http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704764404575286180491707288.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_news
Common sense tells you this bullshit.
BP is burning oil and spraying chemical dispersant's from airplanes and OSHA really believes that there is no need for workers to use a respirator because it's minimal exposure?
Who bought off OSHA is what I want to know.
I guess this now makes it ok to burn tires again....right?
The head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Thursday said workers hired by BP PLC to clean up spilled oil don't need respirators, despite complaints from some employees and lawmakers about toxic fumes.
David Michaels, assistant secretary for the Department of Labor's OSHA, said in an interview Thursday that based on test results so far, cleanup workers are receiving "minimal" exposure to airborne toxins. OSHA will require that BP provide certain protective clothing, but not respirators.
Questions about widely publicized complaints from cleanup workers are likely to continue. Two members of Congress on Thursday demanded that BP provide respirators for workers.
