Image by lumis via Flickr Just finished and posted the Summer 2010 Future Focus newsletter. I discuss the Gulf Oil Spill and knowledge gained on how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) handled this emergency.
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Showing posts with label BP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BP. Show all posts
Monday, September 20, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
BP's Other Toxic Legacy: 'Decades of Misery' for Gulf Health
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BP's <i>Other</i> Toxic Legacy: 'Decades of Misery' for Gulf HealthAs we feared, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) again is messing up worker protection under the memorandum of understanding (MOU). This time it didn't take long for people to start being concerned about their exposure to chemicals. This article from Esquire Magazine's Politics Blog shows that OSHA really doesn't have a handle on the exposure of the workers down there. In addition, where is the American Industrial Hygiene Association in all of this? I have not heard about a position or any recommendations from this organization regarding what is going on in the Gulf regarding worker protection. So here we are again another disaster and another OSHA MOU, which means allow workers to develop illnesses (from chemical expsoures) because these aren't reported the same way accidents are (slips, trips, falls, etc). I'm sure OSHA will brag about zero accidents like they did at 9/11 but will ignore the illnesses developed. Note the recent news articles about the $700 million settlement that will be paid to thousands of 9/11 responders exposed to toxic World Trade Cener dust, that OSHA could have and should have prevented from happening.
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- BP Needs to Provide Respirators for Cleanup Workers (fdlaction.firedoglake.com)
- Gina Solomon: OSHA Limits Don't Protect Gulf Coast Workers (huffingtonpost.com)
- Gina Solomon: BP Coughs Up Another Drop of Air Quality Data: Not Reassuring (huffingtonpost.com)
- EPA demands a less toxic dispersant in Gulf spill (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
- OSHA Fronts for BP After Congressmen Press for Worker Safety (workinprogress.firedoglake.com)
- Rep. Maloney: Address Health of Gulf Cleanup Workers Now, Before They Lose It (workinprogress.firedoglake.com)
- Gulf Oil Spill: Louisiana Officials Ask OSHA To Investigate Cleanup Safety (huffingtonpost.com)
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