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PLATFORM 123

Bioaerosols

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Arranger: L. Hung, U.S. PHS/FOH, Philadelphia, PA. Moderators: D. Easton,

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, NC; L. Hung, U.S. PHS/FOH,

Philadelphia, PA. Monitors: M. Levy, U.S. DOL/OSHA, Albany, NY; P. Dulaney,

Applied Environmental, Inc., Cary, NC.

1:00 p.m. Mold Associated Respiratory Illness. (165) F. Fung, University of

California- San Diego, San Diego, CA.

1:40 p.m. New Technique for Personal Sampling of Viable Airborne

Microorganisms. (167) I. Agranovski, Griffith University, Brisbane,

Australia; V. Agranovski, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane,

Australia; S. Grinshpun, K. Willeke, T. Reponen, University of Cincinnati,

Cincinnati, OH.

2:20 p.m. A Regional Comparison of Mold Spore Concentrations Outdoors and

Inside Clean and Mold Contaminated Southern California Buildings. (169) D.

Baxter, Environmental Analysis Associates, San Diego, CA; J. Perkins, C.

McGhee, University of Texas at Houston, San , TX; J. Seltzer, Indoor

Hygenic Technologies, San Diego, CA.

2:40 p.m. Occurrence of Stachybotrys chatarum in the Air of Healthy

Residential Environments. (170) C. Tennant, C. Shaver, G. Davoli, California

State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA; D. Kahane, Forensics Analytical,

Hayward, CA.

3:20 p.m. Is it the Vapor Barrier, the Insulation, the Construction

Techniques, or the Moisture Source Which Exacerbates a Mold Problem? (172)

F. Boelter, S. Blonz, C. Schweiger, Boelter & Yates, Inc., Park Ridge, IL.

3:40 p.m. Construction Defects and Microbial Growth. (173) S. , Air

Quality Sciences, Fairfield, CA; P. Morey, Air Quality Sciences, Gettysburg,

PA.

FORUM 240

Late Breaking Issues:

Introduction to CBR Warfare/Terror

Nerve Agents and Vesicants: Chemical Warfare Agents Every Industrial

Hygienist Should Know. J. Senter, U. S. Navy, San Diego, CA.

Anthrax Remediation Issues

Hart Senate Office Building

Secondary Aerosolization of Viable Bacillus anthracis Spores in a Senatorial

Suite in the Hart SOB. A. Intrepido, U. S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground

Industrial Hygiene Issues Associated With " Releasing " a Building Previously

Contaminated with Bacillus anthracis for Re-Occupancy: The Case of the Hart

SOB. A Panel Discussion - M. Gillen, NIOSH, Washington, DC; M. Durno, U. S.

EPA, Westlake, OH; M. Gressel, J. Cardarelli, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH; P.

Kowalski, ATSDR, Atlanta, GA;

Control of Bacterial Spores with UVGI and Photocatalysis. D. Tompkins,

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

USPS Brentwood Mail Facility

Evaluation of Bacillus anthracis Contamination Inside the Brentwood Mail

Processing and Distribution Center - Washington, DC. W. on, NIOSH,

Cincinnati, OH.

Bioterrorism Response: An Experimental Study of Aerosol Generation,

Detection, and Control on an Automated Mail Processing Machine. S. Earnest,

NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH.

World Trade Center

Disaster Duty - Piecing Together the Puzzle. D. Jensen, Oregon Health &

Sciences University, Red Cross Volunteer, Portland, OR.

Resolution of Indoor Air Quality Impacts in Lower Manhattan Office Buildings

After September 11. E. Light, Building Dynamics, LLC, Ashton, MD.

Setting Cleanup Standards for the Response and Remediation of the Interior

of Buildings in Direct Proximity of the WTC Collapse. G. Baril, InteGreyted

Consultants, Springfield, NJ.

EPA/HUD Lead Settlement

Enforcement of the Federal Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Regulation: Recent

Developments. D. s, U.S. HUD, Washington, DC

Contractor Procurement Rules - After the Bush Decision

Safety and Health in Contracting & Procurement. J. Platner, The enter to

Protect Workers Rights, Silver Spring, MD.

CROSSOVER PROGRAM 411

Design and Implementation of a Mold Management Program in One of Canada's

Largest First Nations Reserves

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Moderator: G. Rosenblum, City of Palm Desert, Palm Desert, CA.. Monitor: P.

Haas, USF Safety/Florida Consultation Program, Palm Beach Gardens, FL; M.

, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

Speakers: B. Fraser, Jacques Whitford Environment Limited, Ottawa, ON,

Canada; R. Punjani, Jacques Whitford Environment Limited, Burnaby, BC,

Canada.

The subject First Nations community consists of 450 houses. Mold is one of

several issues effecting First Nations today, with awareness increasing

significantly. At the start of our involvement, 80 houses had already been

vacated and remediation attempted, in many cases unsuccessfully. This

presentation outlines the investigation methodology utilized to characterize

the houses, presents the results of the findings, in terms of the failure

analysis, and discusses the project management structure developed which was

critical to the project's success.

Presentation Objectives:

1. Participants understand the importance of risk communication, in

developing and implementing a mold management program.

2. Participants understand the unique nature of work with First Nations

communities and the necessary elements to make a project successful.

3. Participants understand how the basics of mold assessment and remediation

tie into the broader framework of mold management.

FORUM 233

Legionnaires' Disease at Ford Motor Company: Outbreak, Crisis, Employee

Deaths, Lessons Learned and U.S./Global Prevention Management

10:00 a.m. - Noon

Arranger: D. Hodgkins, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI. Moderator: D.

Hodgkins, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI. Monitor: D. Hands, Ford Motor

Company, Dearborn, MI; E. Slesak, Visteon Corporation, Plymouth, MI.

This forum will address Ford Motor Company's March 2001, Legionnaires'

Disease outbreak in which two employees died, two others were diagnosed with

frank disease, and seven others were identified as infected with the

Legionella bacterium. Ford responded to this outbreak with the creation of a

comprehensive global water quality program with particular emphasis on the

prevention of Legionella amplification in potable and process waters and

mixtures. Discussed in the forum will be Ford's incident and response

experience, its new U.S. and Global engineering control program, and the

related employee communication processes. Perspectives will be provided by

an Occupational Physician, an Environmental Engineer, a Union-Management

Joint Team Member and an Industrial Hygienist. Participants will gain an

understanding of the risks of Legionnella amplification in the current

workplace, Legionella's sources, its controls, U.S. and Global perspectives

on identification and control, and employee risk communication challenges

and successes.

A Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak: The Experience and Medical Management. G.

Stone, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI.

Ford's Global Water Quality Maintenance Program: Emphasis Legionella

Control. R. Messick, Ford Motor Company, Livonia, MI.

Employee Issues and Communications. M. Nadeau, UAW - Ford National Programs

Center, Detroit, MI.

Legionella Control: The IH's Role. D. Hodgkins, Ford Motor Company,

Dearborn, MI.

(more to follow)