Both short and long-term exposures to welding fumes can cause a variety of symptoms and illnesses.  Short term, or acute exposures can lead to symptoms such as throat dryness, coughing and chest tightness.  Acute exposures can also cause “metal fume […]

Stomach cancer (Gastric Adenocarcinoma) occurs when cancer cells form in the lining of the stomach. It’s a disease that’s difficult to diagnose because most people don’t show symptoms in its early stages, and by the time it’s diagnosed, it has […]

Cancer has many causes, but an often-overlooked cause is workplace exposures to diesel exhaust.   It is estimated that well over 1.35 million American workers endure regular diesel exposures across 80,000 U.S. workplaces.  For many people, breathing diesel exhaust while becoming […]

Benzene is a highly flammable, often colorless chemical that, at room temperature, is liquid, but evaporates quickly. Benzene occurs naturally in crude oil. Benzene is a component of petroleum products including diesel fuel and gasoline.  Benzene is among the twenty […]

FELA History The Federal Employers Liability Act, or FELA, is a law enacted in 1908 in the US which protects railroad workers who have been injured on the job. Back then, railroads did little to ensure the safety of their […]