Chemical Exposure Attorneys

Toxic Chemicals Accident

Hazardous and toxic substances can be defined as those chemicals present in the workplace which are capable of causing harm. Many workers are unaware of chemicals that create potential hazards in their work environment, making them more vulnerable to exposure and injury.

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Toxic Chemicals Included:

• Dusts
• Mixtures
• Paints
• Fuels
• Solvents

Your employer is responsible for finding out about workplace hazards to pregnancy, telling you about the hazards, and protecting you from these hazards as much as possible. Unfortunately, not every employer fulfills these responsibilities. Our chemical exposure attorneys can help if this has happened.

Sometimes, you may not get all the information you need from your employer, or you may not be able to understand it. You may even feel uncomfortable asking your boss for this information. In these situations, you'll need to get help from a doctor, nurse, genetics counselor, or other health professional. Then Contact Drobenko & Associates - our chemical exposure attorneys specializing in chemical exposure - to file your case and lawsuit against your employer.

If I'm Pregnant, Can the Chemicals I Work With Harm My Baby? If you use chemicals often at work, you should find out what they are and then find out if your exposure to them might harm you or your baby. This fact sheet provides tips on how to do this. Some chemicals can cause miscarriage, slow down the growth of the baby, or cause birth defects.

How do chemicals enter the body and reach the baby? Chemicals can enter your body through the air you breathe, through contact with your skin, or through your digestive system if you accidentally swallow them. Your baby is exposed if the chemical passes from your blood, through the placenta, to the baby.

Chemicals that can be absorbed into the blood stream can be harmful to the baby. Because there are so many considerations involved, it is not possible to list all the chemicals that can be harmful to pregnancy.

Find out how much, for how long, and how often you are exposed to these chemicals: Ask your supervisor if the levels of chemicals in your work area air have been measured. If monitoring has been done, you have a legal right!

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Illness and Injury logs
An employer must save the SH 900 Illness & Injury Log, the privacy case list (if one exists), the Annual Summary, and the SH 900.2 Incident Report forms for five (5) years following the end of the calendar year these records cover.

The SH 900.1 Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses must be posted at the place of employment Feb. 1 through April 30 of each year; this details injuries and illnesses for the previous calendar year.

Fatalities and multiple hospitalization incidents (defined as two (2) or more employees being admitted in-patient after a work related incident) must be orally reported to the nearest PESH office within eight (8) hours.

Hazard Communication (Haz-Com):

A Federal Law adopted by state law through the PESH Act, which is enforced by PESH. RTK (Right To Know) is a State Law which PESH monitors for compliance. The RTK Law guarantees employees the right to information, training and education regarding toxic substances in the workplace. There are differences between the two standards. Included in the RTK program are the following:

• Annual training and information about hazardous chemicals in the workplace
• A listing of hazardous chemicals used, stored or produced in the workplace
• A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for each hazardous chemical used, stored or produced in the workplace
• Procedures to assure that containers of hazardous chemicals are properly labeled
• A RTK poster must be posted in the workplace