Notice from NYC Law Department instructing staff to preserve World Trade Center documents for potential legal actions.
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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Appendix P
EPA Letter Concerning Worker Protection
UNfTQO STATES ENWJONMeNTAL PROTECTiON AGENCY REGION n EDISON, NEW JERSEY08837
OCT 05 2001 Mr. Kelly ft. McKinney. P-E. Associate CoromisMoniw Bureau of ResuJawty asid Hnvironmorttat Health Services rhe City of Nev.. York. DEPAftTMEVr OF HEALTH 125 Woitb Street. Room S16.CN.32 New York, NY 1001J Dear Mr. McKinney; Health and safety ccncems for wothms at the World Trade Cooter XXeaner Site (WTC) has hean a concent from foe be^nning of foe response, tn addition to standard oonstruetioWdeinoSitKm site safety ccmcen)s.t& Site also posesdneatsto warhetsi-Hatedtopotenda) exposure to hazardous sabstances. Sotaess ofhazardous substances Include (I) building matteiols Sotn foe destroyed buildings (primanly asbestos), (2) hazardous matenals that were stored tn foe buildings (tufiietaanta, hazatdoos wastes, ettqrlfflte .glycol, confessed gas cylinder, etc.). and (3) products of cowbustiou beutg emitted front foe fires that cotitiaue to bum within foe debris piles. SPA, along with a wnnber of ofoer federal, state and your agency, has been gafoeritig urfonBazion aixiut these threats to wofoer health. Air swnpUag by l^A and whets tadicates foot asbestos and other cootetDintatts are present in the air at the WTC. EPA has recommended, and contjjwes to recommend, that workers at foe Site wear re^iratory protection. & addition. EPA has reentamended. sod continues to rceomnwad, that worksfs utilize personal protective cctuttnncnt end the petsonoel wa^ stations to prevant the spread of ashestoe and other hazanfous sisb^nnces fton the WTC to their twntes, cars, public trajtspartatKm, fijod service iocatioaE, etc. We have obsetved vny inconststent compliance with ow recominendations, however, we do not hove authority to enibtve the wodker health and safety polioies for noo- EPA/USCQ enaptoyess. Therefore, £FA beheves foe Itieifosat Commander should adapt ami anfome a stfe-wide Ke^fo and Safety Plan, if there is anything 1 can do to assist you eoncaming thia msitBr, please feel foes to call me td (732) 321-6636. SiBceroJy yours.
zS. . Bmes Sjnague. Chief Response and Pieveotiion Branch oc: FCO.FHMA
115 Report No. 2003-P-00012
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Notice from NYC Law Department instructing staff to preserve World Trade Center documents for potential legal actions.
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Draft excerpt describing the FEMA-funded residential testing and cleaning program administered by EPA and New York City following the attacks.
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Standard administrative notice requiring the retention of original World Trade Center records as evidence for future legal actions.
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Draft excerpts from an EPA Office of Inspector General report reviewing the World Trade Center indoor environmental response.
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Agenda listing panelists from federal agencies, unions, and city departments for a March 2004 conference on post-9/11 air quality.
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Interagency memo circulating EPA revisions for NESHAP and related programs with request for legal and agency comments.
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Joint announcement of a comprehensive plan by the EPA and city partners to address indoor air quality concerns in residential units south of Canal Street.
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City law department correspondence coordinating response to EPA with proposed changes to respirator requirements and related policies.
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Document arguing that respirator safety issues fall under OSHA jurisdiction and should be removed from the EPA review.
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