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      <P ALIGN=RIGHT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="-2" FACE="Arial">[http://www.nycosh.org/linktopics/WTC-catastrophe_archive_Sept-Nov.html]</FONT></I></P>
      <H2><FONT COLOR="#ff0000" FACE="Arial">World Trade Center catastrophe
      safety and health links archive - September, October, November
      2001</FONT></H2>
      <P ALIGN=RIGHT><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">The number
      of links on this topic is too great for display on a single page.
      We have arranged all the links on a series of pages, including
      this one, another with material from <A HREF="WTC-catastrophe_archive_Dec2001%20-%20Jan2002.html">December-January,</A>
      and a third with the <A HREF="WTC-catastrophe.html">most recent
      information.</A> In addition, some more recent links will be
      found on the NYCOSH <A HREF="../index.html">home page.</A></FONT></I></B></P>
      <P ALIGN=RIGHT><A NAME="anchor293081"></A><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1"
       FACE="Arial">Where possible, these links are grouped by subject,
      such as Compensation or Asbestos, with non-specific links categorized
      as News or Occupational Safety and Health Resources. &nbsp;Within
      each subject, the newest listings are at the top.</FONT></I></B></P>
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      <H3><A NAME="anchor289248"></A><FONT FACE="Arial">ASBESTOS LINKS
      ARCHIVE (Sept. - Nov. 2001) </FONT><FONT SIZE="+0" FACE="Arial">For
      links to more recent publications, <A HREF="WTC-catastrophe.html#anchor802468">click
      here</A>.<BR>
      </FONT></H3>
      <UL>
        <LI><A HREF="../WTC2001.pdf"><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Summary
        Report: Characterization of Particulate Found in Apartments After
        Destruction of the World Trade Center</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> <B><I><IMG SRC="../images/acroicon.gif"
        WIDTH="40" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"></I>&#151;
        </B>At the request of a informal committee of elected officials,
        two environmental scientists took indoor dust and air samples
        near the WTC site. They found high levels of asbestos in many
        of the samples, and recommended that all WTC dust be treated
        as asbestos-contaminated unless tested and shown to be asbestos-free.
<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-11-20/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-132679.asp"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Feds, City Ignore Asbestos Cleanup Rules,
        Says EPA Vet</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        <B>&#151;</B>&nbsp;A veteran scientist at the federal Environmental
        Protection Agency is charging that her agency and the city Health
        Department are ignoring federal asbestos-abatement law in buildings
        around the World Trade Center disaster site. In a scathing memo
        circulated last week within the agency, Cate Jenkins, a 22-year
        EPA employee, charged that top brass have &quot;effectively waived&quot;
        the EPA's &quot;strict national regulations for removal and disposal
        of asbestos contaminated dust&quot; by recommending that residents
        and commercial building managers in lower Manhattan follow the
        &quot;extremely lenient (and arguably illegal) asbestos guidelines
        of the New York City Department of Health.&quot; In her memo,
        a copy of which was obtained by the Daily News, Jenkins noted
        that the EPA's testing had identified at least 30 locations,
        some five to seven blocks from Ground Zero, where asbestos levels
        in dust samples were above the 1% &quot;action level&quot; cited
        in the federal Clean Air Act. (Daily News, November 20, 2001)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-11-20/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-132676.asp"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Asbestos Taints Workers' Refuge</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151;&nbsp;Exhausted firefighters and
        cops &#151; their lungs hurting from the thick air around the
        collapsed World Trade Center &#151; wandered into the nearby
        Embassy Suites hotel on Sept. 11 looking for a place to sleep
        and something to eat. For the next five days, the evacuated hotel
        served as a refuge for dozens of the city's Bravest and Finest
        and handfuls of volunteer rescue workers. It may not have been
        the best place to go. (Daily News, November 20, 2001)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-10-09/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-127826.asp"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Asbestos Higher in Newer Test </FONT></I></B></A><B><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;<I>&nbsp;</I></FONT></B><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial">Asbestos contamination inside buildings near the
        World Trade Center site may be far worse than government officials
        have reported, according to a new study by a top private toxicology
        firm. (Daily News, October 9)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.epa.gov/enviro/nyc/bulkdust/"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Bulk Dust Monitoring for Asbestos</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;<I>&nbsp;</I></FONT></B><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
        data from 89 lower Manhattan locations.<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.msnbc.com/news/638853.asp"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Is Ground Zero Safe? New study suggests
        more asbestos at disaster site than previously revealed</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;</FONT></B><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> In the weeks since the World Trade Center
        was attacked, evidence is mounting that large quantities of asbestos
        were showered down on lower Manhattan. The U.S. Environmental
        Protection Agency, which has 16 stationary air-quality reading
        stations throughout ground zero and has been studying the debris
        regularly, has said that 34 dust samples (out of 128 studied)
        and a handful of air readings have been positive for significant
        asbestos. But a new study by independent researchers suggests
        even more asbestos was released than those EPA tests have revealed&#151;and
        in a potentially more dangerous form. (Newsweek, October 5)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.osha.gov/nyc-disaster/map.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">OSHA Asbestos Sampling Area Map - Lower
        Manhattan and World Trade Center</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial"> (Samples September 13th through 27th, 2001)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.btinternet.com/~ibas/lka_world_trade_center.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Asbestos Use in the Construction of the
        World Trade Center</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        </FONT></I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151; </FONT></B><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">In light of the devastation and horror
        of the tragedies which took place in NY and Washington, there
        will be many questions raised about the construction of the twin
        towers and the performance of the fireproofing materials used.
        It is a time to reflect and review; to identify ways in which
        we can protect our citizens and the infrastructure of our countries.
