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Employees of Widener Library are concerned that a "Pardon our dust" policy during preparations for the June renovations may be causing them more than just inconvenience.
Karen L. O'Brien, the Widener employees' representative to the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW), said the silica dust has infiltrated several Widener offices.
Jeff J. Cushman '69-'72, project manager for the Widener stacks renovations, confirmed that recent drilling may have released silica dust into the air, but said that air sampling results had confirmed these levels were not dangerous.
In response to union complaints, a team from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) came to Widener yesterday to take another set of air samples from several offices that had been exposed to silica dust.
She added that these renovations must wait until the recently-begun renovations to Widener's stacks are finished.