The stairs are not closed to fire evacuations. Some of the stairwells will open on Monday. Throughout the next three months selected stairwells may be shut down as we work to reinforce the walls. No, but the acoustical ceiling tile has rubbed together creating a lot of dust. It is important to know that these ceiling tiles do not contain asbestos.
Asbestos is in the sprayed-on building insulation above the tiles in parts of the buildings.
A County Safety Officer monitored that work. Air samples sent to a laboratory were all negative. Custodians continue to give special attention to vacuuming, cleaning and dusting your workplace. They are adding extra hours especially on Sundays to make sure that your areas are clean on Mondays especially after weekend maintenance activities and the extra mess caused by the quake. Also, we can provide you dust cloths, if you prefer to do the work yourself.