        This must be done with open minds and all the technological and
        scientific innovation we can muster. Do not let us get misdirected
        by a smokescreen of blame and misunderstanding. (International
        Ban Asbestos Secretariat, September 19)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.epa.gov/enviro/nyc/asbestos/"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Asbestos Monitoring</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;
        Links to EPA data from 17 lower Manhattan locations<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.whitelung.org/wtc.html"><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial">Asbestos Safety Information for the World Trade
        Center</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(White Lung Association)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/newyork/ny-2368899sep16.story"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Asbestos Targeted In Cleanup Effort</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; Hundreds of asbestos cleanup
        workers representing more than a dozen local unions and several
        contractors continued the massive and delicate task of removing
        the contaminant yesterday from buildings damaged by the collapse
        of the World Trade Center. &nbsp;In the meantime, Christine Todd
        Whitman, head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, said
        yesterday that &quot;there is no reason for concern,&quot; saying
        that the latest measurements of debris and air at ground zero
        and in areas tested in the financial district show the amount
        of asbestos is at or below background levels, which she defined
        as 1 percent or less of the total sample.(Newsday, September
        16)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.msnbc.com/news/629268.asp"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Asbestos Alert: How much of the chemical
        does the World Trade Center wreckage contain?</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; Nearly four days after the World
        Trade Towers collapse sent massive columns of dust andsmoke over
        lower Manhattan and into the shifting winds around New York Harbor,
        there is still no clear picture of how much asbestos or other
        hazardous materials may have been set free into the environment,
        officials say. (Newsweek, September 14)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="../asbestos_index.html"><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Asbestos</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; An annotated archive of information
        about asbestos in the NYCOSH website and elsewhere on the Internet.<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="asbestos.html"><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Asbestos
        links</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151;
        More than 40 Internet sites with detailed information about asbestos
        as an occupational health hazard<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nycosh.org/clipping-file.html#anchor8166"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Asbestos in the News</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; It didn't start with the World
        Trade Center<BR>
        </FONT>
      </UL>
      <H3><A NAME="anchor290026"></A><FONT FACE="Arial">BREAKING NEWS
      ARCHIVE (Sept. - Nov. 2001) </FONT><FONT SIZE="+0" FACE="Arial">For
      links to more recent publications, <A HREF="WTC-catastrophe.html#anchor263105">click
      here</A>.<BR>
      </FONT></H3>
      <UL>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-11-29/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-133612.asp?last6days=1"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Major Oil Spills at Ground Zero</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> <B><I>&#151;</I></B> More than 130,000
        gallons of oil from transformers and high-voltage lines &#151;
        most of it containing low levels of hazardous PCBs &#151; were
        lost at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 when two downtown
        Con Edison substations were destroyed. In addition to the Con
        Ed release, confirmed by company spokesman Mike Clendenin, the
        Port Authority is unable to account for 50,000 of 70,000 gallons
        of diesel and fuel oil stored in belowground tanks at the Trade
        Center complex to power emergency generators. (Daily News, November
        29)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-nyair272481328nov27.story"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Airing Their Health Concerns: Want Agency
        to Watch Ground Zero Area</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        <B><I>&#151;</I></B>&nbsp;Frustrated by conflicting reports on
        the air quality of lower Manhattan, a group of city and state
        officials yesterday called for the establishment of a new agency
        to oversee environmental monitoring around the still-smoldering
        remains of the World Trade Center. (Newsday, November 27)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-11-27/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-133368.asp"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">More Ground Zero Air Studies Urged</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial">State agencies should be doing more to determine
        whether there are any potential long-term health risks from the
        air around the World Trade Center site, Assembly leaders said
        yesterday. (Daily News, November 27)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/nyregion/22JOBS.html?searchpv=past7days"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">The Unemployed: Ground Zero Cleanup Jobs
        Prove Slow to Materialize</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        <B><I>&#151;</I></B>&nbsp;A city-financed program seeking work
        for welfare recipients and dislocated workers has recruited at
        least 150 people for $9-an-hour cleanup jobs at or near the World
        Trade Center site. Recruiters at the program, Training Solutions
        Inc., said that they had told the people who signed up that they
        should be willing to work 12- hour shifts in the rubble and amid
        toxic fumes. But the jobs those recruiters were hired to fill
        have not yet materialized, and the exact nature of the work is
        unclear. (New York Times, November 22)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-11-21/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-132791.asp"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Public Distrusts Gov't Air Tests</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> <B><I>&#151;</I></B> Government agencies
        monitoring the air quality near Ground Zero have lost much of
        their credibility with the public, Environmental Protection Agency
        officials and public health experts said yesterday. &quot;I think
        the government has collected a lot of information, but it's clear
        that some people aren't believing it when they hear it,&quot;
        Dr. George Thurston, an NYU environmental medicine expert, said
        during a Pace University panel on the environmental impact of
        the Trade Center attacks. (Daily News, November 21)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-11-20/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-132677.asp"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Safety Guidelines Set For WTC Site Workers:
        Dems Seeking Cleanup Czar</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        <B><I>&#151;</I></B>&nbsp;Government and union leaders hammered
        out guidelines on safety for Ground Zero workers yesterday as
        a group of elected officials urged Mayor Giuliani to name an
        environmental cleanup czar for downtown. &quot;We want the workers
        to be safe,&quot; said Donna Miles, a spokeswoman for the federal
        Occupational Safety and Health Administration. While not all
        the details of the agreement were available yesterday, the pact
        will require workers to complete a health and safety training
        program. (Daily News, November 20) <BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/newyork/ny-nydugg152464903nov150.story"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">An Ill - Wind - in Their Lungs</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> <B><I>&#151;</I></B>&nbsp;Firefighter
        Palmer Doyle was planning for the future yesterday. The &quot;World
        Trade Center cough&quot; could be heard in firehouses across
        the city, and Doyle was in a law office a few blocks from Ground
        Zero talking over a lawsuit on behalf of those with the ailment.
        &quot;This isn't about money,&quot; Doyle said. &quot;It's about
        our future and the future of our families.&quot; Doyle got the
        cough working non-stop for the first several days after the terrorist
        attack on the World Trade Center. &quot;We weren't given the
        proper equipment for about two weeks,&quot; said Doyle, who,
        like many other firefighters, wore a paper mask during the early
        rescue efforts. &quot;You know what those masks stop?&quot; firefighter
        Joseph Sardo said in the kitchen of Engine 10, Ladder 10, which
        the city now wants to close. &quot;Golf balls.&quot; (Newsday,
        November 15)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-nyenv092455924nov09.story"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Cleanup Worries: Residents, doctors see
        WTC health risks</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        <B><I>&#151;</I></B>&nbsp;The air quality and round-the-clock
        cleanup near the World Trade Center has left many residents near
        there sick and traumatized, according to testimony at a City
        Council hearing yesterday. According to residents of the area,
        as well as doctors and other experts, the environmental risks
        near Ground Zero are far greater than what the city or the U.S.
        Environmental Protection Agency say. (Newsday, November 9)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-11-09/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-131497.asp"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Downtown Air's Risky, M.D. Warns</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> <B><I>&#151; </I></B>Despite official
        assurances that the air in lower Manhattan is safe to breathe,
        an occupational health expert testified yesterday that it is
        causing serious respiratory ailments. &quot;We did not anticipate
        that we would see this problem to such an extent among those
        working or living peripheral to Ground Zero,&quot; said Dr. Stephen
        Levin, medical director of occupational and environmental diseases
        at Mount Sinai Medical Center. (Daily News, November 9)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="../NYCOSH_in_the_News.html#anchor14645"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Environmental Concerns Aired at City
        Council Hearing</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        <B><I>&#151;</I></B>&nbsp;Two months after the World Trade Center
        attacks, lower Manhattan residents feel that their physical and
        mental health have been damaged by the disaster and the cleanup
        efforts, a City Council committee was told Thursday. (Associated
        Press, November 8)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.newsday.com/templates/misc/printstory.jsp?slug=ny%2Dnyland082453781nov08&section=%2Fnews%2Fprintedition"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Landfill Safety Concerns: PESH probes
        complaint of danger to workers sifting rubble</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> <B><I>&#151;</I></B>&nbsp;The state
        Department of Labor yesterday opened an investigation into health
        and safety issues at the Fresh Kills Landfill, where hundreds
        of police officers are searching for human remains in the World
        Trade Center debris, Newsday has learned. The department, which
        operates the Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau, began
        the investigation after receiving a complaint that &quot;proper
        health and safety precautions are not being taken,&quot; said
        spokeswoman Betsy McCormack. She declined to elaborate, citing
        confidentiality rules. (Newsday, November 8)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.columbian.com/11082001/clark_co/228576.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Volunteer Travels to New York to Preach
        Safety</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        &#151; </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">The last thing
        on the mind of many workers digging through the rubble of the
        world's worst terrorist disaster is their own health and safety.
