A May 14, 2007, New York Times article, "Ground Zero Illness Clouding Giuliani's Legacy", gave the interpretation that thousands of workers at Ground Zero have become sick and that "regard Mr. Giuliani's triumph of leadership as having come with a human cost". The article reported that the mayor seized control of the cleanup of Ground Zero, taking control away from established federal agencies, such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. He instead handed over responsibility to the "largely unknown" city Department of Design and Construction. Documents indicate that the Giuliani administration never enforced federal requirements requiring the wearing of respirators. Concurrently, the administration threatened companies with dismissal if cleanup work slowed.
A May 14 2007 New York Times article "Ground Zero Illness Clouding Giuliani's Legacy" gave the interpretation that thousands of workers at Ground Zero have become sick and that "regard Mr Giuliani's triumph of leadership as having come with a human cost" The article reported that the mayor seized control of the cleanup of Ground Zero taking control away from established federal agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration He instead handed over responsibility to the "largely unknown" city Department of Design and Construction Documents indicate that the Giuliani administration never enforced federal requirements requiring the wearing of respirators Concurrently the administration threatened companies with dismissal if cleanup work slowed