Caused more Harm to Workers
and the Environment
than the Oil Itself ?
Very Possibly an IMPORTANT Untold Story
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* Who was in charge of checking workers exposure? EXXON? EPA said, "Not us" looking back * Inhalation Exposure limit info * Were workers at risk? |
May 29, 2003:
| "Nobody complied with any of the health and safety rules, and everybody turned a blind eye," said Robert J. Gryder, a Coast Guard safety officer at the spill who has worked for decades in the field of hazardous materials handling and training. "They were issuing rain suits [as protective gear], and a rain suit is [worthless] as protective equipment except for one chemical: water." |
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Classic LA Times article on Workers of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill cleanup
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May 29, 2003 |