[E Rocc]

Why should ETS be any different on health issues?

The smoke nannies want ETS to be the only workplace chemical not controlled using PELs (Permissible Exposure Levels). Originally they wanted OSHA to issue a PEL of zero. OSHA declined, realizing that:

1) There is no such thing as "zero" in chemical analysis. There is only "below detection limit".

2) They would be declaring ETS to be more toxic than cyanide, which has a finite PEL.

Since OSHA's demurral, the SNs have simply pushed for a ban ignoring the basic principle of industrial hygiene.

-Eric

[Steely Glint]

"Why should ETS be any different on health issues?"

Because ETS contains Carbon Monoxide, and virtually any prolonged exposure to Carbon Monoxide over the zero baseline level is a health hazard.