        That's where Margaret Cunningham comes in. Cunningham, an industrial
        hygienist with the Washington Department of Labor and Industries
        in Vancouver, returned Sunday after spending a week at the site
        of the World Trade Center in New York. Cunningham and six other
        state employees were in Manhattan to give a break to employees
        of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
        (Vancouver, WA Columbian, November 8)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/08/nyregion/08SITE.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Safety Becomes Prime Concern at Ground
        Zero</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> <B><I>&#151;</I></B>&nbsp;Ground
        zero at the World Trade Center is a landscape like no other.
        It is jagged and angular on the surface, with shards of steel
        piled upon steel. It is caustic beneath from the smoke of subterranean
        fires. And it is emotional always and everywhere, from the reminders
        of the lives that were lost. Those same things also make it a
        work site like no other in America, and in that it is a dangerous
        workplace, first and foremost. (New York Times, November 8)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.msnbc.com/news/648819.asp#health"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">HEALTH: Now, &#145;WTC Syndrome'</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151;</FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial"> New York-area physicians have begun seeing a series
        of illnesses among emergency workers and others who were trapped
        in the dense plumes of dust and debris on Sept. 11 after the
        Twin Towers collapsed. Dubbed World Trade Center Syndrome, the
        ailments range from unrelenting coughs and sinus infections to
        posttraumatic stress and acute lung traumas, including severe
        asthma requiring mechanical respiration. (Newsweek, November
        5) <BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1630000/1630162.stm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">NY Firefighters Report Illness</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> <B><I>&#151;</I></B> More than 4,000
        firefighters who have been clearing the devastated site of the
        World Trade Center bombings are suffering persistent coughs and
        chest pain, according to reports in the U.S. (BBC News, October
        31) <BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=28102001-030950-8046r"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">WTC's Toxic Exposure a Worry</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> <B><I>&#151;</I></B> Seven weeks after
        the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center about 400,000
        tons of rubble and steel have been removed, but the site still
        smolders and there is some concern about the dioxins, PCBs, benzene,
        sulfur dioxide and lead emitted at the 16-acre site. &quot;We're
        highly critical and highly concerned, there's a lack of safety
        protective equipment and while some major concerns have been
        addressed there is a long way to go,&quot; David Newman, an industrial
        hygienist with the New York Committee for Occupational and Safety
        Health, told United Press International. &quot;These heroes should
        not be subject to disease or accidents.&quot; (United Press International,
        October 28)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-10-26/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-129872.asp"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Feds: Rescue Workers Not Protected</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> <B><I>&#151;</I></B> A federal agency
        has slammed the city for not taking steps to protect rescue workers
        from injuries immediately after the World Trade Center catastrophe.
        In a sharply worded report, consultants for the National Institute
        of Environmental Health Sciences said nearly 1,000 injuries &#151;
        ranging from blisters and nausea to severe burns and fractures
        &#151; could have been prevented if the city had made sure workers
        had basic safety training and equipment such as hardhats and
        respirators. &quot;They were taking risks which under the circumstances
        were understandable, and those people need to be considered heroes,&quot;
        Joel Shufro, executive director of the New York Committee on
        Occupational Safety and Health, said yesterday of the firefighters,
        paramedics, cops and ironworkers. &quot;But this is no longer
        a rescue operation,&quot; he said. &quot;What needs to happen
        now is that workers need to be protected so they don't suffer
        illness or injury. What we don't want to see is a second national
        tragedy.&quot; (Daily News, October 26)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nydailynews.com/today/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-129837.asp"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">A Toxic Nightmare At Disaster Site: Air,
        Water, Soil Contaminated</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        <B><I>&#151;</I></B> Toxic chemicals and metals are being released
        into the environment around lower Manhattan by the collapse of
        the World Trade Center towers and by the fires still burning
        at Ground Zero, according to internal government reports obtained
        by the Daily News. Dioxins, PCBs, benzene, lead and chromium
        are among the toxic substances detected in the air and soil around
        the WTC site by Environmental Protection Agency equipment &#151;
        sometimes at levels far exceeding federal levels, the documents
        show. (Daily News, October 26)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nyheal252430307oct25.story"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Questions About Safety of Workers</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151;</FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial"> Hundreds of injuries to workers combing through
        the rubble at the World Trade Center might have been prevented
        had the city been faster to require proper training and equipment
        at what is still an &quot;extremely hazardous&quot; work site,
        according to a sharply worded federal report. (Newsday, October
        25)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.post-gazette.com/businessnews/20011018osha1018bnp3.asp"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Local OSHA Veterans Find Hope Amid the
        Horror at World Trade Center</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial"> &#151; </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Death
        is no stranger to Michael Laughlin and Vance Delsignore, compliance
        officers for the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
        But even these veterans of workplace tragedies were shocked and
        saddened by the enormity of the devastation they experienced
        at the field of debris in Manhattan where the World Trade Center
        once stood .... The OSHA agents were instructed to advise the
        contractors responsible for the demolition work of safety problems
        and possible remedies rather than act as enforcers of safety
        laws. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette October 18)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63870-2001Oct15.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Cleanup Hazards At Ground Zero An Ongoing
        Worry: Union Provides Hazmat Training on Site</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> <B><I>&#151;</I></B>&nbsp;A month after
        the twin towers vanished from the Manhattan skyline in blinding
        clouds of dust, what's left at ground zero still smokes. Thick
        plumes rise from the twisted heaps of ruined steel. The smell
        remains difficult to describe but impossible to forget: Faintly
        sweet, it tickles the nose and irritates the throat. Workers
        at the site compare it to a giant foundry with untold tons of
        metal burning under the torch. This smoke is of deep concern
        to federal, state and city health officials worried about workers
        cleaning up the site. (Washington Post, October 16)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/health/anatomy/16DUST.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">After Attacks, Studies of Dust and Its
        Effects</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> <B><I>&#151;</I></B>
        Despite a steady stream of data from public agencies showing
        that the stubborn, eye-stinging plumes of dust from the wrecked
        World Trade Center pose few risks, thousands of people &#151;
        residents and workers in nearby neighborhoods, firefighters,
        demolition crews, those who fled the attacks &#151; say they
        still fear for their health. It's no wonder, given the images
        of volcano-size clouds and ghostly coatings of white dust that
        are etched in the collective memory of the attacks. And an alphabet
        soup of federal, state and city agencies have issued confusing
        information on Web sites or in press releases &#151; particularly
        about asbestos, which was used in building one of the towers
        and whose fibers can cause cancer. (New York Times, October 16)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1600000/1600043.stm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Something In the Air</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         COLOR="#000000" SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial">&#151; </FONT></I></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial">New Yorkers may now live in dread of bio-terrorism,
        but potentially harmful substances already hang in the air over
        their city - the smoke and dust created by the World Trade Center
        collapse. &quot;It was like trying to breathe in the contents
        of a vacuum cleaner bag,&quot; says one of the New York detectives
        caught in the huge dust cloud thrown up on 11 September as he
        shows journalists around Ground Zero. (BBC News Online, October
        15)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-10-11/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-128053.asp"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Pol's Leery of WTC Air Quality</FONT></I></B><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></A><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;</FONT></I></B><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> State Sen. David Paterson questioned
        official assurances about the air quality in the vicinity of
        the World Trade Center ruins, and called for additional environmental
        studies to be done on September 10. The Harlem Democrat said
        local officials' insistence that the air around Ground Zero is
        safe to breathe may be influenced by &quot;well-meaning attempts
        on the part of many Americans to return life to the way it usually
        is.&quot; But he cautioned against hasty judgments. &quot;We
        cannot engage in that kind of conduct at the possible expense
        of the individuals who live and work there,&quot; Paterson said
        at a news conference in Bryant Park. &quot;There has never been
        a public health crisis like this in the city.&quot; (Daily News,
        October 11)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://enn.com/news/wire-stories/2001/10/10102001/ap_45220.asp"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Some still fear environmental hazards
        near World Trade Center site</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial"> &#151; </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Four
        weeks after the collapse of the World Trade Center, New Yorkers
        are wearing dust masks on the streets downtown and hiring industrial
        cleanup crews to remove asbestos from their offices and apartments.
