5 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
The Production of Corporate Research to Manufacture Doubt About the Health Hazards of Products: An Overview of the Exponent Bakelite® Simulation Study
…that are no longer manufactured or sold. As an example, this paper reviews one such study-a litigation-generated study of Union Carbide Corporation's asbestos-containing product, Bakelite®. This analysis is based on previously secret…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Teachers Union Organizes Members to Enforce AHERA Law--A Work in Progress
…the Massachusetts Teachers Association developed an organizing strategy and a curriculum focusing on the requirements of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act and on building a membership-run health and safety committee infrastructure in local unions…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2010
"Serving two masters"--an interview with school teacher and union organizer Debra Askwith
Debra Askwith is a teacher, union member, and environmental health and safety activist in the public schools of Springfield, Massachusetts. In the following interview, she talks about her experiences organizing around the right to public information…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
How Canada's Asbestos Industry Was Defeated in Quebec
…all the political parties in the Canadian House of Commons and the Quebec National Assembly, as well as from business and union organizations. Two lobby organizations (Chrysotile Institute and International Chrysotile Association) had significant global impact…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2015
From Awareness to Action: The Community of Sarnia Mobilizes to Protect its Workers from Occupational Disease
…and perseverance. We found that improvements in occupational health and safety came from persistently communicating a clearly defined issue ("asbestos exposure causes cancer") and having an engaged community that collaborated with union leadership. Notable successes included…