From Government Executive : Nearly 50 employees at the Social Security Administration as well as members of the public have been exposed to bedbugs and poor air quality for almost a year and a half at a hearing office in Tulsa, Okla., officials with a union representing administrative law judges said this week. Reports from the Health and Human Services Department and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration both confirmed that despite the fact that the Social Security hearing office, which is located in a converted mall at 14002 E. 21st St. in Tulsa, is kept �clean and in good repair,� the office continues to suffer from a nagging bedbug infestation, as well as high levels of carbon dioxide related to the building�s HVAC system. Last month, OSHA determined the problems constituted � unsafe and unhealthful working conditions ,� and gave the agency until Nov. 19 to abate the violations. In a statement, Social Security Administration spokesw...