        (Associated Press, October 10)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/12740/story.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">WTC cleanup triggers safety, cost allegations</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; While much of New York may be
        uniting in the wake of the Sept. 11 air attacks, catastrophe
        specialists and janitors are engaged in a fierce battle for contracts
        to clean offices and apartments covered in dust and debris. (Reuters,
        October 10)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/06/nyregion/06BATT.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">E.P.A. Says Air Is Safe, But Public Is
        Doubtful</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> <B><I>&#151;
        </I></B>The Environmental Protection Agency has tested the air
        in Lower Manhattan more than 1,000 times and has concluded that
        it does not show dangerous levels of contamination. Samples from
        the Occupational Safety and Health Administration indicate no
        airborne asbestos or other contaminants beyond the disaster site.
        And Joel A. Miele Sr., the city's commissioner of environmental
        protection, insists that while the air quality can cause nagging
        discomfort, &quot;it's not a health concern.&quot; (New York
        Times, October 6)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-10-03/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-127238.asp"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Air Near Ground Zero Is Rated Safe by
        Feds</FONT></I></B></A><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        </FONT><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;</FONT></I></B><FONT
         COLOR="#000000" SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&nbsp;The levels of cancer-causing
        asbestos and other material still lingering in the air in lower
        Manhattan remain below limits considered a health risk, federal
        authorities said yesterday. But with hundreds of tons of hazardous
        material still buried among the rubble of the World Trade Center,
        experts cautioned workers at Ground Zero to keep wearing respirators.
        (Daily News, October 3)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.msnbc.com/news/637767.asp?0si=-#BODY"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">U.S. finds no significant health hazards
        at World Trade Center</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        &#151; Federal health officials who conducted hundreds of tests
        at the World Trade Center attack site say they discovered no
        significant public health hazards. (Associated Press, October
        3)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.msnbc.com/news/632799.asp?cp1=1#cleanup?cp1=1"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Ground Zero: An Environmental Disaster</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; If the cleanup of the Twin Towers
        were a simple logistical problem, it could take up to six months
        to transfer the 1.2 million tons of rubble to area landfills.
        But public-health experts say this is no ordinary trip to the
        dump. The 16 acres now known as ground zero are considered the
        worst environmental disaster ever inside a major city&#151;&quot;the
        same scope as a Superfund site,&quot; says New York University
        Hospital environmental-medicine specialist Max Costa. (Newsweek,
        October 1)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-09-28/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-126700.asp"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Health Hazards in Air Worry Trade Center
        Workers</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151;
        Ever since the World Trade Center disaster, federal and city
        officials have said there is minimal risk from the fetid, dust-filled
        air and smoke that continue to envelop Ground Zero. But independent
        tests of dust samples around the site have found dangerous levels
        of cancer-causing asbestos, fiberglass &#151; and even residues
        of human bone particles. (Daily News, September 28)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.bna.com/nsc2001/story07.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">New OSHA Heads Pushing for Agency To
        Take Leadership Role in Advancing Safety</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; Drawing on the agency's work
        at the World Trade Center rescue and recovery site in New York
        City, the head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
        Sept. 25 told those attending a national safety meeting that
        the agency &quot;must do more than just assure compliance with
        standards.&quot; (Bureau of National Affairs, September 27)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.msnbc.com/news/634336.asp#BODY"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Uneasy breathing: As the dust settles
        in New York, concerns linger about health risks in the air</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; Two weeks after the catastrophic
        attack on the World Trade Center towers, thousands of evacuated
        New Yorkers are returning to nearby homes and offices, counting
        their blessings that they escaped the disaster. But fires still
        smolder downtown and crews continue to sift through the rubble
        and carry away debris laden with asbestos and other potential
        health dangers. As the dust clears, too, some residents wonder
        what else might be in the plume of ash and smoke that exploded
        over their city. (MSNBC, September 26)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.wetp.org/newsbriefs/sep01/bna_article.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">OSHA Head Says Rescue Workers' Safety
        In New York, Pentagon 'Number One Priority'</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; The Occupational Safety and Health
        Administration is &quot;desperately trying to ensure&quot; that
        rescue workers are properly protected as they endeavor to deal
        with the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York
        City and the Pentagon, according to John Henshaw, the agency
        head. (Occupational Safety and Health Reporter, September 20)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/14/nyregion/14ENVI.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Monitors Say Health Risk From Smoke Is
        Very Small</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151;
        The persistent pall of smoke wafting from the remains of the
        World Trade Center poses a very small, and steadily diminishing,
        risk to the public, environmental officials and doctors said
        yesterday. There could be a slight health threat, they said,
        to city residents with weakened immune systems, heart disease
        or asthma, and to rescue workers who did not wear protective
        gear or who smoke. Smoking greatly amplifies the effects of some
        kinds of pollution, scientists said. But over all, the danger
        was no greater than that on a smoggy day, some officials said.
