Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate - KMIR-Television: TSA Screeners @Palm Springs (PSP) Claim Unhealthy Working Conditions

Here is an article by Angela Monroe that is posted on the website of KMIR, Channel-6 Television:

KMIR Television:
TSA Agents Claim Unhealthy Working Conditions
July 12, 2012 (http://www.kmir6.com/news/toprotator/162318896.html)

The article says that TSA screeners at Palm Springs (PSP) are complaining that they are getting sick because of a ventilation problem, but the article indicates that they are not really sure if this is the actual cause.

Anyway, here is a short quote:

Some TSA agents claim ventilation at a security checkpoint is making them sick.

"I was advised that one of our officers was even taken to urgent care as a result of dust from the construction going on at the checkpoint, and possibly the mold issue as well," said Chris Soulia, President of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1234.

There was dust raised by a brief construction project, but is mold really an issue?

"This afternoon I did speak with the industrial hygienist the TSA had sent out, and he said upon his initial inspection, he does not believe its a mold issue," said Soulia.

My heart bleeds....

Sucks for them, huh?

:confused::confused: Oh, quit whining, I'm sure management has your best interests at heart....:rolleyes::rolleyes:

At least TSOs don't have to take off their shoes and walk through the mold and debris.

The American people deeply regret that the employment experience of the TSA screeners in Palm Springs has not been satisfactory to them. As Americans, we hold the ventilation standards at airport checkpoints to the highest possible standards, and the poor ventilation in the checkpoint in Palm Springs in no way reflects on the outstanding quality of the ventilation in the hundreds of other airports in our nation.

There is a name for that construction dust on those TSO badges.

Another Layer of Security™.

The American people deeply regret that the employment experience of the TSA screeners in Palm Springs has not been satisfactory to them. As Americans, we hold the ventilation standards at airport checkpoints to the highest possible standards, and the poor ventilation in the checkpoint in Palm Springs in no way reflects on the outstanding quality of the ventilation in the hundreds of other airports in our nation.
^^^^^ :D

To determine if the air contamination is real - I suggest we wave a magic strip in the air - if it changes colour! Then the TSA have a case.

They need to test the dust to ensure it is not explosive.

"The exposure to construction dust in one shift of work is less than what a TS"O" would be exposed to while actually working at a construction site. The TSA has tested this extensively and assures it's employees that the levels are completely safe."

Must be more honey.

The black mold is responding.

The Stachybotrys chartarum Association (TSA) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stachybotrys_chartarum) hold it's spores the highest professional standards and has a zero-tolerance policy for contamination at the workplace. If proven true, the unacceptable behavior of this individual in no way reflects the dedication of our nearly 500,000,000,000 Stachybotrys chartarum Association Spores who work tirelessly to infiltrating homes and the area between your toes.

Given that the dust is apparently bad enough that it is making screeners sick, I wonder what effect that dusty is having on the MMW nude-o-scopes that cover both lanes at PSP's sole checkpoint?

...I wonder what effect that dusty is having on the MMW nude-o-scopes that cover both lanes at PSP's sole checkpoint?

Well, I can't imagine that TSA would deploy a screening technology that didn't account for non-laboratory conditions. Oh, wait...