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Mold Discovered in Florence School

Author: DERRICK A. DENIS

Date: October 15, 2008

Excerpt: On August 25, 2008, it was first reported to the Facilities Administrator that there might be visible mold in a classroom at Walker Butte. The teacher and students were immediately relocated to another classroom. The affected room and the adjacent empty classroom were sealed and all ventilation was isolated from the rest of the school.

The Pinal County Environmental Health Department was contacted and confirmed that we had taken appropriate actions. The Extreme Water Damage and Restoration Company and the District's insurance carrier, the Arizona School Risk Retention Trust, both assured us that isolating the areas was appropriate to prevent overexposure to students or staff.

Knowing the Limitations of the Tools in Your Toolbox

Author: DERRICK A. DENIS

Date: October 2008

Excerpt: Ever see someone try to drive a nail with a screwdriver? If you haven't seen it, I'll save you some trouble. It just doesn't work. Either the nail is the wrong tool for the job, the screwdriver is the wrong tool for the job, or the combination of nail and screwdriver are completely wrong. You may ask, why would anyone try to drive a nail with a screwdrive

Clark Seif Clark in the news

Author: DANIEL DULLUM

Date: October 23, 2008

Excerpt: QUEEN CREEK - After conferring with indoor environmental experts in a closed meeting on Wednesday, the Florence Unified School District is continuing with its efforts to remove mold that appeared in a couple of classrooms at Walker Butte K-8 earlier this month...

Indoor Environmental Health "Around the Rock", Part One in a Multipart Series

Author: DERRICK A. DENIS

Excerpt: Shadow rock homes are advanced residential structures in both form and function. Our homes include all the modern conveniences (indoor plumbing, electricity, central heat and air, etc.) neatly packaged in a desert resistant capsule. However advanced our homes, there is a variety of indoor environmental issues about which you should be aware...

Outdoor Air May be Dirty, but Indoor Air can be Worse

Author: CORINNE PURTILL

Date: June 2, 2007

Excerpt: Think you can step inside to get a break from dirty air? Think again. The air inside your home can be two to five times as polluted as the air outside...

Body Found in Air Duct at Sierra Vista School

Author: AMANDA FRUZYNSKI, The Arizona Republic

Date: May 26, 2007

Excerpt: PHOENIX - Police found a man's body inside an air duct at Sierra Vista Elementary School, prompting students to be kept in lockdown and taken home early....

Why the U.S. Should Ban Asbestos Immediately

Author: Mesothelioma News, www.mesotheliomanews.com

Date: December 17, 2007

Excerpt: Senator Patty Murray is trying for the third time in six years to get Congress to ban the use and import of asbestos in the United States. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 40 countries have banned or are in the process of phasing out the use of asbestos. The United States should be in that group.....

Senate Passes Asbestos Ban

Author: The Pump Handle by CMonforton

Date: October 5, 2007

Excerpt: Nearly 7 years ago, the late Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) began a legislative effort to ban asbestos-containing products. Yesterday, the "Ban Asbestos in America Act" passed the Senate* with a bi-partisan voice vote. *the bill is still in the House of Representatives