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There is a chemical smell in office as well as natural gas, There are no air moniters and despite over half the office going home ill the office is not doing anything to change the situation. This is been going on for a week and will continue for at least 30 more days. I go home with a headache, sorethroat and irrated eyes. What should I do, It has been reported to my Supervisor and the whole department was told to write reports. Still nothing being done. Going to my own doctor.
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I am only licensed to practice in Ohio so my response is limited by that restriction. However, if one of my clients was faced with your situation in Ohio, I would have the following advice.
Your first line of defense should be to contact OSHA with a request for them to conduct an inspection of your work environment. OSHA's role is to protect workers in the workplace. Your potential exposure to the chemical smell and/or natural gas is clearly within OSHA's jurisdiction.
If you are unable to convince OSHA to take action, you might also try calling the local city, county or state health department. Health departments have jurisdiction over health issues affecting the general public.
You also have the option of engaging an attorney to sue your employers for an unsafe work environment. You will need counsel licensed in your state to pursue that option.
Good luck.
Answered on Sep 18th, 2014 at 7:00 AM