BP discouraging crews from using respirators

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BP's logic seems to be that if the oil cleanup doesn't look dangerous then it must not be. The oil company has told workers not to wear respirators because it's bad for public relations, according to one human rights group.

RFK Center President Kerry Kennedy traveled to the Gulf Coast to talk to cleanup workers and found that BP was trying to repress the use of safety equipment.

"In all three states that I've visited, fishermen said when they went out to work on the cleanup, that if they tried to bring respirators they were told it was unnecessary equipment and would only spread hysteria," Kennedy told Fox News Friday.

"When I went out with eleven people, we had respirators on and within half an hour, all of our eyes were burning and our throats were closing and we all had headaches," she explained.

Kennedy was also concerned that BP was refusing to release information about the contents of the dispersant being used.

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[pyrenaphen]

Hmm... a city woman's throat started burning after a few hours smelling oil. What.. a... shock. Jesus, come work in ANY manufacturing plant in the US honey and I'll bet your throat is burning in about 30 seconds. It's called tempering, and it's an industry standard. You DO NOT need a respirator to work with liquid oil. Now, I'm not defending BP's actions on every front, but this is one of those "mountain out of a molehill" stories. Pay no attention.

[enslavetherich]

@pyrenaphen Then I wonder, what's the deal with BP? They don't want to see their cleanup crews being "armed" with respirators. Benzene, and other chemicals are good for you, you think? Why not go join the cleanup crews? 

[pyrenaphen]

@enslavetherich lol, and damn man! I'm not defending BP's decisions here - they're horrible bastards who should pay for their crimes! I'm just saying that THIS particular story is making a mountain out of a non-existent molehill.

[enslavetherich]

@pyrenaphen Yeah.. I'll agree with you on that one, they should pay for what they have done, doing jail-time or anything else. I'm not from the U.S., but I surely hate to see the negligence of B.P. and other parties involved. Same goes for the socalled "leaders" of Fanny Mae, Freddy Mac, Goldman Sachs, Lehmann Brothers, Merril Lynch, and all those other banksters. One thing I keep wondering about a little bit. What is this non-existent molehill? Oil/gas fumes are not really healthy i.m.o..

[WatchOurLife]

I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW THESE VIDEOS ARE NOT GETTING ENOUGH VIEWS! Help Spread these videos people.. So that people can be aware of what is happening

[enslavetherich]

@WatchOurLife Yep, this sure is an outrageous case. You can also easily download the video, and post it again if you feel like it.. Link is provided by rawstory, and can be found in the extra info of this video..

[fuckyouobama1]

NWO is hard at work for your safety!!! Nothing to see here folks !! Go back to watching T.V. and eating your monsanto foods!! MOVE ALONG !! Go back to sleep!

[graphattic]

And then people laugh at conspiracy theorists. ....... At least they got something right... rich folk wont give a shit about your life.... period.

[octaviojruiz]

Fuck BP

[crlwllns]

The 'weird thing IS', is that when the Exxon Valdez clean-up workers "didn't wear respirators", They Did Not Live, Very Long, Thereafter! SO, "Why not claim Criminal Negligence, as 'Forgive them NOT! As,They KNOW, what they DO'"'!

[dreism79]

so all i see is black ppl cleaning the beaches huh?????

[jazzbellamedia]

@pyrenaphen, You are a fool. Simply because factory workers habitually ignore the wisdom of using safety equipment, and their companies don't force them to use them, does not mean that there is no health risk involved in breathing these fumes.

[ToTheConquered]

Good job by FOX NEWS.

Wow! I can't believe I just said that. lol

[theemperorsclothes]

It is preposterous to say this clip makes a mountain out of a molehill. Federal regulations require that companies provide safety equipment to workers in contact with hazardous substances. BP is notorious for flaunting safety to save money, for which it has been given $hundreds of millions in criminal fines. Here it forbids respirator use to prevent media photos which would show the public its dispersants are toxic. And you say that's a non-issue? Is your contempt for human life that great?

[pyrenaphen]

@enslavetherich And again I'm not defending BP, but you know how it is when a corporation does wrong. Folks come out of the woodwork to try and get them from every angle. Which is FINE, really, until they start taking potshots at things that aren't actually wrong. BP has done enough things wrong that I hate to see their position strengthened by having a defensible target aimed at.  (target being lack of respirators for which they have ample defense)

[pyrenaphen]

@enslavetherich Definitely agree w/ the list of financiers, throwing in Countrywide (processed a good portion of the loans backed by the big pockets listed). --- I know, oil stinks and it's not the most pleasant thing around, but oil workers in the US and out have been working w/o respirators for more than a century. It's like working in a metal fabrication plant, or a plastic molding plant: harsh to the lungs, unpleasant smell, but no real damage.