Around 100 of the folks from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's dispatch and IT team are working out of the PBSO headquarters in West Palm Beach, which is undergoing renovations. They want the county to move them, but no decision has been made.
Police Benevolent Association members hold protest, voice concerns about worker safety at PBSO headquarters
Mold, asbestos removed from building
Concerned members of the community voiced their concerns regarding the current renovation project underway at the Palm Beach County Sheriff s Office headquarters.
and last updated 2021-05-27 11:15:01-04
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. â Concerned members of the community voiced their concerns Thursday regarding the
current renovation project underway at the Palm Beach County Sheriff s Office headquarters.
Holding signs that read Asbestos Kills, Safety First, and Keep Workers Safe, a group from the Police Benevolent Association walked along a sidewalk outside the PBSO headquarters.
By Joel Malkin
May 27, 2021
Several dozen employees with the Palm Beach County Sheriff s Office held a protest on Thursday.
The dispatchers and members of the IT department claim the building they re forced to work in is unsafe.
John Kazanjian is President of the Police Benevolent Association. This is no joke.that people are getting sick in that building.
The union leader says they re being exposed to asbestos, which poses a cancer risk.
The sheriff s headquarters in West Palm Beach is undergoing renovations and closed to the public.
County leaders say they ve been assured that the air in the building is safe and have not made any decisions about whether they ll allow employees to work elsewhere.
Employees at Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office headquarters are asking who is protecting their health as the county copes with mold and asbestos problems they say will be fixed during an ongoing massive renovation.
Around 100 of the folks from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's dispatch and IT team are working out of the PBSO headquarters in West Palm Beach, which is undergoing renovations. They want the county to move them, but no decision has been made.