Posted By Arnold & Itkin LLP
We need oil. It heats our homes, keeps our engines running, and fuels the most important components of the nation's economy. However, when oil companies make mistakes, their product ends up causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to the oceans, coastlines, and the businesses that rely on them. Both short-term and long-term effects of oil spills are devastating for workers, local ...
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Posted By Arnold & Itkin LLP
One of the most dangerous aspects of offshore work isn't visible to the people at risk from exposure to it. Benzene is a colorless gas that's a yellow liquid at room temperature. One of the simplest ways to determine the presence of benzene is through its smell, often a sweet odor, but by the point benzene is detectable by odor, that usually means hazardous levels of the gas are present. Benzene ...
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