Perplexed by OSHA’s latest reg agenda
Beginning in December 2006, I’ve written five blog post commenting on the content of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) regulatory agenda for worker health and safety rulemakings. Most of my posts [see...
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Last week, a jury in Chicago awarded $30.4 million to chemical-flavoring plant worker Gerardo Solis, 45, who suffers from the disabling lung disease bronchiolitis obliterans. Solis had worked at the...
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Delays continue in Obama Administration on new worker safety protections
With five days left in calendar year 2012, the Obama Administration released to the public its current plan for regulatory and deregulatory activities, including those affecting individuals exposed to...
View ArticleFlavored java, coffee bean workers, and deadly lung disease
I take mine black, but millions of U.S. coffee drinkers love their java beans flavored to taste like hazelnut, buttered toffee, french toast and amaretto. One supplier in Florida boasts of 47...
View ArticleFlavoring chemicals may taste yummy but still damaging lungs of workers...
“I played by the rules. I worked to support my family. The unregulated industry virtually destroyed my life. These chemicals that are used on food in large-scale production must be tested, and proper...
View ArticleFlavored java, coffee bean workers, and deadly lung disease
While we’re on vacation, we’re re-posting content from last year. This post was originally published on April 30, 2013. By Celeste Monforton I take mine black, but millions of U.S. coffee drinkers love...
View ArticleExpanding the right to know: California workers gain additional access to...
“If the California Public Health Department had been able to find out that my company was using a chemical that was killing people, I might never have gotten so sick that I had to have a lung...
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It’s a toxic chemical that made headlines when it was linked to deaths and injuries among popcorn factory workers, and federal regulators are well aware of its dangers. But, unfortunately, diacetyl is...
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CDC investigates diacetyl exposure in coffee production facilities; Supreme Court rules in favor of workers' First Amendment rights; Latino workers still face the greatest fatality risks at work; and a...
View ArticleAndrew Schneider: “I rarely ignore whistle blowers, no matter how crazy they...
From gaps in airline safety and railcars filled with toxics, to the respiratory hazard of food flavorings and an asbestos disaster in Libby, Montana, Andrew Schneider made his mark on public health....
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