Too tight on toxins?

By Matthew Lewis

The Bush admin is on its way out and strict workplace toxicity regulations may be going with it. Political appointees at the Department of L

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"… r report on the health risks of manganese fumes highlighted the stories of welders like Jeffrey Tamraz and Charles Ruth III, both of whom developed parkinso …"

Welding's toxic legacy

By Jim Morris

Did a $5B industry cover of the health risks of manganese to thousands of workers?

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"… nsonism — or “manganism” if manganese-related — that many longtime welders experience. It was an argument familiar to anyone acquainted with large-s …"

"… p settling a few cases — including a $6.5 million payout to four Florida welders in 1985 — but as the Tamrazes went to trial last November, it had won 1 …"

"… re of alleged payments to researchers studying the effects of manganese on welders. Finally, in December, O’Malley ordered both sides to fess up and provi …"

"… ent after the litigation achieved critical mass in 2003; attorneys for the welders, meanwhile, spent about half a million.The pattern doesn’t surprise Geo …"