CBS Evening News had a very hard hitting investigative report on formaldehyde in FEMA trailers last night. (The link to this story is under Toxic Trailer News to the right). The report included information from a whistleblower at the Gulf Stream Coach factory who said his crew worked at a breakneck pace for months, which, he says, forced the company to use cheaper wood products. “Quality suffered dramatically because of the drive and pressure to put these trailers out,” the worker said.
Another important new revelation from the report is that FEMA’s job description for trailer technicians says under the "Physical Hazard" for those entering a new trailer it says, "Formaldehyde off gassing..." The potential injury: Cancer.
CBS said: Why is this important? Because it offers a clarification to anyone wanting to take on the job of inspecting FEMA travel trailers during an 8-hour workday. FEMA has not offered the same clarification to the residents of trailers who have lived in those trailers for the past 21 months. The elderly and young children who are most susceptible to the effects of formaldehyde fumes often stay in the trailers 24/7 trying to escape the heat and humidity of the Gulf.
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