by slinkerwink
This is infuriating to read, given the news reports about workers feeling ill in the clean-up of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. There are more stories like these coming out about workers getting ill, and about BP not providing them protective wear and respirators. Apparently OSHA says that these workers don't need respirators in the clean-up of the oil spill: David Michaels, assistant secretary for the Department of Labor's OSHA, said in an interview Thursday that based on test results so far, cleanup workers are receiving "minimal" exposure to airborne toxins. OSHA will require that BP provide certain protective clothing, but not respirators. For more on this developing situation, please read what environmental advocates such as Albert Huang and others have to say about the need for workers to have protection from respiratory problems in dealing with potentially dangerous inhalants.
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