Bush Aides Rush to Enact a Safety Rule Obama Opposes »
Posted By Aidenag 11 months, 3 weeks ago in Political NewsThe Labor Department is racing to complete a new rule, strenuously opposed by President-elect Barack Obama, that would make it much harder for the government to regulate toxic substances and hazardous chemicals to which workers are exposed on the job.
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jordan1111 months, 3 weeks ago
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The Labor Department is racing to complete a new rule, strenuously opposed by President-elect Barack Obama, that would make it much harder for the government to regulate toxic substances and hazardous chemicals to which workers are exposed on the job.>>>
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What a bunch of freaking slobs. Congress needs to squash their nonsense with new laws governing environmental impact. Environmental groups can also sue to overturn the bush administrations filthy assault on our environment & our people. -
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sanyi_oradea11 months, 3 weeks ago
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Who cares, I just hope they are not going to dismount the toilets, the sinks, and remove the coper tubings from the walls of the White House, like any decent real blue blooded American would do, when he is forced out of his home/house do to foreclosure, and as far as they are concerned, it is a foreclosure situation... for them.
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orndorffter11 months, 3 weeks ago
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sanyi-oradea:> Shame Shame Shame, Shame on you that was not a very nice thing to hope for. The White House dose not belong to any of them , and you say those Shamful thins like that. you need your mouth washed out with soap, only a child would talk like that.
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cowboygrandpa11 months, 3 weeks ago
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Just another reason to view Bush for what he is. A murdering, lieing, thieving, heartless, brainless idiot. Who has not had to work hard for a living ever.
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Whose ideas of protecting people is protecting the profits of the greedy no accounts who could care less about man kind.
Those who defend him are either stupid or have not had to put it on the line every day, looking forward to a day when one can retire in somewhat good health.
You Bush backers really need a lesson, you go do the work and see.
Nah you couldn't hang !!!!! You'd be whining after the first week !!!!! LMAO hahahahahaaaaa -
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beavith111 months, 3 weeks ago
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did any of you clowns read the article?
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jordan: labor hygiene rules have nothing to do with environmental rules.
psycho: this is a worker safety issue, beyotched mainly by the AFL CIO. you're being played. are you saying that we are likely to be dirtier than China? LOL. you must be a kid. we used to BE like China. we cleaned up.
bluedragon: sheesh. google up the rule and see for yourself what they are talking about. its a restriction ON dumping overburden. historically, mountaintop mining has been doing it for years and years.
mountainman: if you are a welder, you know that OSHA rules already apply. whasamatter? you can beeyotch here, but you can't complain to your employer? make them meet the regs. its your right.
CG: what are you? the cheerleader for a bunch of mental midgets?
folks. if you want to complain about crappy politics, go right ahead. if you want to complain about the technical aspects of some of these bills, go right ahead,too. just to go on and on about something you don't understand and have made no attempt to understand either, is just plain silly.-
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Beau789011 months, 3 weeks ago
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OSHA rules may or may not apply to zinc poisoning. But that's not the point of the article, or of Bush's new rule.
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It's not about whether mntnman's friend has a grievance--it's about actually preventing all workers from future harm.
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"The Labor Department regulates occupational health hazards posed by a wide variety of substances like asbestos, benzene, cotton dust, formaldehyde, lead, vinyl chloride and blood-borne pathogens, including the virus that causes AIDS.
"Public health officials and labor unions said the rule would delay needed protections for workers, resulting in additional deaths and illnesses."
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"The department is constantly considering whether to take steps to protect workers against hazardous substances. Currently, it is assessing substances like silica, beryllium and diacetyl, a chemical that adds the buttery flavor to some types of microwave popcorn.
"The proposal applies to two agencies in the Labor Department, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
"Under the proposal, they would have to publish 'advance notice of proposed rule-making,' soliciting public comment on studies, scientific information and data to be used in drafting a new rule. In some cases, OSHA has done that, but it is not required to do so."
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amazed11 months, 3 weeks ago
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Here come the torrents of negs, but....
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all of the same people who are carrying on about how this regulation amounts to "murder" on Bush's part -- (the way I read the regulation is that OSHA should know that the toxin is a threat in the manner in which it is used in the particular industry) before it issues work rules banning the substance or making very restrictive rules on how it must be handled) -- are, for the most part, the same ones yelling about the evil corporations who keep sending all the work overseas.
Now, it makes tons of sense to me, that the way to entice corporations to keep their production in the states is to throw EVEN MORE regulations at them...yeah, right.
This headline and, to a bit lesser extent the article, is just aimed at (pretty effectively, apparently) whipping up people with an anti-business mindset into a frenzy.
Kind of like when they sent my kid's entire school home for the rest of the day because a teacher broke an old mercury thermometer in a closet.
We need a little more rationality and a lot less hysteria when it comes to work place regulations.-
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Will131311 months, 3 weeks ago
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Kind of like when they sent my kid's entire school home for the rest of the day because a teacher broke an old mercury thermometer in a closet.
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yep and given the right temp.. it can evaporate into the air and your kid could have inhaled it....
better safe than sorry...
your comment shows just exactly how uninformed you are...
Metallic mercury is a hazardous chemical that can cause serious health problems. Children (especially very young children) and fetuses are most vulnerable. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), part of the U.S. Public Health Service, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Exiting ATSDR are jointly issuing an alert to the general public. There is a continuing pattern of metallic mercury exposure in children and teenagers and in persons using certain folk medicines or participating in certain ethnic or religious practices.
It is important for the general public to understand that either short-term or long-term exposures to metallic mercury can lead to serious health problems. Human exposure to metallic mercury occurs primarily from breathing contaminated air. Other forms of mercury can be absorbed by drinking contaminated water, eating food (usually fish containing mercury), and from skin contact. At high levels, metallic mercury can cause effects on the nervous system and the developing fetus. Other forms of mercury can damage other organs. Even at low levels, metallic mercury can cause health problems. Metallic mercury exposure can cause harm before symptoms arise. Once released into the environment, mercury is very hard to clear up. If it is left unattended where exposures can occur, it can have dangerous effects on human health.
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ForrestPhelps11 months, 3 weeks ago
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beavith111 months, 3 weeks ago
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that's a pretty snarky question from someone who may not have himself.
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their opinion is just as valuable as you of the peanut gallery. the 'deeply offended' self righteous Bush haters.
sorry gang. this issue has almost nothing to to with Bush. at worst, you can say 'politics sucks' and 'he's doing something i don't like.'
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amazed11 months, 3 weeks ago
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I worked for several years at a printing company and I own a auto body repair and truck repair shop.
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For nearly every OSHA regulation, there is a contradictory regulation further down in the rules.
I am required to insist that my workers use hearing protection and eye protection (no problem with that) but their refusal to use is neither legitimate grounds for dismissal, nor exonerates me from the fines that could be incurred.
The original OSHA requirements were good things and truly contributed to worker's safety. We provided fresh air masks and most other safety equipment (that we could afford) even before it was required and are now looking to switch over to waterborne paints.
However, new OSHA regs, more often than not, provide incremental improvements in worker safety and health for draconian price tags.
If a company cannot be competitive, it cannot remain in business. If I go out of business, 20 people lose their jobs. A small number to be sure, but many small businesses going out of business add up to real numbers of people out of work
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