Dioxin cleanup flaws cited in Binghamton case fallout
Cleanup workers faced dusty air and masked exposure as Versar and New York officials debated respirator use at the Binghamton State Office Building project. Documentation shows calls for air-fed units, yet only limited safety gear was supplied. Workers report headaches and skin rashes, while investigators weigh costs and safety versus protection.
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Ilinois
Binghamton
Times Beach
Ryan
Casselman
New York State
Health Department
Allwash
Syracuse
Office of General Services
Newark
N.J
OGS
Versar Inc
State Health Department
Richard Ilka
Nancy Kim
John Hawley
Hawley
Safety Office
Versar
Neil Jurinski
Jurinski
Robert Luffaker
Morton Corn
Center For Occupational Safety
Johns Hopkins University
Corn
CGS
Harry Stevens
James Mayers
Mayers
Tim Cook
Albany
David Seiffert
Willson Safety Products
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
NIOSH
David Mummert
Willson
Mummert
Willson Co
Roy Miller
Steven Weiss
Weiss
Robert Weston
5Ievens
James Melius
Cincinnati
Ohio
Melius
Ryan and
Expo
Murmmert
Springfield
Weston
Binghamton State
Allwash of
State Labor Department
Allwash Allwash
Broome County
Labor Department
Brrighamton
Liles
Cleaning up the Binghamton State Office Building a laborers view
Tom Thrall of Syracuse describes grim conditions in cleaning the Binghamton State Office Building. He recounts porous fireproofing, respirator failures, high turnover, and alleged improper safety and pay practices, with workers fearing long term exposure and experimental cleanup methods.
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Binghamton State Office
Tom Thrall
Syracuse
Anwash
Syracuse University
Thrall
Hart Seely
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Ellen Silbergeld
Environmental Defense Fund
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