        (New York Times, September 14)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/living/DailyNews/wtc_healthhazards010911.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Fouled Air? Health Officials Stress Caution,
        But Say Measured Levels Safe</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial"> &#151; </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Despite
        fires and a pungent odor at the wreckage of the World Trade Center,
        most tests for contaminants in New York's air have not triggered
        alarm, health officials say. (ABC News, September 13) <BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/13/nyregion/13CLEA.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Challenges and Dangers in Disposing of
        Two Fallen Giants</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        &#151; New York's twin World Trade Center towers were considered
        a triumph of engineering and ambition as they rose in the late
        1960's and early 70's. Cleaning up the vast mountain of debris
        at the 16-acre site, all that remains of the trade center's dream
        after a terrorist attack on Tuesday morning, presents a challenge
        no less daunting than the construction itself, engineers and
        environmental cleanup experts say. There is also deep uncertainty
        about what sorts of environmental hazards may be contained in
        the rubble. Asbestos was reportedly not used in the towers as
        insulating material for the steel beams. The trade center was
        among the first high-rise buildings to use a spray-on ceramic
        fire-proofing material instead, according to the National Counsel
        of Structural Engineers Associations, a trade group that has
        studied the original plans. But officials of the federal Environmental
        Protection Agency said yesterday that testing nonetheless showed
        elevated asbestos levels in the rubble, perhaps from flooring
        materials or other substances. (New York Times, September 13)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/newyork/ny-hsair132363645sep13.story"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">An Invisible Enemy: Dust</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; A hazardous brew of dust, soot,
        asbestos and toxic combustion gases will pose a continuing threat
        to rescue workers long after the flames are extinguished, environmental
        health experts said yesterday. (Newsday, September 13)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Trade Center Dust Poses
        Danger </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151; The
        huge plume of smoke and grit that spread from the World Trade
        Center could trigger attacks of asthma, emphysema and other chronic
        lung disease even a day or two after people were exposed, doctors
        said September 12. . . . Three preliminary samples already taken
        by the agency showed &quot;minimal or no&quot; airborne asbestos,
        Whitman said, but a fourth did detect significant levels of the
        cancer-causing material. &quot;We're going to take more samples
        as time goes on,&quot; she said. <A HREF="http://www.canoe.ca/Health0109/12_dust-ap.html"><IMG 
        SRC="../images/fullstory.GIF" WIDTH="47" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM"
        BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"></A> &nbsp;(Associated Press,
        September 12)</FONT>
      </UL>
      <H3>&nbsp;</H3>
      <H3><A NAME="anchor291229"></A><FONT FACE="Arial">COMPENSATION
      LINKS ARCHIVE (Sept. - Nov. 2001) </FONT><FONT SIZE="+0" FACE="Arial">For
      links to more recent publications, <A HREF="WTC-catastrophe.html#anchor802797">click
      here</A>.<BR>
      </FONT></H3>
      <UL>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www6.law.com/lawcom/displayid.cfm?statename=NY&docnum=97837&table=news&flag=full"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Families of Missing Have Three Options</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; To sue or not to sue? &quot;Should
        I file a claim with the U.S. government fund? Waive my right
        to sue? Should I sue bin Laden? How do I pay the mortgage?&quot;
        are the questions that victims' families are asking about compensation
        for losses in the Sept. 11 attacks. The magnitude of the tragedy
        may explain why few have filed claims with the U.S. fund. There
        are no simple answers, but understanding the options may clear
        a path for victims' families to get their lives back, financially
        and emotionally. (New York Law Journal, November 28)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.aflcio.org/sept_11/resources.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Resources: Unemployment, Workers' Compensation
        and Related Help</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151; A range of
        assistance is available for the survivors of the Sept. 11 terrorist
        attacks as well as for the families of those killed and for workers
        facing unemployment because of the economic fallout of the disasters.
        (AFL-CIO)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-11-02/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-130725.asp"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Plan Would Limit City's WTC Liability</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; Mayor Giuliani and Gov. Pataki
        had a good reason to support a GOP version of the airline security
        bill: It had an eleventh-hour provision that would limit the
        city's liability in lawsuits resulting from recovery work at
        the World Trade Center site. &quot;The city wants to be exempt
        from liability lawsuits from the cleanup, including workers who
        might contract lung cancer or anthrax while at the World Trade
        Center site,&quot; a congressional source said. (Daily News,
        November 2)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.911lawhelp.org/index.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Trial Lawyers Care</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;
        Non-profit corporation established by the Association of Trial
        Lawyers of America to provide free legal services to September
        11 attack victims.<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/nyregion/19WORK.html?searchpv=nytToday"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Day Laborers at Ground Zero Say They
        Are Not Being Paid</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        &#151; The New York state attorney general's office is investigating
        complaints that day laborers hired to clear debris from office
        buildings surrounding the site of the World Trade Center have
        not been paid, some of them for up to two weeks of work. . .
