NL to provide $60.2 million in funding to address lead paint in homes across California.
Showing posts with label Lead exposure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lead exposure. Show all posts
Friday, May 25, 2018
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Occupational Exposure to Lead Continues to be a Serious Health Issue
The California Department of Health has reported that the workers' occupational exposure to lead continues to be a serious public health issue.
Friday, May 27, 2016
Ohio gun shop's lead, respiratory hazards endanger workers - FIned $195K
Federal safety and health investigators found that employees of an Ohio gun shop may face life-long health damage because their employer continues to expose them tolead hazards and has failed to establish a respiratory protection program.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Lead-Paint Decision: Providing A Safer Place for Children
| Judge Orders Lead Paint Companies to Pay $1.15 Billion into State Fund to Clean Affected Homes Today's post about lead paint contamination and the victory for children, workers and their families in Califronia is shared from publicjustice.net  When Nathaniel Stone moved into an Oakland, Calif. apartment with his 2-month-old son Antonio, he said he was simply looking for a place where the two could “lay our heads.” He never considered the possibility that their home could contain lead paint. But, like many other California homes, the toxin was buried just under the surface of its walls, windowsills and floorboards. Their apartment was austere—a run-down structure with nails sticking through the carpet. In an effort to protect Antonio from the dangers underfoot, Stone kept his son on a bed against a decaying wall. As the baby toyed with peeling paint, he was also consuming a huge amount of lead particles. Stone isn’t sure how long Antonio was exposed to the toxin, but looking back, he said he noticed that his once-quiet boy had become fussy. Nothing Stone said elicited a response from Antonio, and Stone said he occasionally raised his voice in frustration. What he didn’t realize was that the lead poisoning had caused Antonio to lose his hearing. The guilt from that realization was, for Stone, the worst part of the ordeal. “I felt like I had punished him for something he didn’t know he did,” he said. When doctors... |
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