Occupational Knowledge International

08/17/2018

It's time for the EPA to ban asbestos once and for all... or Congress should act!

Linda Reinstein writes that in order to protect Americans from asbestos-induced illnesses, the EPA must finally close the loopholes and impose a complete ban on asbestos.

08/16/2018

From 2011 to 2016 more than 1,050 small children living in US military bases tested had elevated blood lead levels

Reuters finds lead poisoning risks in US military housing, lapses in military oversight and a culture some say discourages complaints.

08/14/2018

Lead Chromate pigments - hazardous and carcinogenic- production expected to increase for use in paints, printing inks, plastics, rubber and textiles

Research Insights  Ongoing Study Traces the Expansion of Chrome Pigments Market During 2015 to 2021 August 13, 2018 tanuj 0 Comments Chrome Pigments Market Color pigments are broadly classified in two segments: organic and inorganic color pigments. The market for inorganic color pigments is further...

08/13/2018

Sign the petition to tell the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Ban Asbestos in the US Now, Without Loopholes or Exemptions - https://t.co/RqBnhHrL8h via

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Ban Asbestos in the US Now, Without Loopholes or Exemptions

08/09/2018

1000 silicosis-affected patients gathered in India demanding their rights and compensation as patients affected with a non-curable disease

JAIPUR: About 1000 silicosis-affected patients gathered from all over Rajasthan in Jaipur on Wednesday demanding their rights as 'patients affected wi.

08/08/2018

The 2nd largest paint company in the world Akzonobel has joined the UN Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint but #1 still refuses to stop making lead paint

08/04/2018

Conagra and ranked in the top five lobbying spenders in California this quarter in attempt to shed responsibility for lead paint in California homes & refuses to stop making lead paint

07/28/2018

Pressure from US on UN declaration could make it harder for developing countries to develop lower-cost generic versions of necessary treatment medication for TB says

Negotiations on the text were re-opened following South Africa speaking out on the U.S.' proposed changes to the agreement. The U.S. is pushing for the declaration draft to exclude language on easing the way for cheap, generic drugs, which could continue to place tuberculosis treatment out of reach....

07/25/2018

call it what it is....

“Lead is poisonous. The kids exposed to lead were poisoned. Four years later, Flint kids still don’t have clean water. If those in power won’t give POISONED kids their rights, then they won’t give “exposed” kids their rights either. https://t.co/opy4WqOPRh”

07/23/2018

Must disagree with today's NY Times op-ed "Children of Flint Were Not Poisoned" as we must call what it is – a city that has been poisoned by government failure and criminal actions

07/18/2018

To repeat the obvious: OSHA’s 40-Year-Old Lead Standard Is Far Short of Protective and workers are being harmed at allowable limits:

Worker safety advocates, scientists, and some state OSHA authorities have been contending for years that OSHA’s permissible exposure levels (PELs) for lead in the workplace are inadequate to protect workers from the multiple adverse health effects associated with the metal. OSHA established its st...

07/18/2018

New GAO report shows that nearly 40% of US schools that had tested had lead levels in tap water that exceeded EPA's action levels