OSHA has told sanitation workers to take it easy on lifting silt as cleanup efforts continue in Sea Gate. It looks like mystic fog from a distance but in truth it is the kind of nightmares. The air is contaminated in the area according to retired sanitation workers sharing information that wouldn’t necessarily be told to residents and home owners in the area. Just the same as information about the death toll came to the area long before anyone had electronic connection to the “outside world”.
One Cablevision repair team employee said “that is why I wear this mask, my boss said they don’t want to hear it if you have this and that. When I drive here (Sea Gate) there is a cloud behind my truck.”
Residents are using a logical approach so far by wearing masks outside of their homes, if they even have one anymore. Rain will help wash some of the floating danger in the air but it will more than likely re-flood basements. Occupational safety committees exist to protect those placed in such situations but who is protecting those that don’t clock out?
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Vivian // Dec 1st 2012 at 9:23 pm
This is absolutely unimaginable! I can’t even believe people are being exposed to this and not even being warned to wear masks or anything of the sort.
Your writing was concise and informative, really helped get the point across. The picture is what really drew me to your post. I can’t believe this is the daily life for some people in the city.
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