The U.S. Labor Department is continuing a push through the waning days of the Bush Administration to make it tougher to change restrictions on workers' exposure to toxic substances and hazardous waste despite opposition from President-elect Barack Obama, the New York Times reported.The rule, which was posted in the Federal Register on Aug. 29, requires that federal agencies, in assessing the risk for exposure to a toxic substance or hazardous chemicals, should compile "industry-by-industry evidence" of employees’ exposure during their working lives.Labor groups argue that the Bush A...
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