More Anchorage bus drivers come forward with air quality complaints:
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - More drivers are coming forward with complaints of hazardous air quality after an investigationFor the next three months, a third-party contractor will retest the air quality in and around the buses. Meanwhile, drivers will be required to complete a fit test to see if their health has been affected.
“It gets really bad. The video doesn’t even give it justice to the actual problem,” said one driver who wished to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation. In May, after Hardesty filed a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration about the dust, inspectors began testing the facility in and around the buses. In seven cases, the levels were above the acceptable limits. Drivers were also tested. The municipality was fined nearly $80,000 and has been ordered to do follow-up testing for a period of 90 days.
James blames management for letting the problem get this far. He says the city’s public transportation department has a history of letting safety issues get out of control, such as one bus that was driving on tires so worn out that the steel threads were showing. Workers took photos and video of the tires to document the safety hazard.
The executive director of the city’s public transportation department, Jamie Acton, said the agency now requires drivers to inspect buses before each trip.
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