PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS

 

 

      HAZARDOUS WASTES IN OUR WATER?

What are Covance's plans for disposal of hazardous waste, i.e. unapproved chemicals, drugs, animal waste, blood and carcasses? Currently, video tapes show cages being flushed with high power hoses into drains. What will be the ramifications of this toxic residue being washed into Chandler's wastewater system?

 

      INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Covance has admitted serious risks to its stockholders that they
haven't been as quick to share with Chandler residents.  In their quarterly 10-Q Report (which is something publicly-traded companies
are required by law to file with the SEC) Covance admits that they face
a range of potential liabilities as a company.  Among them is "risks that animals in our breeding facilities may be infected with diseases that
may be harmful and even lethal to themselves and humans, despite preventative measures contained in our company policies for the quarantine and handling of imported animals."  Click here to see excerpts from Covance's recent 10-Q report. 

  

 

      INCINERATOR CONCERNS

The Covance incinerator in Madison was deemed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in 2003 to be a “significant source” of particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride, cadmium, mercury, and dioxin. Is this safe for our residential communities? What faction of government will monitor these important issues with Covance's planned incinerator?  Chapter 30-3.4 section C of the Chandler Municipal Code states: 

         "It is unlawful to erect or continue the use of any building,   
          structure, room or other place or thing within the City for the

          exercise of any trade or process which, by noxious discharges,

          including but not limited to smoke, soot, dust, fumes, gases,

          offensive odors or other annoyances, (1) is discomforting or

          offensive to a reasonable person of normal sensitivity or, (2)

          detrimental to the health of individuals or the public."

 

       WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION
After an African-American man complained about racial harassment and filed a complaint with the Equal Opportunities Commission, Covance (then Hazelton) treated him more stringently with respect to discipline and the terms and conditions of employment, then fired him in retaliation for exercising his rights. View the actual court case.