On page 102 [OSHA] you will read that

“THE OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLEAN UP

CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO HUMAN HEALTH”.

Who TOLD these TWO US Gov. agencies and the CDC,

whose responsibility 

it is to PROTECT our the health and safety

to ignore their own rules and guidelines?

OSHA and EPA and CDC KNOW THE HEALTH DANGERS!

AND HERE IS WHERE THEY ARE: all along the waters of the GULF OF MEXICO

TOURISTS are at GREAT HEALTH RISK for cancer of the skin, kidney and liver.

BP WORKERS were and are NOT ALLOWED

to wear the OSHA REQUIRED HAZMAT GEAR. Why?

BP will NOT ALLOW the beach workers to PROTECT themselves from VOC’s [Volitile Organic Compounds] because of TOURISM. 

Following inromation is directly from the OSHA HAZWOPER training manual for BP

clean up workers

HEALTH RISKS OF  WEATHERED  CRUDE OIL p28

potential dermatitis from SKIN contact that are PUT  INTO  THE  AIR during cleanup operations can be irritating to eyes, nose, throat & lungs

NOTE:  Even if AIR SAMPLING shows NO DETECTABLE LEVELS or

VERY LOW LEVELS of VOC’s [VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS]

There STILLmay be a health danger present.

C O N T A C T   A N D  A B S O R P T I O N  p55

some chemicals can cause irritation or RASHES [dermatitis]

if they TOUCH YOUR SKIN

chemicals can be ABSORBEDand go INTO THE BLOOD STREAM

Sometimes without ANY VISIBLE damage to your skin [rash]

if the chemicals get INSIDE YOUR BODYthey may be able to PASS

throughto your BLOOD STEAM and be carried TO OTHER ORGANS in your body.

I N H A L A T I O N   p56

When AIRBORNEchemicals enter your LUNGS

they can be ABSORBEDin your BLOOD STREAM

GASES AND VAPORS CAN REACH THE DEEP LUNGS

“particle and droplet size effects where the chemical settles

in the respiratory track where the chemical settles

in the respiratory tract influences symptoms and diseases”

   I N G E S T I O N    p57

If the chemical is SWALLOWED through YOUR MOUTH ABSORBED

and caught in YOUR MUCUS and SWALLOWED into your DIGESTIVE TRACTChemicals in the AIR can SETTLEon FOOD or DRINK and be SWALLOWED.   

?????????? Did you read that last sentence?      

Then tell me – WHY ARE THE WATERS AND BEACHES OPEN?

Our GOV is KILLING US!

              PERSONAL PROTECTIVE                      EQUIPMENTPROTECTION  [PPE]  p59

Level D modified clothing is the most common –

TYVEK PANTS, boots, disposable gloves, life jackets and duct tape.

TYVEK pants are typically tied off at the waist.

Boots are duct taped to pants in order to form a seal.

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[ Question to you: Is this not a VERY VERY STRANGE decision to make?

Wonder who made this decision - NOT to FOLLOW the standard WRITTEN ABOVE?]

NOTE: this OSHA HAZWOPER manual was written AFTER the DISASTER on April 20, 2010].

And continuing…..

RARELY, respirators ranging from an N-95

to a Powered Air Purifying Respirator [PAPR] will be used.

S U M M A R Y  p101

THE OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLEAN UP

CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO HUMAN HEALTH.

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Photo credits:

Skin lesions http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2010/08/05/40-residents-exposed-bp-gulf-oil-spill-suffer-respitory-problems-skin-lesions-2700/

Lung with lesions : www.sciencephoto.com

Orange Beach, AL photo credits: www.by-the-beach.com, 

PPE photo credit:  www.pike.com, www.masksandrespirators.com, 

Thank you to: www.visualphotos.com, wwwwatchmojo.com, www.activerain.com,