Railroad Injury/FELA Archives - Page 3 of 78 - Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp

Bladder Cancer Just One Life-Threatening Risk From Exposure to Exhaust From Diesel Locomotives

Accepting that long-term, chronic exposure to diesel fumes causes lung problems ranging from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to cancer took several decades. Federal rules for limiting how must exhaust from diesel engines workers must breathe in only started emerging during the 1990s and early 2000s. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration still has…

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