        . . The complaints first surfaced when an organizer with the
        New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health went to
        the hiring line to talk to workers about safety precautions;
        he heard an earful about how they were not being paid. (New York
        Times, October 19)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nystla.org/benefits.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Benefits, Assistance and Compensation:
        Where to Get Help</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        &#151; A detailed summary for victims of the September 11 disaster
        and their families, prepared by the New York State Trial Lawyers
        Association (originally posted October 9, updated as needed)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">World Trade Center Tragedy
        Creates Complex Workers' Compensation Issues </FONT></I></B><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;<B><I>&nbsp;</I></B>The World Trade
        Center tragedy will prove the greatest challenge that has yet
        confronted the US workers' compensation system. The horrible
        and catastrophic events of September 11, 2001 were never contemplated
        in the legislative crafting of our nation's social, remedial
        insurance paradigm. Amid grief, sadness and despair, the injured
        workers and their dependents are being directed to file claims
        through this traditional administrative system, which has been
        enhanced by a complicated series of collateral and emergency
        entitlement programs. At a difficult time for all Americans,
        the road to benefits will be a twisted and byzantine labyrinth.&nbsp;<A
        HREF="http://www.gelmans.com/Focus/23/12/wtc.htm"><IMG SRC="../images/fullstory.GIF"
        WIDTH="47" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"></A>
        (New Jersey Law Journal, October 8)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="../wtc-compensation.html"><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial">Victims of the World Trade Center catastrophe are
        eligible for many kinds of compensation</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> (NYCOSH, September 28)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.oag.state.ny.us/wtc/disaster_unemployment_assistance.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Disaster Unemployment Assistance</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; If you are out of work as a direct
        result of the World Trade center Disaster you may qualify for
        unemployment insurance even if you would not normally be eligible
        (Office of New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.opm.gov/asd/pdf/ri84-002.pdf"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Work-Related Injuries and Fatalities:
        What You and Your Family Need to Know About Your Benefits</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(United
        States Office of Personnel Management)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="../WTCcatastrophe/union_members_who_died.pdf"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">To Families of Union Members Who Died
        in the World Trade Center Terrorist Attack</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(New
        York State AFL-CIO Workers' Assistance Bulletin)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="../WTCcatastrophe/emergency_asst_fema.pdf"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Emergency Assistance - Federal Emergency
        Management Agency (FEMA)</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(New
        York State AFL-CIO Workers' Assistance Bulletin)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="../WTCcatastrophe/crime_victims_compensation.pdf"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Crime Victims Compensation</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(New
        York State AFL-CIO Workers' Assistance Bulletin)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="../WTCcatastrophe/Crime_Victims_Board_Funeral.pdf"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Crime Victims Board Funding for Funeral
        Expenses</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(New York State AFL-CIO
        Workers' Assistance Bulletin)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="../WTCcatastrophe/Workers_compensation.pdf"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Workers' Compensation</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(New
        York State AFL-CIO Workers' Assistance Bulletin)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="../WTCcatastrophe/unemployment_insurance.pdf"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Unemployment Insurance</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(New
        York State AFL-CIO Workers' Assistance Bulletin)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="../WTCcatastrophe/social_security.pdf"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Social Security Survivors' Benefits </FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(New York State AFL-CIO Workers' Assistance
        Bulletin)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="../WTCcatastrophe/creditors.pdf"><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial">Protect Yourself From Creditors</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(New
        York State AFL-CIO Workers' Assistance Bulletin)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="../actsofwar.html"><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Acts
        of War Exclusions Do Not Apply in Tragedy</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(New
        York Law Journal, September 19)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.fema.gov/nwz01/nwz01_117.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Assistance for Terrorism Victims Available
        from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Justice Department
        and Small Business Administration (SBA)</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> (September 18)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.wcb.state.ny.us/design/framework/emergencyinfo.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">New York State Workers' Compensation
        Board World Trade Center Emergency Information &amp; Resources<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT></I></B></A>
        <LI><A HREF="../workerscomp-index.html"><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial">NYCOSH Workers' Compensation Index<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT></I></B></A>
        <LI><A HREF="workerscomp.html"><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Workers'
        Compensation Links </FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;More
        than 30 Internet sites with detailed information about workers'
        compensation and injured workers<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nycosh.org/clipping-file.html#anchor17832"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Workers' Compensation in the News</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;
        It didn't start with the World Trade Center<BR>
        </FONT>
      </UL>
      <H3><A NAME="anchor292145"></A><FONT FACE="Arial">GOVERNMENT
      RESOURCES LINKS</FONT><FONT SIZE="+0" FACE="Arial"> <I>(FOR OFFICIAL
      INFORMATION ON A SINGLE SUBJECT, SUCH AS ASBESTOS OR COMPENSATION,
      SEE THE SUBJECT)</I></FONT></H3>
      <UL>
        <LI><A HREF="http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/pub/open-file-reports/ofr-01-0429/"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Environmental Studies of the World Trade
        Center Area After the September 11, 2001 Attack</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;
        The information in this report describes the results of an interdisciplinary
        environmental characterization of the World Trade Center (WTC)
        area following requests from other Federal agencies after the
        attack on September 11, 2001. The scientific investigation included
        two main aspects: 1) imaging spectroscopy mapping of materials
        to cover a large area around the WTC and 2) laboratory analysis
        of samples collected in the WTC area. (U.S. Geological Survey,
        November 30)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2001/109-11/niehsnews.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">NIEHS Responds to World Trade Center
        Attacks</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151; The buildings
        have fallen. The worst of the fires are out. But environmental
        health hazards still exist in and around the ruins of the World
        Trade Center following the attacks of 11 September 2001. Workers
        at Ground Zero toil in a dangerous environment. They and others
        exposed to dust and fumes in the wake of the building collapse
        and fires may suffer adverse health effects for years to come.
        The NIEHS is playing a role in addressing these threats through
        four of its ongoing programs--the Worker Education and Training
        Program (WETP), the Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Centers
        Program, the Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention
        Research Centers Program, and the Superfund Basic Research Program.
        (Environmental Health Perspectives, November 2001)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/emhaz2.html#haz3"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Suggested Guidance for Supervisors at
        Disaster Rescue Sites </FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;
        Including sections on unstable work surfaces, excessive noise,
        asbestos dust, heat stress, confined spaces, chemical exposures,
        traumatic stress, electrical, carbon monoxide, eye injuries,
        flying debris, heavy equipment use and rescuing victims (National
        Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.epa.gov/region2/news/01132.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Environmental Monitoring Data Related
        to the World Trade Center Disaster Response Available to Public:
        EPA Invites Public to New Information Repository in Lower Manhattan</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; The U.S. Environmental Protection
        Agency has established an information repository containing environmental
        monitoring data gathered in response to the World Trade Center
        disaster. The information is available at the EPA library located
        at 290 Broadway in lower Manhattan, which is the location of
        the agency's regional offices. (EPA Press Release, October 30)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="../WTCdraft2_102901.pdf"><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Environmental
        Data Trend Report World Trade Center Disaster DRAFT</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; Prepared for U.S. Environmental
        Protection Agency Office of Emergency and Remedial Response <B><I><IMG 
        SRC="../images/acroicon.gif" WIDTH="40" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM"
        BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"></I></B>(October 29)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.epa.gov/enviro/nyc/pm25/pm_fact_sheet.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Particulate Matter Fact Sheet</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;
        (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, October 25)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.wetp.org/wtc/WETP%20WTC%20report+release.pdf"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Response to the World Trade Center (WTC)
        Disaster: Initial Worker Education and Training Program Grantee
        Response and Preliminary Assessment of Training Needs </FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><IMG SRC="../images/acroicon.gif" WIDTH="40"
        HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"></FONT></I></B><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(National Institute of Environmental
        Health Sciences, October 23)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.wetp.org/wtc/"><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
        World Trade Center Safety &amp; Health Information<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT></I></B></A>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.fema.gov/diz01/d1391n24.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Disaster Officials Offer Cleanup Tips
        For Affected WTC Victims</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        &#151; Federal, state, local and voluntary agency officials recommend
        some cleaning tips for people affected by the World Trade Center
        attack who are re-occupying commercial buildings and for residents
        re-entering their homes. (Federal Emergency Management Agency
        press release, October 9)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://a.www.state.ny.us/governor/press/year01/oct9_2_01.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Federal Funds Enhance Initiatives Targeting
        Respiratory Impacts of WTC Tragedy</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;<B><I>&nbsp;</I></B>Governor
        George E. Pataki today announced that New York State has received
        $8.5 million in federal funds to extend and enhance a variety
        of initiatives designed to combat asthma. The Federal funds from
        the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), include
        a five-year $3.5 million grant, as well as an immediate $5 million
        grant for initiatives designed to address any potential respiratory
        impacts of the World Trade Center tragedy. (New York State Governor's
        Office press release, October 9)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/airmonit.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Air Monitoring in Lower Manhattan</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;<B><I>&nbsp;</I></B>Links
        to data from more than 30 lower Manhattan locations (NYC Department
        of Environmental Protection)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/alerts/911.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">New York City Department of Health Responds
        to the World Trade Center Disaster<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT></I></B></A>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/public/press01/pr89-1005.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">NYC Health Department Responds to Concerns
        about Air Quality in Lower Manhattan</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> (October 5)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.epa.gov/epahome/wtc/data_summary.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Daily Environmental Monitoring Summary</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(U.S.
