We've written a lot in this space on the danger posed to workers by combustible dust, so I wanted to pass this news along: Sunday night at 7:00 PM, legendary investigative news show 60 Minutes will be running a segment investigating the issue and why OSHA was so slow to act on it. The segment will feature an interview with Carolyn Merritt, former chair of the Chemical Safety Board, which warned OSHA in 2006 that action needed to be taken to protect workers. Here's a preview of the story from 60 Minutes' Web site.
For a more personal perspective on the damage combustible dust has wreaked, here's a look back at the testimony before Congress in March of this year of Tammy Miser, co-founder of United Support & Memorial For Workplace Fatalities (USMWF), who lost her brother in a combustible dust accident in 2003:
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UPDATE (2:00PM): More coverage on Daily Kos from diarist bendygirl.
