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USA Today : PCB cleanup workers claim they were left unprotected from carcinogens | The Excerpt
Suggests regulatory oversight was inadequate or ineffective in protecting worker safety
The article notes that OSHA and EPA have stated there is 'no safe level of PCB exposure,' yet the cleanup proceeded under minimal protections, implying a gap between scientific understanding and enforcement. An OSHA investigation is cited that found multiple safety violations.
“Both OSHA, the EPA, a lot of the environmental oversight agencies that work on these types of sites have said that there's no safe level of PCB exposure for humans.”
New York Post : Not being able to afford lunch and having to wear diapers due to limited breaks: …
OSHA framed as ineffective in protecting workers
[editorializing] — The article explicitly states OSHA has become 'toothless,' implying institutional failure in worker protection.
“Larson believes that the federal Occupational Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) needs to step in and protect retail employees from injuries but thinks that the organization has become toothless in recent years.”
New York Post : Hundreds rally after ‘bombshell’ complaint exposes life-threatening working conditions at JFK, LGA
Framed as reactive rather than proactive in enforcing workplace safety
The article notes complaints were filed but does not report prior OSHA enforcement, implying regulatory failure through omission and framing by emphasis.
“The rally comes one week after SEIU Local 32BJ filed two formal “bombshell” complaints with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...”