Lab Cited for Inadequate Protection of Workers From Chemical Exposure

Concerned about their sore throats, headaches and difficulty breathing, employees of Quest Diagnostic Corp.'s Ameripath diagnostic laboratory in Shelton reported the facility to the federal workplace safety agency earlier this year. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected the lab on March 6. It found the following issues: Lab workers displaying signs of chemical exposure didn't receive medical examinations. Workers weren't informed about how to identify signs of chemical exposure in themselves, or on how to detect the pres...