8th May 2018
The industry ‘pattern of behavior’ on toxic chemicals
by David Heath & Jim Morris
Sixty-six years ago, a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health wrote a report linking leukemia to benzene, a common solvent and an ingredient in gasoline. “It is generally considered,” he wrote, “that the only absolutely safe concentration for benzene is zero.”Decades after its release, a lawyer for Shell Oil Company flagged the 1948 report as being potentially damaging in lawsuits and gave out instructions to “avoid unnecessary disclosure of sensitive documents or information” and “disclose sensitive benzene documents only on court order.” “It shows a pattern of behavior,” Hobson said.
“It shows how industry didn’t want to share bad news with their employees. None of this information was made available to the average worker … Most of this stuff kind of gets lost in the weeds.” READ HERE
BOOKS TO READ WRITTEN BY AIR-CREW:
article: allrights©source: The Center of Public Integrity
authors©David Heath and Jim Morris
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The industry ‘pattern of behavior’ on toxic chemicals
by David Heath & Jim Morris
Sixty-six years ago, a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health wrote a report linking leukemia to benzene, a common solvent and an ingredient in gasoline. “It is generally considered,” he wrote, “that the only absolutely safe concentration for benzene is zero.”Decades after its release, a lawyer for Shell Oil Company flagged the 1948 report as being potentially damaging in lawsuits and gave out instructions to “avoid unnecessary disclosure of sensitive documents or information” and “disclose sensitive benzene documents only on court order.” “It shows a pattern of behavior,” Hobson said.
“It shows how industry didn’t want to share bad news with their employees. None of this information was made available to the average worker … Most of this stuff kind of gets lost in the weeds.” READ HERE
BOOKS TO READ WRITTEN BY AIR-CREW:
- Aerotoxic Syndrome Aviations Darkest Secret by Capt John Hoyte
- The Air I Breathe-it’s Classified by Purser Bearnairdine Beaumont
- Fume Event-Aviation’s Biggest Lie by CDC Porter Lafayette
- Toxic Airlines by Capt Tristan Loraine
article: allrights©source: The Center of Public Integrity
authors©David Heath and Jim Morris
image©shutterstock/ collage BBdesign
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