Items Tagged with 'Tobacco'

Washington – Two members of Congress are broadening their effort to protect children as young as 12 from working in tobacco fields.

A Pennsylvania health care provider next year will not be allowing smoking on the job – or off the job.

Washington – NIOSH has issued a draft document on improving workplace health and safety through tobacco policies, and the agency is requesting stakeholder feedback.

Atlanta – Workers in the construction and mining industries are among those most likely to smoke cigarettes and use smokeless tobacco products, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

New York – Many children working on U.S. tobacco farms have inadequate protective gear and suffer from symptoms associated with acute nicotine poisoning, according to a report released May 14 by Human Rights Watch.