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First week mold infestation

So this week I returned to work at a health care facility I had interned at this spring. I heard that they were losing a lot of staff over the past few months but thought little of it. Turns out that the entire building is full of black mold. Not only that but they attempted to remove large portions of the mold without proper ventilation, thus making the mold airborne. Multiple staff members have fungal infections, migraines, and coughs. OSHA has been contacted and the administration has filed for an extension on coming up with a plan. Various other health administration offices have been contacted, but given that our higher ups know them, nothing has been done. In the meantime, we are still taking on clients who remain unaware of the hazardous conditions they are staying in (it is an inpatient unit). I am only in my third day back,…


So this week I returned to work at a health care facility I had interned at this spring. I heard that they were losing a lot of staff over the past few months but thought little of it. Turns out that the entire building is full of black mold. Not only that but they attempted to remove large portions of the mold without proper ventilation, thus making the mold airborne. Multiple staff members have fungal infections, migraines, and coughs. OSHA has been contacted and the administration has filed for an extension on coming up with a plan. Various other health administration offices have been contacted, but given that our higher ups know them, nothing has been done. In the meantime, we are still taking on clients who remain unaware of the hazardous conditions they are staying in (it is an inpatient unit). I am only in my third day back, but my eyes are burning and I feel short of breath. Does anyone have any advice for me?

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