I just received this email from Chad Crocker, who I guess is in charge of the Physical Plant:
The Health and Safety office has scheduled an asbestos abatement in the west mechanical room on the first floor of Pray-Harrold.
Abatement activities will begin on Tuesday 12/4/07 and will be completed by the end of the day.
Please contact the Health and Safety Office with any concerns or questions regarding this abatement.
This is the basement, btw– I don’t think most of us would have noticed this had Crocker not sent this email, unlike replacing tiles in classrooms.
Now, on the good side of things, at least they are telling someone about this stuff. But on the bad side, they apparently are only telling faculty and maybe staff since this didn’t go out to students. In any event, something to be aware for folks in PH on 12/4/07.

Is there any need for this to go out to students? The 1st floor of Pray Harrold is marked with a big, bold, red, threatening sign specifically forbidding student traffic on that floor unless you have a specific reason for being there.
I don’t know if I would have sent this to students either if I was a Physical Plant representative.