Main lab of Linden Hospital affected by fumes

GPSU’s Maurice Butters (right) addressing the workers at the hospital lab yesterday.

Operations at the main laboratory of the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) were at a standstill for hours yesterday after fumes from an unknown source sent persons scampering from the room and it is expected to be closed for a few days as a number of specialists review the situation.

Meanwhile, Chief Execu-tive Officer of the LHC, Gordon Gumbs said that since they have exhausted all their local resources and expertise on the problem, today a number of external experts would be at the LHC to conduct further investigations.

He said that the Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Health and Safety Division, the Linden Fire Service and the E and E Air Sampling Company (recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency), are all expected at