Paint fumes in control room make controller's sick. No adherence to facility policy by supervisor.

Attributes
ACN	269444
Time
Date	199404
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : clt
State Reference	NC
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 8 controller radar : 19 controller supervisory : 1
ASRS Report	269444
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During the day and early evening shift of april/sat/1994 the construction crew was present in the charlotte TRACON to paint the dividers on the ceiling. An agreement had been negotiated with management to have all the construction that effected the working quarters during the tower modernization accomplished on the midnight shift. 1 of the workers asked the area manager if they could spray paint the ceiling dividers. The area manager agreed and the work started. The fumes from the paint were a health hazard to the controllers that had to stay on position to work the traffic. 1 supervisor left the room due to the fact that he was overcome by the fumes from the paint. The controllers had no such option, they had to stay on the position. This happens more than once. This problem can be avoided as long as the construction crews work during the negotiated times.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAINT FUMES IN CTL ROOM MAKE CTLR'S SICK. NO ADHERENCE TO FACILITY POLICY BY SUPVR.

Narrative: DURING THE DAY AND EARLY EVENING SHIFT OF APRIL/SAT/1994 THE CONSTRUCTION CREW WAS PRESENT IN THE CHARLOTTE TRACON TO PAINT THE DIVIDERS ON THE CEILING. AN AGREEMENT HAD BEEN NEGOTIATED WITH MGMNT TO HAVE ALL THE CONSTRUCTION THAT EFFECTED THE WORKING QUARTERS DURING THE TWR MODERNIZATION ACCOMPLISHED ON THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT. 1 OF THE WORKERS ASKED THE AREA MGR IF THEY COULD SPRAY PAINT THE CEILING DIVIDERS. THE AREA MGR AGREED AND THE WORK STARTED. THE FUMES FROM THE PAINT WERE A HEALTH HAZARD TO THE CTLRS THAT HAD TO STAY ON POS TO WORK THE TFC. 1 SUPVR LEFT THE ROOM DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE WAS OVERCOME BY THE FUMES FROM THE PAINT. THE CTLRS HAD NO SUCH OPTION, THEY HAD TO STAY ON THE POS. THIS HAPPENS MORE THAN ONCE. THIS PROB CAN BE AVOIDED AS LONG AS THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS WORK DURING THE NEGOTIATED TIMES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.