http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rkistner/fishermen_say_bp_not_allowing.html
It isn’t just picking up tar from the beach, there are workers out in the water off shore too from boats etc. The dispersant is the problem and the concern is air quality and the need to wear respirators of some sort.
Not only are they not being issued, but there are claims the workers aren’t even allowed to bring their own because of the image.
“Not only are they not being issued, but there are claims the workers aren’t even allowed to bring their own because of the image”
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I’m going to demand that you either support that ridiculuos charge or have the mods remove it.
I’ve done lots of work in oil and chemical plants over the years, and they not only allowed the use of protective gear, but they also pay subcontractors to take classes in their use, and to take medical exams to be sure that you are physically fit to work under the hazards that exist in their plants.
What you are saying just doesn’t jibe with my considerable experience.
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Nope. Not so. The EPA is constantly monitoring at multiple sites all along the coast, in both air and water, and NO dispersant has been detected in either (with a lower detection limit of 500 ppb).
All the historical data on dispersant monitoring and all the other potential toxics is at the EPA's "Deepwater Horizon Response" website.
If what you report is accurate - BP is just WHACKED. A major international corporation that just happens to be run by nutjobs.