Chronicle - Sick Buildings

DateMarch 30 1989

Can DescriptionsChronicle Thursday March 30, 1989 Sick Buildings Aircheck

AbstractChronicle; Sick Buildings; commercials included; the first segment reports on the ways in which a workplace affects employee health; workers are interviewed about their health issues resulting from their work environment; efforts to mitigate are described buy those in the buildings; Holyoke's police office is visited for these conditions; Louis Pepper, Mitch Campbell, Jim Igoe and John McCarthy are interviewed; Mary Richardson reports from the sites described; the state archives is another location with health risks; Peter Mehegan reports on the concerns about the use of computers in the workplace; carpel tunnel syndrome is described and discussed by employees and medical staff who work at the keyboard; eye strain is also noted; VDT's and radiation are considered; whether regulation is necessary is discussed; Bruce Shackleton is interviewed about health issues in the workplace; lottery number; upcoming show on rock climbing; upcoming News Center 5 at 11;