Re: Re: Help! New here - in sick building at OHSU

[Guest guest]

It WAS the renovation that put me over the edge after suffering exactly

your symptoms for many many months. The pulling up of the rug with no

negative air flow and no containment in the face of obvious problems

(over a decade of leaking) caused all the toxins to be tossed around

more. Now I cannot work period. Before, I could have changed jobs and

recovered. Heed that warning of WHO....

who wrote:

>

> well, if I was you I'd be looking for another job,asap.

> I know you dont want to hear that but no job, is worth loseing your

> health over.

> the others may not get far with OSHA, but they need to do something.

> there should be mold testing done and being passive about it all will

> do nothing but make them sicker.

> ripping out the carpet could be very bad at stirring up things

> because whats in the air settles to the floor.

> they realing should mone everyone out until they discover and have

> dealt with the problem.

> In

> <mailto:%40>, " tammyrussellconsulting "

> <tammyrussellconsulting@...> wrote:

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I've been working in the oldest building at OHSU for 1 month and

> two

> > days into my new job I began having headaches and dizziness. Two

> > weeks after starting I found out that 4 other employees (out of 10)

> > have similar symptoms that have even progressed to asthma,

> pneumonia

> > and other lung issues. I have always been healthy as a horse, but

> now

> > seem to have asthma as i am coughing all night - and during the

> day.

> > I am constantly dizzy, fatigued and " sick feeling " . The only air

> > quality test OHSU acceded to do was for carbon dioxide,

> temperature,

> > carbon monoxide, and humidity. They also " begged " my co-workers to

> > please not call OSHA. I find this woefully inadequate and their

> > proposed next step is to shampoo the carpets - still inadequate

> IMO. I

> > have left a message with the EPA for a specialist to call me but am

> > confused at the next step to take. What should I (we) do next?

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Tammy

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

Tammy,

I think you will find that everyone her in the end have lost everything from

there job to their possessions to dang near their life. It is a tough and scary

decision to have to make but you will more than likely get the same advice from

everyone. There are many here that have had to deal with the situation when they

are being exposed from their job so I will let them give you advice as to how

they handled it. I don't think quiting is the answer because then you will be on

your own where you may have some avenues that might be helpful. I noticed just

when I clicked reply that there was a response from Angie. She has a video on

youtube you should go back in the archives, she posted her story. There are many

more here as well. Please listen to them and know that your health must come

first. It will only get worse from here if you don't take whatever measures

recommended to you. I wish you the best of luck.

 

Chris...