Re: [CPEO-BIF] Worker Health and Safety

[Emery Graham <egraham@ci.wilmington.de.us>]

Christina,

In one case the OCS failed to set up a decontamination zone as per 29 CFR
1910.120. There was no medical log for site visitors and no requirements for
minimal levels of training at an EPA removal site that ended up costing over
12 million bucks. I've seen this type of disregard happen at more than one
site in Wilmington, Delaware. The general public is often at risk when the
state or EPA does a cleanup that's not highly publicized.

We currently have a site on the State cleanup list that's contaminated with
arsenic. It's in a densely populated black community. There are no signs
indicating where contaminants are and no barriers that would prevent the
general public, city workers, or commuters from walking in the contaminated
areas.

Emery Graham
Brownfields Coordinator
City of Wilmington, Delaware

Emery Graham


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