Health & Safety Newsletter
May 07, 2009

This Week´s Featured News Stories
New report on workplace exposures to nano-materials
New research released in April examines the exposure measurement and mitigation of nano-materials in the workplace. The report was released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), as part of a series of publications which aim to encourage engagement in the safety implications of nano-materials at the same time as research on new applications is being undertaken. `Preliminary Analysis of Exposure Measurement and Exposure Mitigation in Occupational Settings: Manufactured Nanomaterials` provides analyses and recommendations as well as brief summary of background documents ...
Court holds California must list dangerous chemicals to protect consumers
The Alameda Superior Court has ruled that California’s landmark “right-to-know” and safe drinking water protection law, Proposition 65, must be extended to toxic chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm identified under worker protection standards. The ruling finds in favor of labor and environmental groups, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, United Steelworkers and Sierra Club that fought the case against the California Chamber of Commerce. Under Proposition 65, California annually publishes a list of chemicals that warms consumers of harmful substances and prohibits ...
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