) prepare a report to the governor and the legislature that assesses

JS> the current body of knowledge on toxic mold, provides the status of

JS> toxic mold in the state, and assesses the feasibility of any further

JS> actions to be taken by the legislature or state agencies as recommended

JS> by the task force.

JS> 2. For purpose of this title, the term " mold " shall mean any form of

JS> multicellular fungi that live on plant or animal matter and in indoor

JS> environments. Types of mold shall include, but not be limited to,

JS> cladosporium, alternaria, aspergillus, trichoderma, memnoniella, mucor,

JS> and stachybotrys chartarum, often found in water damaged building

JS> materials.

JS> 3. The task force shall issue its findings, in the form of a report,

JS> no later than November thirtieth, two thousand six.

JS> 4. The task force shall consist of a total of fourteen members and

JS> shall include the commissioner and the secretary of state or their

JS> designees. The commissioner and the secretary of state shall select the

JS> task force's twelve at-large members from each of the following: SUNY

JS> college of environmental science and forestry, New York Indoor

JS> Environmental Quality Center, Inc., New York city department of health

JS> and mental hygiene, NY STAR Center for Environmental Quality Systems,

JS> public health officer, environmental health officer, certified public

JS> health engineer, pediatric environmental health specialist, a person

JS> with an expertise in toxicology, a person with an expertise in mycology,

JS> a person with expertise in mold abatement from a labor organization that

JS> represents workers performing mold abatement and a person with expertise

JS> in real estate management, including building repair, renovation or

JS> rehabilitation of multi-family and single family residences.

JS> 5. The commissioner and the secretary of state or their designees

JS> shall serve as joint chairs of the task force.

JS> 6. The task force may consult with any organization, educational

JS> institution, governmental agency, or person including, but not limited

JS> to, the United States department of health and human services, the

JS> United States environmental protection agency, and the occupational

JS> safety and health administration.

JS> 7. The commissioner and the secretary of state may reconvene the task

JS> force, with the same or different members, after issuance of the report,

JS> to address any toxic mold issues.

JS> 8. The members of the task force shall serve without compensation,

JS> except that at-large members shall be allowed their necessary and actual

JS> expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this title.

JS> November 2007 Press Release:

JS> Toxic Mold Task Force Established

JS> The Department of Health and the Department of State are pleased to

announce that the New York State Toxic Mold Task Force has now been established

and will be having its first meeting. We have

JS> designated Dr. Kim of the Health Department and Mr. Mahar of

the Department of State to lead the Task Force. The Task Force members are:

JS> Dr. Kim, Interim Director, Center for Environmental Health, New York

State Department of Health

JS> Mr. Mahar, Assistant Director, Division of Code Enforcement and

Administration, New York State Department of State

JS> Dr. Anagnost, Associate Professor, DCMWPE, SUNY College of

Environmental Science and Forestry

JS> Mr. Terry Brennan, President, Camroden Associates, Inc.

JS> Dr. Ginger Chew, Assistant Professor, Mailman School of Public Health,

Columbia University

JS> Mr. D', Research Scientist, New York City Department of

Health and Mental Hygiene

JS> Mr. Denz, Director of Environmental Health Services, Broome County

Health Department

JS> Ms. Desiderio, Assistant Director of Environmental Health, Erie

County Department of Health

JS> Mr. Faisst, Public Health Director, Madison County Health Department

JS> Dr. Haines, Emeritus Scientist, New York State Museum

JS> Dr. Meyer Kattan, Professor of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical

Center

JS> Dr. ph Laquatra, Hazel E Human Ecology Extension, Professor in

Family Policy, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University

JS> Dr. Melius, Administrator, NYS Laborers' Health and Safety Trust

Fund.

JS> Dr. Jianshun Zhang, Professor and Director, Energy and Indoor

Environmental Systems, Syracuse University

JS> The first meeting of the Task Force will be on Tuesday, December 4, 2007

from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in the Boardroom of the New York State Nurse's

Association Headquarters office, 11 Cornell

JS> Rd, Latham.

JS> The Toxic Mold Task Force was created in 2005 under Title 11-A of Public

Health Law, Section 1384. The Task Force will be preparing a report to the

governor and the legislature that assesses

JS> the current body of knowledge on toxic mold, provides the status of toxic

mold in the state, and assesses the feasibility of any further actions to be

taken by the legislature or state agencies,

JS> as required by the law.