        Environmental Protection Agency)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://epa.gov/enviro/nyc/drinking_water.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Drinking Water Monitoring</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;
        Links to EPA data from 13 lower Manhattan locations<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.epa.gov/enviro/nyc/pm25/index.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Particulate Matter 2.5 Monitoring</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;
        Links to EPA data from four lower Manhattan locations<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.epa.gov/epahome/headline_092101.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Frequently Asked Environmental and Public
        Health Questions about the World Trade Center and Pentagon Tragedies</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(U.S.
        Environmental Protection Agency, September 18)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/alerts/wtc3.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Recommendations for People Re-Occupying
        Commercial Buildings and Residents Re-Entering Their Homes</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> (New York City Department of Health,
        September 17)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.osha.gov/media/oshnews/sep01/national-20010914.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">OSHA Pitching In To Assist With Worker
        Safety Measures, Asbestos Tests</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial"> (September 14)<BR>
        </FONT>
      </UL>
      <H3><A NAME="anchor293084"></A><FONT FACE="Arial">NEWS FEATURES
      ARCHIVE (Sept. - Nov. 2001) </FONT><FONT SIZE="+0" FACE="Arial">For
      links to more recent publications, <A HREF="WTC-catastrophe.html#anchor261200">click
      here</A>.<BR>
      </FONT></H3>
      <UL>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.aflcio.org/sept_11/index.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Working Families Mourn, Honor and Rebuild</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(AFL-CIO
        Website)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.aflcio.org/sept_11/news.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">News About Workers: Union Members Mourn
        Losses, Pray for Survivors</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial"> <B><I>&#151;</I></B> Scores of union members worked
        in the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, which were attacked
        Sept. 11 by terrorist airline hijackers. Hundreds are feared
        dead and the fates of many others are unknown. Thousands more
        are impacted by massive layoffs and job loss. (AFL-CIO Website)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/19/nyregion/19FIRE.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">With Water and Sweat, Fighting the Most
        Stubborn Fire</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        <B><I>&#151; </I></B>Jose Maldonado has all the basic tools:
        a ladder truck to lift him up and out toward the fire; a pumper
        to ensure nearly 800 gallons a minute is poured onto it; and
        his respirator, boots and other protective gear to guard against
        the roiling waves of heat and toxic smoke. (New York Times, November
        19)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2001/109-11/editorial.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Health Consequences of the 11 September
        2001 Attacks</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        &#151; </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Whenever workers
        pick up a steel beam or overturn a piece of rubble, the threat
        exists that a puff of asbestos can be thrown into the air and
        then inhaled. The long-term health risks of those exposures include
        lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma. Risks will be greatest
        for those with the most intense and prolonged exposures. Protection
        against these risks requires the provision of proper respirators
        to workers and the undertaking of health and safety training
        programs that emphasize the need for constant wearing of respirators,
        for proper fit testing, and for frequent changing and cleaning
        of filters. Workers at the site are also at risk of exposure
        to silica, lead, benzene, dioxin, and other combustion products.
        <B><I>&#151; </I></B>Dr. Philip Landrigan (Environmental Health
        Perspectives, November 2001)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.solidarity.com/hkcartoons/editorial.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">It's Time to Reward Our Heroes</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> <B><I>&#151;</I></B>&nbsp;The September
        11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
        killed over 6,000 people. Union pilots and flight attendants
        were the first to die, murdered by the hijackers who commandeered
        the planes. Among the thousands killed at the WTC were members
        of over twenty different unions, many of whom were the first
        on the scene following the massive explosions. Hundreds of union
        Firefighters, Police officers and Port Authority officers died
        valiantly in rescue attempts. Union healthcare workers, doctors,
        nurses and EMTs attended to the injured. Members of the Marine
        Engineers and the Seafarers on board the U.S. Navy hospital ship
        Comfort joined rescue efforts. After the collapse of the WTC's
        Twin Towers and other buildings, 1,000 Iron Workers from throughout
        the east coast converged on Manhattan to help in the rescue and
        cleanup. Hundreds of New York City Building and Construction
        Trades Council members also pitched in. At one point, reported
        the New York Times, so many volunteers showed up that authorities
        would only let in those with union cards. Meanwhile, unions throughout
        the United States have set up relief funds to aid the survivors.
        The next time someone tells you that unions are no longer necessary
        tell them to say that to the citizens of New York City and to
        the workers at Ground Zero. Working people have suffered greatly
        in this tragedy but their sacrifice isn't over. The airline industry
        has laid off over 100,000 workers, mostly union members. It is
        now estimated that the September 11 attacks have cost New York
        City 108,500 jobs. The deaths may not be over either. The New
        York Committee on Occupational Safety and Health has warned,
        &quot;Contaminants in the air, including toxic dust and chemicals,
        can cause serious illness or death. Dust and ash anywhere in
        the vicinity of the World Trade Center site are likely to contain
        asbestos, cement, drywall and polyvinyl chloride combustion products.&quot;
<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.nyenvirolaw.org/downwind/downwind.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Downwind From Disaster</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151;&nbsp;</FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial">The brave workers on the WTC pile have expressed
        concern about the dangers of breathing dust and smoke. Workers
        are not currently provided enough information to make an informed
        decision about the health risks of the dust and smoke. (New York
        Environmental Law and Justice Project)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.eohsi.rutgers.edu/rc/response.shtml"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Response to the World Trade Center Tragedy</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151;</FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial"> Dust created from the collapse of the World Trade
        Center and surrounding buildings has found its way into homes
        and businesses throughout the region.Scientists have NOT proven
        whether this dust is or is not dangerous, but believe that caution
        should be used when cleaning your home/business to safely remove
        the dust. (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute
        Rutgers University/University of Medicine and Dentistry of New
        Jersey)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.chej.org/secondassault.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">A Second Assault</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> <B><I>&#151;</I></B> Although it is
        no longer the focus of international attention, the cleanup at
        the World Trade Center continues. In areas of New York City near
        the collapsed towers, a layer of dust&#151;in some cases more
        than six inches thick&#151;covers apartments, offices, and classrooms.
