Welders exposed to airborne manganese at estimated levels well under federal safety standards develop neurological problems, according to a new study. Current safety standards may not adequately ...

For about a year, Lupe Gaytan climbed up and down the 50-foot cofferdam ladders to weld inside the steel legs of the partially built Bay Bridge. When he started, his lungs were fine, he said, ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 2005--Eighteen welding rod workers filed a mass tort lawsuit today in Los Angeles Superior Court against Airco Inc., Caterpillar, Inc., General Electric Company ...

Other minds may disagree, but the Court of Appeals has concluded — in the first case of its kind to be addressed by any state’s highest court — that a pollution exclusion in an insurance policy won’t ...

Welders exposed to airborne manganese at estimated levels below federal occupational safety standards exhibit neurological problems similar to Parkinson's disease, according to new research at ...