Gulf Cleanup Training Ignores Advice From Health Agency, Official Says - ProPublica

Gulf Cleanup Training Ignores Advice From Health Agency, Official Says - ProPublica: "As we've reported, workplace safety experts have expressed concern that Gulf oil spill responders aren't getting enough safety training. On Wednesday, we spoke with a federal official who said the four-hour safety course that BP is providing to Gulf cleanup workers lacks basic information on health risks and is too short to cover the necessary material.

Joseph Hughes, director of the worker training program at the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, said the course fails to incorporate important information. Among the subjects not included are chemical inhalation, the health effects of dispersants, and the risks of direct contact with weathered crude oil."

by Sasha Chavkin, ProPublica - June 17, 2010 2:05 pm ED

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