        We know that the destruction of the World Trade Center produced
        dust and debris containing asbestos, fiberglass, dioxin, PCBs,
        silica, volatile organic compounds, and heavy metals such as
        lead, cadmium, and mercury. What is not yet clear is what levels
        of these chemicals firefighters, police, rescue workers, volunteers
        and the public were exposed to and how far the toxic dust has
        traveled. Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
        Occupational Safety and Health Administration began testing the
        air and rubble soon after the collapse of the towers, we may
        never know the true impact of this chemically contaminated dust
        on rescue workers and the public. (Center for Health, Environment
        and Justice)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.immuneweb.org/911/"><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial">The Toxic Aftermath: Facts and Protection for Rescue
        Workers and Residents</FONT></I></B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">
        </FONT></I></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(September 11 Air
        Safety Hazards)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.tompaine.com/opinion/2001/09/20/"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Three Things We Learned: On Workers,
        The Public Sector, and American Exceptionalism</FONT></I></B></A><B><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;<B>
        </B>There is no silver lining to the cloud of horror that descended
        on America last week. And the avalanche of pain, terror, and
        death we have witnessed may be just the beginning. (Tom Paine.Common
        Sense, September 22)<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
      </UL>
      <H3><A NAME="anchor293938"></A><FONT FACE="Arial">OCCUPATIONAL
      SAFETY AND HEALTH RESOURCES LINKS ARCHIVE (Sept. - Nov. 2001)
      </FONT><FONT SIZE="+0" FACE="Arial">For links to more recent
      publications, <A HREF="WTC-catastrophe.html#anchor804333">click
      here</A>.<BR>
      </FONT></H3>
      <UL>
        <LI><A HREF="../WTC_cleanup_testimony.html"><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial">NYCOSH calls for stronger protections for workers
        who clean up hazardous World Trade Center dust in November 8
        testimony to City Council Committee on Environmental Protection.</FONT></I></B></A><BR>
<BR>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.aiha.org/GovernmentAffairs-PR/html/prResources.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">NYC Volunteer Industrial Hygiene Resource
        Listing </FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">&#151;
        Many industrial hygienists and similarly qualified individuals
        have volunteered to assist individuals and organizations with
        health and safety issues that have arisen in the aftermath of
        the World Trade Center catastrophe. The American Industrial Hygiene
        Association has published a list nearly 300 individuals and organizations
        who have volunteered their services. &nbsp;&quot;If you live
        or work in an affected building in New York City, the list has
        been compiled for your use. All of the people listed have volunteered
        to help, you may contact them directly for more information.
        AIHA [and NYCOSH] make no guarantee about the assistance or information
        provided by these generous volunteers.&quot; <BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.qc.edu/CBNS/"><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">World
        Trade Center Disaster Worker and Environmental Health Information</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(Center
        for the Biology of Natural Systems)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="../index.html"><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">World
        Trade Center Catastrophe Work-site and Residence Re-occupancy:
        Back to Work or Home In the World Trade Center Area</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> (NYCOSH, October 2)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.mssm.edu/cpm/wtc_health/health.shtml"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Health Concerns of People Who Live and
        Work Near the World Trade Center Disaster Site</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> (Mount Sinai - I.J. Selikoff Center
        for Occupational and Environmental Medicine)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.mssm.edu/cpm/wtc_health/protecting_wtc.shtml"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Protecting Rescue &amp; Clean Up Workers
        From Health Hazards &nbsp; </FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial">(Mount Sinai - I.J. Selikoff Center for Occupational
        and Environmental Medicine)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="../wtc-catastrophe-factsheet.html"><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial">World Trade Center Catastrophe Worker Health Fact
        Sheet: Recovery and Clean-up Operations</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> (NYCOSH, September 21)<BR>
        </FONT>
      </UL>
      <H3><A NAME="anchor294587"></A><FONT FACE="Arial">PSYCHOLOGICAL
      TRAUMA LINKS ARCHIVE (Sept. - Nov. 2001) </FONT><FONT SIZE="+0"
       FACE="Arial">For links to more recent publications, <A HREF="WTC-catastrophe.html#anchor804729">click
      here</A>.<BR>
      </FONT></H3>
      <UL>
        <LI><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Coping with the Trauma</FONT></I></B><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; The horror of the World Trade
        Center attack continues to haunt Emergency Medical Technician
        Bruce Funaro, who was at ground zero Sept. 11 when the Twin Towers
        collapsed. &quot;Every day when I drive to work and look out
        at where the World Trade Center stood, an empty feeling comes
        to my stomach,&quot; he said. Mr. Funaro's ambulance post at
        Vesey and Church streets was the closest one to the Twin Towers.
        On Sept. 11, he saw hundreds of bloodied people with wounds,
        burns and terrorized faces running from disaster. He&iacute;s
        still unable to purge the image of a person with a severed arm
        from his mind. <A HREF="http://www.dc37.net/news/headlines/readabout/coping.html"><IMG 
        SRC="../images/fullstory.GIF" WIDTH="47" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM"
        BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"></A> &nbsp;(Public Employee Press,
        November 19)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://helping.apa.org/daily/traumaticstress.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Managing Traumatic Stress: Tips for Recovering
        From Disasters and Other Traumatic Events</FONT></I></B></A><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> &#151; The September 11th terrorist
        attacks were the type of events we thought could never happen.
        Like other types of disasters they were unexpected, sudden and
        overwhelming. In some cases, there are no outwardly visible signs
        of physical injury, but there is nonetheless a serious emotional
        toll. It is common for people who have experienced traumatic
        situations to have very strong emotional reactions. Understanding
        normal responses to these abnormal events can aid you in coping
        effectively with your feelings, thoughts, and behaviors, and
        help you along the path to recovery. (American Psychological
        Association)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.aflcio.org/sept_11/resources_grief.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Help With Grief and Trauma</FONT></I></B></A><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></I></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">(AFL-CIO)<BR>
<BR>
        </FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/unp-trinstrs.html"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">Traumatic Incident Stress: Information
        for Emergency Response Workers</FONT></I></B></A><FONT SIZE="-1"
         FACE="Arial"> <I>(National Institute for Occupational Safety
        and Health)<BR>
<BR>
        </I></FONT>
        <LI><A HREF="http://www.acoem.org/member/guidelines.htm"><B><I><FONT
         SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">American College of Occupational and
        Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) Resources/Response Guidelines
        for Occupational Physicians Who May Deal with Psychological Trauma
        in the Workplace as a Result of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks<BR>
        </FONT></I></B></A>
      </UL>
      <P><B><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">For reference material
      on psychological health, <A HREF="../links_H-Z.html#anchor250395">click
      here</A>.<BR>
<BR>
      Occupational and environmental safety and health hazards have
      an effect on everyone, going far beyond the concerns resulting
      from the World Trade Center catastrophe or bioterrorism. For
      more information on the identification, control and elimination
      of workplace and workplace-related hazards, and to learn more
      about the struggle to ensure that every workplace is safe and
      healthful, please explore the our extensive website and its 2000
      links to other Internet resources on the subject. To visit our
      site map, please <A HREF="../site_map.html">click here.</A></FONT></I></B><BR>
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      <P><CENTER><I><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">This page was last
      updated on May 15, 2002.<BR>
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