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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

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INTERNA TIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS AFL-CIO 1 L

September 27. 2001

Mr. Richard Yates, Assistant Comtnissiocer of Labor Relations Thu Mayor's Office Office of Labor Ralatiotu • 3 Beaver Stress New York, MY 10004

Deaf Mr. Yates with area It was a pieasury to speak with you regarding our request to measure, contaminants that Teamster and personal mentors, a selected number of potential Sanitation, may be exposed members, employed with the New York City Department of Disaster. To our to during clean up activities following the World Trade Center other federal or knowledge, the exposure of this work group has not been studied by any state agencies as of yet. wishes to As we discussed Peter Scarlatos. President, Teactsters Local Union 831 Sanitation. participate in this study, pending the approval of the NYC Department of the Chief Bill Jelley, NYC Department of Sanitation, however, has requested that approval of !his Mayor's Off1c of Emergency Management inform them verbally of you effort. Chief Jelley may be reached at (212) 941-2102 NIEHS Is The sampling work will be performed by Joins Hopkins University (JHU) Center r the J for Urban Environmental Health: which recently received emergency funds from a National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NEWS) to participate in WIv'tS coordinated environmental health response to the :lean up. In this effort, Johns Hopkins New York Urtivetsity is collaborating with investigators from Mount Sinai University, v a~ V.

time is of the essence, and they would like }o University, and Rugters. For obvious reasons, early November to begie this effort on Monday October 1, 2001 and continue through future health risits and to 2001, Intensive air monitoring efforts are needed to evaluate The JHU sampling w11 help detamtine itamedlato worker personal protection needs. to place involve four (4) to five (5) weeklong sampling campaigns. They would like clean-up. personal rwnitors on workers with potential exposure to asst and debris during and ,Lill be placed These monitors are lightweight, can be easily carried by the workers, removed at the completion of the shaft. on workera at the beginniay of the shift and with the Participation will be entirely voluntary and JHU will share all monitoring resul}s worker and with us. They will perform this service at no cost to us.

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