Stimulus Jobs v. Beryllium Risks

As some of my readers may know, I just recently completed a job as a mobile laboratory manager on a project which had the objective to measure natural radioactivity and beryllium oxide in soil at a former beryllium ore refining plant.

This recent report on the issues of human health and beryllium oxide exposure in the work place is relevant and informative, at least to me and my colleagues.

A lot of taxpayer dollars are going into the cleanup of these types of sites. It is challenging work and to do it safely requires management commitment, worker discipline, added expense and complexity to all tasks.