Showing posts with label occupational exposure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label occupational exposure. Show all posts
Saturday, December 28, 2024

Asbestos in Cosmetics: FDA Proposes New Testing Rules

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken a significant step toward enhancing consumer safety by proposing new regulations for detect...
Saturday, November 30, 2024

Toxic Legacy: Unmasking Asbestos's Dangerous Past and Present

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Asbestos has long been a significant public health concern, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to take decisive steps t...
Saturday, September 28, 2024

Bird Flu: Is Human-to-Human Spread Taking Flight?

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] alert from September 27, 2024, raises concerns about human-to-human transmission of bir...
Wednesday, August 7, 2024

EPA Moves to Ban Dacthal: Worker Safety Concerns

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The US EPA's proposed rule to ban Dacthal (DCPA) is rooted in concerns about the significant health risks it poses, particularly to work...
Monday, March 25, 2024

Analysis of US EPA's Draft Risk Evaluation for Formaldehyde and Worker Health

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) draft risk evaluation of formaldehyde, released on March 15, 2024, raises significant c...
Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Toxic Flight Attendant Uniforms Result in a $1.1 Million Verdict

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Wearing an employer-designated work uniform shouldn’t result in severe and debilitating occupational exposures. Unfortunately, some American...
Saturday, September 23, 2023

Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Occupational Exposure to Cellphone Radiation

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Last week, the French government requested that Apple stop selling the iPhone 12 model because of excessive radiation detected during recent...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023

EPA Seeks Reporting of Asbestos Fibers

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to require comprehensive reporting on all six fiber types of asbestos ...
Saturday, August 27, 2022

NJ Workers at Risk Now for West Nile Virus

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New Jersey workers again are now at risk for West Nile Virus. The warnings of the mosquito-borne illness are an alert for New Jersey workers...

NJ Sues Several Companies for Environmental Pollution

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Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Commissioner of Environmental Protection (DEP) Shawn M. LaTourette announced today the filing...
Monday, June 20, 2022

The Toxic Legacy of Ford Motor Company

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The State of New Jersey is suing Ford Motor Company [FMC] for environmental pollution due to dumping its toxic waste in Ringwood, New Jersey...
Tuesday, April 5, 2022

EPA Proposes to Ban Ongoing Uses of Asbestos

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In a historic step, the US Environmental Protection Administration [EPA] is moving to protect people from cancer risks and is moving to ban ...
Wednesday, August 11, 2021

California appeals court upholds verdict against Monsanto for Roundup exposure

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The claims of occupational exposures of landscapers and groundskeepers to herbicides such as Roundup were received further support by a rece...
Monday, February 15, 2021

OSHA issues proposes rule to update hazard communication standard

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a proposed rule to update the agency’s Haza...
Friday, June 5, 2020

Fourteen Attorney Generals Criticizes EPA for Failing to Protect Americans from Asbestos, a Long-Known Dangerous Carcinogen

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, leading a coalition of 14 attorneys general, in...
Saturday, May 9, 2020

California Governor Newsom Announces Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Workers who Contract COVID-19 During Stay at Home Order

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The state of California joins A growing number of states who are now liberalizing access to Workers Compensation. benefits for injured worke...
Saturday, February 15, 2020

The Compensability of a Cellphone Radiation Exposure

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A pending case in California may have significant impact on potential workers’ compensation claims throughout the country. The case inv...
Friday, August 23, 2019

White House Contamination Highlights Asbestos Controversy

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Ivanka Trump, Kellyanne Conway and other senior White House aides have vacated their West Wing offices while asbestos is removed – even as ...
Saturday, April 27, 2019

Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and Acetaldehyde Results in Compensable Colorectal Cancer

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An employee exposed at work to flavoring ingredients including Diacetyl and Acetaldehyde, was awarded workers’ compensation benefits as a ...
Thursday, April 4, 2019

Workers Who Are Non-Smokers Suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [COPD]

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Approximately 25% of adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have never smoked, and workplace exposures likely contribute ...