JS>

[Guest guest]

Hello;

This may be a little late for the NT Toxic Mould Task Force, but we

completed a report called, The Medical Perspective on Environmental

Illness " for the Canadian Human Rights Commission. It can be

downloaded from:

http://www.chrc-

ccdp.ca/research_program_recherche/esensitivities_hypersensibilitee/to

c_tdm-en.asp

This report discusses environmental conditions that can cause

environmental illness including moulds.

Good luck on your endeavours.

Prof. Tang Lee

>

> When I read a previous posting about my state, New York,

establishing a " Toxic Mold Task Force " , I felt proud to be a New

Yorker. As we New Yorkers have come to learn, our pride lasts only as

long as it takes us to Google up the facts. Fact #1- The law (below)

was passed in 2005. Fact #2- The first meeting of the task force took

place a year and a month AFTER the task force was supposed to have

put its findings into a finished report and delivered it to the State

Legislature. I LOVE NEW YORK! Fact #3- The N.Y. State Dept. of Health

maintains a 45 day archive, online, of webcasts of all of its

committee meetings. Its easy to get paranoid, but there is NO

archived wecast of the Toxic Mold meeting. So, all I know for sure,

is that they write one hell of a good press release. Its your guess

whether or not the task force meeting ever really took place on

December 4th, as the press release said it did. So far, I can't

locate any mailing address, email address, or phone number,

> for the task force.

>

> Here is a list of the members of the task force. They are all

serving WITHOUT PAY. Thats really going to help [sarcasm]. It would

be a good idea if all our New York State moldies (myself included)

inundate these people with info, data, lobbying, and all-around

pushiness, until they get the message. Their day job locations are

next to their names. If any New York moldies want to coordinate our

lobbying efforts, email me at josephsalowitz@... .

>

> If any of our medical, scientific, and mold professionals want to

offer their professional testimony and submit data, please contact

these task force members. New York State leads the way for the

nation. If we can get recognition of our problem, and legislation to

help us, in N.Y. State, it will go a long way towards getting help

from the Federal Government. Go Team!!!!!!!!!!

>

> The 2005 Law:

> § 1384. New York state toxic mold task force. 1. The New York

state

> toxic mold task force is hereby established. The task force shall:

> (a) assess, based on scientific evidence, the nature,

scope and

> magnitude of the adverse environmental and health impacts

caused by

> toxic mold in the state;

> ( measure, based on scientific evidence, the adverse health

effects

> of exposure to molds on the general population, including

specific

> effects on subgroups identifiable as being at greater risk of

adverse

> health effects when exposed to molds;

> © identify actions taken by state, and local governments,

and other

> entities;

> (d) assess the latest scientific data on exposure limits to

mold in

> indoor environments;

> (e) determine methods for the control of mold in a cost-

effective and

> environmentally sound manner and identify measures to mitigate

mold; and

> (f) prepare a report to the governor and the legislature that

assesses

> the current body of knowledge on toxic mold, provides the

status of

> toxic mold in the state, and assesses the feasibility of any

further

> actions to be taken by the legislature or state agencies as

recommended

> by the task force.

> 2. For purpose of this title, the term " mold " shall mean any

form of

> multicellular fungi that live on plant or animal matter and in

indoor

> environments. Types of mold shall include, but not be

limited to,

> cladosporium, alternaria, aspergillus, trichoderma, memnoniella,

mucor,

> and stachybotrys chartarum, often found in water damaged

building

> materials.

> 3. The task force shall issue its findings, in the form of a

report,

> no later than November thirtieth, two thousand six.

> 4. The task force shall consist of a total of fourteen

members and

> shall include the commissioner and the secretary of state

or their

> designees. The commissioner and the secretary of state shall

select the

> task force's twelve at-large members from each of the

following: SUNY

> college of environmental science and forestry, New York

Indoor

> Environmental Quality Center, Inc., New York city department of

health

> and mental hygiene, NY STAR Center for Environmental Quality

Systems,

> public health officer, environmental health officer, certified

public

> health engineer, pediatric environmental health specialist, a

person

> with an expertise in toxicology, a person with an expertise in

mycology,

> a person with expertise in mold abatement from a labor

organization that

> represents workers performing mold abatement and a person with

expertise

> in real estate management, including building repair,

renovation or

> rehabilitation of multi-family and single family residences.

