Alarming Situation at Baruch: Library Building's Fire Alert System Not Working
May 2013 By John Tarleton On an average day of classes at Baruch College the Newman Library Building is a beehive of activity, as students pass through its revolving doors and fan out across five floors to study, do research or take a nap. The building also holds a large…
Environmental Health and Safety Watchdog Named “Unsung Hero”
Dr. Joan Greenbaum, co-founder of PSC’S Environmental Health and Safety Watchdogs, was given the Unsung Hero Award in March at the NYSUT Health and Safety Conference. The award honors a NYSUT member who has gone above and beyond in addressing health and safety problems for his or her…
This Week in the PSC (04.01.13): CUNY and Racial Justice Forum–Wed., Apr. 3
CUNY & Racial Justice Forum—This Wed., Apr. 3 There will be a forum examining access of students and faculty of color to public higher education this Wed., Apr. 3 at the PSC Union Hall (61 Broadway, 16th floor). Sponsored by PSC and the Public Science Project of the CUNY Graduate…
DOSH 900 Logs
Greetings Watchdogs, Did you know that every February, federal and New York State laws require campus Administration to post a record of all reportable injuries and illnesses that occurred on your campus the previous year? Throughout the year, a record must be kept of injuries and illnesses in a list…
Workshops on ‘Mold in the Workplace’
January 2013 By Clarion Staff In the best of times at CUNY, mold contamination of old leaky buildings is an ongoing problem. Moreover, the hazard posed by mold has dramatically “grown” since Hurricane Sandy and will continue to challenge us through the coming damp, cold winter. If you missed the…
Distributing respirators to PSC members doing post-Sandy clean up
Thanks to the CUNY School of Public Health, the PSC has a limited number of single use (meaning disposable) face mask respirators for distribution to members. We'd like to make these respirators available for members' use outside of CUNY when engaged in clean up activities where exposure to mold and…
Sandy: Stop Mold Before it Takes Hold
December 2012 By John Tarleton The intense winds and surging sea water are long gone, but Superstorm Sandy’s effects could live on at CUNY in the form of mold, which can take hold in buildings that experience flooding or water damage. Mold in action. Molds are tiny microbes that continually…
Health and Safety challenges with Hurricane Sandy
It’s been a difficult 2 weeks for all of us in the Northeast. Our hearts go out those of you who have suffered significant losses. This is a time we will long remember both because of the difficulties—the flooding, evacuations, cold weather, and power outages; and also because of the…
Legionella at LaGuardia: Hot Water System Blamed
September 2012 By John Tarleton LaGuardia Professor of PSychology Larry Rushing was stricken with Legionnaires' disease at the end of May. He has since fully recovered. . Larry Rushing, a professor of psychology at LaGuardia Community College, was attending a symposium in Cooperstown, New York, on May 31, 2012, in…
Fiterman Hall Opens
September 2012 By Peter Hogness & John Tarleton Eleven years after Borough of Manhattan Community College’s (BMCC) Fiterman Hall was damaged beyond repair in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the college opened its replacement on August 27, 2012. The new building, also called Fiterman Hall, brings badly needed classroom…
