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OSHA Creates Enforcement Initiatives to Protect Engineered Stone Workers
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced an enforcement and compliance initiative directed at the engineered stone industry. OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recognize that silica dust exposure is a health hazard for...
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Philips agrees to pay over $400 million to users over recalled CPAP devices
Philips Respironics, who makes CPAP sleep apnea machines, has agreed to pay at least $479 million in a settlement over health risks from their toxic sound reducing foam. The settlement will go toward users who bought or rented the recalled devices....
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3M to Pay $6 Billion in Military Earplug Settlements
3M has decided to pay $6 billion to settle 300,000 cases relating to their combat earplugs over the next five years. Use of these earplugs in the military resulted in permanent hearing loss and tinnitus injuries. 3M’s Combat Arms earplugs...
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Camp Lejeune Claims Piling Up
Claims are piling up with the U.S. military from exposure to toxins in the water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, but no restitution has been made. The Marine base exposed many military members and their families to dangerous chemicals...
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强生公司判决 24 岁男子赔偿 1800 万美元
强生公司被责令向因使用婴儿爽身粉而罹患癌症的埃默里·埃尔南德斯·瓦拉德兹支付 1880 万美元。瓦拉德斯去年向加利福尼亚州法院对强生公司提起诉讼,寻求金钱赔偿。 24 岁的埃尔南德斯在他的周围患上了间皮瘤。
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美国环保署就石棉报告规则达成最终决定。
环境保护局 (EPA) 根据《有毒物质控制法》发布了最终的石棉报告规则。 2023 年 3 月,EPA 发布了与拟议风险管理规则相关的更多数据,以征求公众意见。这些附加数据涉及温石棉......
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干洗发水 – 苯 – 白血病、淋巴瘤、再生障碍性贫血
通过气相色谱法、质谱法和其他方法进行的测试以及大量产品召回表明,干洗洗发水产品中的苯含量达到危险水平,包括但不限于以下品牌:Tresemme、Dove、Nexxus、Sauve 和 BedHead ....
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人造石(石英)台面硅肺病流行
加利福尼亚州和其他几个州在人造石台面的制造商、切割商、抛光商和安装商中正在经历晚期硅肺病、进行性大规模纤维化 (PMF)、加速硅肺病、急性硅肺病和/或肺泡蛋白沉着症的流行。二氧化硅是一种丰富的矿物质...
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新时代商店出售的含石棉宝石
澳大利亚新时代商店出售的宝石因含有石棉而被召回。蛇纹石是一种绿黑色的宝石,有人认为它可以“为身体排毒并缓解糖尿病”,但由于含有石棉而被召回。宝石...
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瑞士亿万富翁因在意大利与石棉相关的数百人死亡而被判刑
瑞士亿万富翁史蒂芬·施米德海尼 (Stephan Schmidheiny) 在其公司使数百人接触石棉后,因严重过失杀人罪被判处 12 年监禁。施米德海尼是水泥生产公司埃特尼特意大利公司的主要股东。他被判有罪...
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