> 5. The commissioner and the secretary of state or their

designees

> shall serve as joint chairs of the task force.

> 6. The task force may consult with any organization,

educational

> institution, governmental agency, or person including, but not

limited

> to, the United States department of health and human

services, the

> United States environmental protection agency, and the

occupational

> safety and health administration.

> 7. The commissioner and the secretary of state may reconvene

the task

> force, with the same or different members, after issuance of the

report,

> to address any toxic mold issues.

> 8. The members of the task force shall serve without

compensation,

> except that at-large members shall be allowed their necessary and

actual

> expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this

title.

>

>

>

> November 2007 Press Release:

> Toxic Mold Task Force Established

>

> The Department of Health and the Department of State are pleased

to announce that the New York State Toxic Mold Task Force has now

been established and will be having its first meeting. We have

designated Dr. Kim of the Health Department and Mr.

Mahar of the Department of State to lead the Task Force. The Task

Force members are:

>

> Dr. Kim, Interim Director, Center for Environmental Health,

New York State Department of Health

> Mr. Mahar, Assistant Director, Division of Code

Enforcement and Administration, New York State Department of State

> Dr. Anagnost, Associate Professor, DCMWPE, SUNY College of

Environmental Science and Forestry

> Mr. Terry Brennan, President, Camroden Associates, Inc.

> Dr. Ginger Chew, Assistant Professor, Mailman School of Public

Health, Columbia University

> Mr. D', Research Scientist, New York City

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

> Mr. Denz, Director of Environmental Health Services,

Broome County Health Department

> Ms. Desiderio, Assistant Director of Environmental

Health, Erie County Department of Health

> Mr. Faisst, Public Health Director, Madison County Health

Department

> Dr. Haines, Emeritus Scientist, New York State Museum

> Dr. Meyer Kattan, Professor of Pediatrics, Columbia University

Medical Center

> Dr. ph Laquatra, Hazel E Human Ecology Extension,

Professor in Family Policy, College of Human Ecology, Cornell

University

> Dr. Melius, Administrator, NYS Laborers' Health and Safety

Trust Fund.

> Dr. Jianshun Zhang, Professor and Director, Energy and Indoor

Environmental Systems, Syracuse University

>

> The first meeting of the Task Force will be on Tuesday, December

4, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in the Boardroom of the New York

State Nurse's Association Headquarters office, 11 Cornell Rd, Latham.

>

> The Toxic Mold Task Force was created in 2005 under Title 11-A of

Public Health Law, Section 1384. The Task Force will be preparing a

report to the governor and the legislature that assesses the current

body of knowledge on toxic mold, provides the status of toxic mold in

the state, and assesses the feasibility of any further actions to be

taken by the legislature or state agencies, as required by the law.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

if someone got this link to work can they send it to me please,thanks.--

- In , " nativefengshui "

<nativefengshui@...> wrote:

>

ccdp.ca/research_program_recherche/esensitivities_hypersensibilitee/to

> c_tdm-en.asp

>

> This report discusses environmental conditions that can cause

> environmental illness including moulds.

>

> Good luck on your endeavours.

>

> Prof. Tang Lee

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jeanine, I hope this works for you. This link might bring you on a main page in

there, just scroll down to the title. Darlene

http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/research_program_recherche/publications_publications-en.\

asp#2

who <jeaninem660@...> wrote: if someone

got this link to work can they send it to me please,thanks.--

- In , " nativefengshui "

<nativefengshui@...> wrote:

>

ccdp.ca/research_program_recherche/esensitivities_hypersensibilitee/to

> c_tdm-en.asp

>

> This report discusses environmental conditions that can cause

> environmental illness including moulds.

>

> Good luck on your endeavours.

>

> Prof. Tang Lee

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Darlene.

> >

>

ccdp.ca/research_program_recherche/esensitivities_hypersensibilitee/to

> > c_tdm-en.asp

> >

> > This report discusses environmental conditions that can cause

> > environmental illness including moulds.

> >

> > Good luck on your endeavours.

> >

> > Prof. Tang Lee

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

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