Re: Democrat Vows Bill to Block 'Secret Rule' Workplace Toxins Washington Post

[Guest guest]

The important issue here is not just about exposure in general but

the idea that employers own the bodies of employees. Because they

already know the workers won't last 45 years with them, they want to

right to expose them more acutely up to the lifetime 'allowance'

while they do 'own' them.

It is absolutely evil in intent and premise.

Barb

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[Guest guest]

In California, the average job lasts 3-4 years.

Employment is shifting away from being job-based towards being task

based, and the period

between jobs for workers is increasing.

Exposure to toxins increasingly is being shown to be cumulative.

We need a way to describe that and realistically estimate its cost.

The irresponsible among employers are getting a free ride but they are

probably realizing that the winds are changing. This is why they are

lobbying for changes like this, while they have a friendly ear in

Washington.

In my opinion, that is also why they tried to keep these rule changes secret.

On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 2:31 PM, agasaya <agasaya@...> wrote:

> The important issue here is not just about exposure in general but

> the idea that employers own the bodies of employees. Because they

> already know the workers won't last 45 years with them, they want to

> right to expose them more acutely up to the lifetime 'allowance'

> while they do 'own' them.

>

> It is absolutely evil in intent and premise.

>

> Barb

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